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title: "DARD Bereavement Project"
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# DARD Bereavement Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dard-bereavement-project-ocds-h6vhtk-078f09). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cumberland Council: "DARD Bereavement Project". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cumberland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumberland-council-ons-e06000063)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKD1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £37,689 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dard-bereavement-project-ocds-h6vhtk-078f09#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078f09`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dard-bereavement-project-ocds-h6vhtk-078f09#tl-md)

## Description
Counselling for individuals who have lost a loved one to drug and/or alcohol use, for a period of 12 months across Cumbria.  
The project will enable the Council to better understand the nature and impact of grief experienced by those bereaved by Drug and Alcohol Related Deaths (DARD) and to consider the future need for specialised services tailored to this cohort. 
Total contract value will be £37,689.00 for the duration of the agreement from 1st April 2026  to 31st March 2027. 
There is no extension available.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CUMBRIA ADDICTIONS ADVICE AND SOLUTIONS**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:02585199`
  - Value: £37,689 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £37,689
  - Signed Date: 30/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F100506-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-23T12:45:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T00:24:13.641Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078f09