Official UK procurement notice
Gloucestershire County Council Suicide Bereavement
Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGloucestershire County Council is seeking a provider who can Provide information and support to those bereaved by suicide.
Support to those bereaved by suicide is identified as a priority action in the government's national suicide prevention strategy and the NHS Long Term Plan.
Total estimated value - £700,000 (ex VAT)
Yearly value is £100,000. Initial total contract value for three years is £300,000 and with all extensions taken will be overall total contract value of £700,000 for seven years.
CPV: Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£700,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 30%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 20%
- price: 20%
- Social value: 15%
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
- Selection Questionnaire: Pass/Fail
- Quality & Innovation: 30%
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 15%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 20%
- Social value: 15%
- Price: 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 2 Oct 2025, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2026, 09:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Nov 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006913- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a6f3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Nov 2025 → 27 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline352 days ago7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened352 days ago7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published271 days ago27 Jan 2026, 09:35 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2026- Status changed to complete8 Jan 2026, 10:45 GMT
- Buyer details updated8 Jan 2026, 10:45 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Notification of award of contract - previous notice was intent to award. 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. This contract has now bee…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rethink Mental Illness | £700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001347-2026-1 · Rethink Mental Illness
- Signed
- 8 Jan 2026
- Value
- £700,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Gloucestershire County Council GloucesterReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rethink Trading LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.