Official UK procurement notice
End of Life Services in Liverpool
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is comprehensive End of Life (EoL) care service for Liverpool registered patients, meeting the needs of those who have been identified with a rapidly deteriorating condition that may be entering a terminal phase (specified originally as the last 12 weeks of life) and may require 'fast tracking' for immediate provision of NHS Continuing Healthcare. The service supports people to live well before dying, with peace and dignity in the place of their choice and provides care provision for patients that are in phases 2-4 on the North West End of Life Care Model at home,
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Liverpool Place awarded a 1 year contract via Direct…Awarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Liverpool Place awarded a 1 year contract via Direct award C to incumbent provider to deliver the STARS End of Life Care Service in Liverpool. The contract commenced on the 1st of April 2024 and expired on 31st March 2025 and had an annual contract value of £1,053,000.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 May 2025, 16:12 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2025, 16:12 BST
- Authority reference
24-25-QYG-99A-89AE-CON- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019834- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050f1dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Publisher note: The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. On the 16th of January 2024 the Procurement Decisions Review Group (PDRG) approved this decision and no conflicts of interested were declared. The following criteria informed the decision: Social Value: 10% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 25% Value: 20% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 20% Quality and innovation: 25%
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie CurieEnd of Life Service in Liverpool | £1,053,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
End of Life Service in Liverpool · Marie Curie
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2024
- Value
- £1,053,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Marie CurieAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.