Official UK procurement notice
Hospice services for babies, children and young people (BCYP)
Authority: NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvide a variety of services for BCYP living with a life limiting condition (LLC) throughout their lives and at the end of their lives.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Description of the services to be provided: Provide a variety of services for BCYP…Awarded
Description of the services to be provided: Provide a variety of services for BCYP living with a life limiting condition (LLC) throughout their lives and at the end of their lives.
The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £48,851 (Rainbows £37,683 and Bluebell Wood £11,168)
The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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
- 23 Jul 2026, 15:07 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087788- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d234Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 4 August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to nnicb-nn.psrsupport@nhs.net. The decision was made by the Joint Executive Commissioning Group in line with the ICB's Scheme of reservation and Delegation. There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest. The relative importance of the key criteria was weighted as equal.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the …
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cope Children's Trust | £37,683 † | — | Awarded |
| Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice | £11,168 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 069831-2026-1 · Cope Children's Trust
- Signed
- 13 Jul 2026
- Value
- £37,683
- Status
- active
Contract 069831-2026-2 · Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice
- Signed
- 13 Jul 2026
- Value
- £11,168
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Bluebell Wood Children's HospiceAwarded supplier
- Cope Children's TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.