Provision of 24-hour Palliative Care Consultancy Service

CPV: Health services

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

17 Oct 2025, 15:12 BST

Last source update

17 Nov 2025, 14:18 GMT

FTS notice number

2025/S 000-074423

Classification (CPV)

Health services

Delivery area

North West (UKD3)

Official registry OCID

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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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period on the next working day. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of 29th October 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight at the end of 29th October 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to James Brewerton, Category Buyer, Medical & Surgical. james.brewerton@nca.nhs.uk The decision makers are: Associate Director of Nursing for Palliative, End of Life Care and Bereavement (Oldham)<br/> No conflicts of interest have been declared.<br/><br/>Each of the five key criteria were considered as part of the Trust’s process for outlining the needs for this service provision, with each given equal weighting. The historical performance of the incumbent provider was assessed in line with each of these criteria and it has been determined that the Provider has demonstrated their ability to consistently deliver against those criteria to meet the needs of the Trust and our patients over the past 12-months, and we are confident that they are likely to satisfy the proposed contract to the same standards of quality.

• SUPPORTIVE CARE (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier09374737 Suite 13, Southgate 2 Wilmslow Road, Heald Green, Cheadle, England, Cheadle, North West, SK8 3PW

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