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Published 13 Mar 2024, 11:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

National Bereavement Pathways · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Public Health Medicine Education Trust·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Awarded value£160,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 15 Apr 2024
Awarded to SANDS2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Bereavement Care Pathways have been successfully implemented and evaluated in England and Scotland. The main aim of this work is to adapt these national pathways for Northern Ireland use. SANDS will provide Project Management for the work and will organise several workshops to engage parents, families and stakeholders. They would also train Professionals in the use of the Standards and Care Pathways. As the final stage of the project, they would evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation process.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Mar 2024, 11:55 GMT
Last source update
16 Apr 2024, 16:08 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012412
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04480f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

SANDS have with exclusive rights to the National Bereavement Care Pathways. These pathways aim to improve the quality and consistency of NHS bereavement care received by every parent during and after pregnancy or baby.

SANDS lead a collaboration of organisations who together have developed the National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) and are the only existing provider for implementation. The National Bereavement Care Pathways have been successfully implemented and evaluated in England and Scotland. The main aim of this work is to adapt these national pathways for Northern Ireland use. SANDS will provide Project Management for the work and will organise several workshops to engage parents, families and stakeholders. They would also train Professionals in the use of the Standards and Care Pathways. As the final stage of the project, they would evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation process.

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2024
  1. Procurement method changed
    16 Apr 2024, 16:08 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    16 Apr 2024, 16:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £160,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 15 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SANDSImplementation of National Bereavement Care Pathways for pregnancy loss and the death of a child£160,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
SANDS£160,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 012412-2024-1 · SANDS

    Signed
    15 Apr 2024
    Value
    £160,000
    Status
    active
  • Implementation of National Bereavement Care Pathways for pregnancy loss and the death of a child · SANDS

    Signed
    13 Mar 2024
    Value
    £160,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Public Health Medicine Education Trust

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityHealth 12-22 Linenhall Street, BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT28BSContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • The Public Health AgencyContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth BELFAST, Northern IrelandContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Health AgencyReview body Belast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SANDSAwarded supplierGB-CHC: 299679 London, UK, SE11SZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.