Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Consultant in Medicine for Palliative Care Advice
Authority: NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service supports palliative care through a professional specialist telephone advice service from a Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine to clinical staff.
CPV: Advisory services provided by nurses · Medical specialist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The service supports PEOL care through a professional specialist telephone advice…Awarded
The service supports PEOL care through a professional specialist telephone advice service from a consultant in palliative care medicine to clinical staff.<br/><br/>If this service was not provided patients would attend at MIUs, community hospitals and the CIOS system main acute site at Treliske. This would result in sub-optimal care for the patient and their carer/family, and also result in increased pressure on existing resources.<br/><br/>This award has been made following direct award A process -<br/><br/>There are no realistic alternative providers due following previous market research, or a previous tender, no alternative suppliers exist or are willing to quote. Market assessment and discussions with 2 other Trusts identified no other provider. <br/><br/>A competitive process is therefore not appropriate.<br/><br/>Contract term 01.09.2025 - 31.08.2027 with an option to extend for 1 year.<br/><br/>Total value £71,280 (£109,920 including 1 year option to extend) Additional information: 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>Decision makers: Procurement Officer, Contract Manager, Finance Manager, Relationship Director
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
- 4 Mar 2026, 15:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2026, 15:51 GMT
- Authority reference
C405102- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019626- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06626bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Direct Award Process A has been applied under the PSR 2023 as only one provider is capable of delivering the service. <br/><br/>There are no realistic alternative providers due following previous market research, or a previous tender, no alternative suppliers exist or are willing to quote. Market assessment and discussions with 2 other Trusts identified no other provider. <br/><br/>A competitive process is therefore not appropriate.
Publisher note: 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUPPORTIVE CARE (UK) LIMITED | £106,920 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019626-2026-1 · SUPPORTIVE CARE (UK) LIMITED
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2026
- Value
- £106,920
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SUPPORTIVE CARE (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.