Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire Palliative and End of Life Care

Description

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB (the Commissioner) is seeking to secure a provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Palliative and End of Life Care in Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire, in line with the specified requirements. The aim of the service is to provide high quality and equitable services for Palliative and End of Life Care 24/7. This would be through a range of service delivery from multiple providers throughout BOB both NHS and Non-NHS. The range of services to deliver the above is through an array of delivery mechanisms to include inpatient and outpatient services, day hospices, hospice at home, community services, lymphoedema, pre and post bereavement services. To successfully provide the above, communication between primary, secondary, and community services including the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. The Contract will be for an initial term of 7 years with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the sole discretion of the Commissioner. Services are currently scheduled to commence on 01 January 2026. The Commissioner has a maximum financial envelope available of £3,500,000 per annum, including VAT. The total maximum contract value for the 7 year contract is £24,500,000 including VAT. At the end of the initial term the Commissioner will have an extension option for any period up to a further 3 years available which will be awarded at their discretion, giving a maximum possible contract value of £35,000,000 inclusive of VAT over 10 years if the full contract term is fulfilled. TUPE is likely to apply, and TUPE information will be available on request. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. Lot 1: NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB (the Commissioner) is seeking to secure a provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Palliative and End of Life Care in Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire, in line with the specified requirements. The aim of the service is to provide high quality and equitable services for Palliative and End of Life Care 24/7. This would be through a range of service delivery from multiple providers throughout BOB both NHS and Non-NHS. The range of services to deliver the above is through an array of delivery mechanisms to include inpatient and outpatient services, day hospices, hospice at home, community services, lymphoedema, pre and post bereavement services. To successfully provide the above, communication between primary, secondary, and community services including the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. The objectives for the BOB ICS include: • Viewing each person as an individual and supporting all people with palliative and end of life care needs to receive the personalised care they need irrespective of time of day, age of individual, background, and care setting. • Ensuring there is fair access to care. • Focusing and maximising comfort and wellbeing, including mental health needs, for everyone with palliative and end of life care needs. • Coordinating and providing high quality care and support to patients and their families through trained and educated staff across all providers within our area and ensuring that all staff are prepared to care. • Improving and raising community awareness of death and dying, to enable 'compassionate communities' to grow, and providing robust pre and post bereavement. • services for all. • A System which provides cross organisational, working to enable right care, right place, right time and support a person to die well in their preferred place of care and death. • Improved access, experience and outcomes across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West for all ages, recognising the importance of children's services and the transitional interface with adult palliative care services. • Improved access to 24/7 advice and guidance for people with palliative and end of life care needs, their families, and their carers. • Patients with palliative and end of life care needs have access to the most appropriate funding stream tailored to their needs. • Updating our population-based needs assessment for palliative and end of lifecare services in partnership with Health and Wellbeing Boards. • To enable digital interoperability to enable a digitally shared PEoLC records. The Contract will be for an initial term of 7 years with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the sole discretion of the Commissioner. Services are currently scheduled to commence on 01 January 2026. The Commissioner has a maximum financial envelope available of £3,500,000 per annum, including VAT. The total maximum contract value for the 7 year contract is £24,500,000 including VAT. At the end of the initial term the Commissioner will have an extension option for any period up to a further 3 years available which will be awarded at their discretion, giving a maximum possible contract value of £35,000,000 inclusive of VAT over 10 years if the full contract term is fulfilled. TUPE is likely to apply, and TUPE information will be available on request. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.