Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-9c1d-71c1-8cb8-72148f7697f1/children-and-young-peoples-specialist-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-service Open for bids GB negotiated without publication procedure # Children and Young People's Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Service [NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-thames-valley-integrated-care-board) Estimated value Not stated Published 1 Oct 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## About this tender NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) has completed a Most Suitable Provider process in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the provision of a Children and Young People's Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care Service. The service supports babies, children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across the Thames Valley system and includes specialist palliative care assessment, clinical advice, symptom management, care coordination, end of life care planning, bereavement support and transition support. The service is delivered in collaboration with acute, community, primary care and hospice partners to support coordinated, family-centred care. Following assessment of provider submissions against the Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria, the Commissioner has identified Helen & Douglas House as the Most Suitable Provider. The contract duration is 3-years, and the anticipated service commencement date is October 2026. ### The contract value is £1,360,677 excluding VAT The Commissioner has published this notice in accordance with Regulation 10 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and will observe the mandatory standstill period before entering into the contract. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner Read full description ## CPV classification Community health services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-077ee8-2026-10-01T15:37:14+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-077ee8-2026-10-01T15:37:14+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-thames-valley-integrated-care-board) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [South West London Mental Health Support Teams · NHS South West London Integrated Care Board · 13 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-34ec-7388-8330-92da68dc2510/south-west-london-mental-health-support-teams) [Children in Care & Care Leavers Flexible DPS · London Borough of Sutton · 1208 days left · 9 Feb 2030](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b9b-7df9-706a-8d1b-bb2a77651328/children-in-care-care-leavers-flexible-dps) [CSI/CYP/Children’s Care and Support Services Framework · Bristol City Council · 73 days left · 1 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba1-136d-71ed-926b-ad6ad14b5456/csicypchildrens-care-and-support-services-framework) [CHC Nursing Home Beds Preferred Provider List- NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB · EU Supply Limited · 1255 days left · 28 Mar 2030](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ccb-975b-734f-aea8-09b96e338998/chc-nursing-home-beds-preferred-provider-list-nhs-bedfordshire-luton-and-milto) [Provision of Individual, bespoke Community Packages of Care for Children and Young People aged 0 - 18 years with Continuing Care Needs to enable Children and Young People to be cared for in their home · East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust · 27 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-2035-72ae-8422-6b2d5fbc5603/provision-of-individual-bespoke-community-packages-of-care-for-children-and-you) [CHC Nursing Home Beds Preferred Provider List- NHS BLMK ICB · NHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · 1255 days left · 28 Mar 2030](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ccf-37fe-7395-a19d-2fa0ac006336/chc-nursing-home-beds-preferred-provider-list-nhs-blmk-icb)