Leeds Suicide Bereavement Service

CPV: Health and social work services

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

15 Jul 2024, 10:44 BST

Last source update

25 Nov 2024, 10:21 GMT

Authority reference

61560

FTS notice number

2024/S 000-037957

Classification (CPV)

Health and social work services

Delivery area

Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 00:00 26th July 2024 (The standstill period will end at midnight on the eighth (8th) working day). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 00:00 on 26th July 2024 (The standstill period will end at midnight on the eighth (8th) working day). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. No conflicts of interest were identified as part of this process. The decision maker (Director of Adults and Health) is fully in support of this intent to award and believes that services will continue to provide support to bereaved people. Quality and innovation, Value for money, and improving access whilst reducing health inequalities are all high priority criteria for Leeds City Council in the delivery of services which support people who are bereaved and/or affected by suicide. They align with the objectives within the Best Council Plan, the Suicide Prevention Strategy for England (2023 - 28), the Leeds Suicide prevention Action Plan and the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Strategy (2023 - 30). Leeds Suicide Bereavement Service is a peer led, postvention service commissioned as part of the wider suicide prevention work and approach in Leeds. Postvention supports people who are bereaved and/or affected by suicide to avoid long term negative health and social outcomes and plays a critical part in preventing further suicides. The service does this by providing timely peer support in a variety of forms including for individuals, families and groups. There is an evidenced need for postvention support. The contract will be directly awarded to Leeds Mind via the Direct Award Process C provided under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). Leeds Mind are considered able to meet the service specification requirements in terms of: • Being suitably experienced • Being embedded in local and regional real time suspected suicide surveillance systems to offer timely support to people affected and/or bereaved by suicide, including family, friends and witnesses • Have a history of successfully delivering outcomes within the budget envelope Leeds Mind have the infrastructure in place to deliver this service using a peer support model where staff have skills of using their lived experiences of being bereaved and/or affected by suicide to support others. Leeds Mind also deliver the West Yorkshire Suicide Bereavement Service - delivering both allows for the; minimise of service user disruption and waiting times; and the ability to alert and respond to potential clusters.

• Leeds MindAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02193270 Clarence House, 11 Clarence Road, Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS18 4LB

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