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Published 4 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

Specialist Support Service For People Bereaved By Suicide

Kent County Council
Local Council
services
Open procedure
Community health services
Health services
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
South East (UKJ4)
Published value
£650,000
≈ £129,858 / year
Submission deadline
5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
26d 5h left
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
5 yrs
Starts 1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
Submit via portal
Instructions: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
What is being bought
Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Kent County Council: "Specialist Support Service For People Bereaved By Suicide". Published status: active. Published value: £650,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.
Official Requirement Description:
Kent County Council, on behalf of the Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Programme and in partnership with the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, is seeking market engagement to inform the future procurement of a Specialist Bereavement Support Service for people affected by suicide across Kent and Medway. The service will provide timely, accessible and trauma-informed emotional and practical support to individuals impacted by suicide, including family members, friends, colleagues, witnesses and professionals. The future provider will be expected to deliver a flexible countywide service through a combination of face-to-face, telephone and virtual support, working closely with health, community and voluntary sector partners. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1 April 2027 for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend for up to two further years. Kent County Council welcomes engagement from organisations interested in helping to shape the future service and deliver innovative, high-quality support for residents affected by suicide bereavement.
Lots and requirements (1)
Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£650,000
    Kent County Council, on behalf of the Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Programme and in partnership with the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, is seeking market engagement to inform the future procurement of a Specialist Bereavement Support Service for people affected by suicide across Kent and Medway. The service will provide timely, accessible and trauma-informed emotional and practical support to individuals impacted by suicide, including family members, friends, colleagues, witnesses and professionals. The future provider will be expected to deliver a flexible countywide service through a combination of face-to-face, telephone and virtual support, working closely with health, community and voluntary sector partners. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1 April 2027 for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend for up to two further years. Kent County Council welcomes engagement from organisations interested in helping to shape the future service and deliver innovative, high-quality support for residents affected by suicide bereavement. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/36CJ44U35J
    Contract period:
    1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2032 (5 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published
    Variants:
    Not allowed
Qualification snapshot
Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£259,715 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 5 yrs
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.
    Procurement Intelligence
    Published evidence · v1
    Prepared 9 Sept 2026, 04:35 BST
    A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
    Bid readiness
    Core facts published
    Deadline: 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    Submission route published
    Scope structure
    1lots
    1 lot · 1 published item
    1 published CPV family
    Decision Velocity
    ~53 days
    Typical sector award window after deadline
    Sector median: 53 days
    Contract lifecycle
    Not published
    No future linked contract end in retained records
    No published extension signal
    Pricing & Budget Savings
    100% savings
    Awarded below budget by £649,999
    1 award supplier linked
    Bidding Competition
    1 bids
    SME bid count not published
    No bid spread metrics published
    Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 85)
    Based on 38,580 published procedures
    Median Winning Discount
    7.23%
    Award reduction below published budget
    Typical Bids Received
    1 bidders
    Median competitive participation in sector
    Typical Evaluation Window
    53 days
    Median time between deadline and award
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    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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    Evidence coverage
    10/12 core inputs published
    Standard procedure facts
    Comparable published opportunities
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
    Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
    Specialist Support Service for People Bereaved by SuicideKent County Council · 4 Aug 2026, 12:18 BST
    		£650,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    similar value band
    matching published text
    Specialist Bereavement ServicesKent County Council · 11 May 2021, 09:48 BST
    		Value not published
    same CPV family
    same region
    matching published text
    Provision of Cheshire & Merseyside Suicide Bereavement Postvention ServiceWirral Council · 18 Feb 2026, 15:40 GMT
    		£495,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    matching published text
    Provision of Cheshire & Merseyside Suicide Bereavement Postvention ServiceWirral Council · 1 Oct 2025, 16:07 BST
    		£540,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    matching published text
    PSR - Notice of intention to follow MSPP for the Provision of Suicide Bereavement Support ServicesAneurin Bevan University Health Board · 22 Jul 2026, 14:23 BST
    		£250,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    matching published text
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Kent County Council
    Market Analytics
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Kent County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableInsufficient comparable data
    Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
    Competition Density
    1Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 100%
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Methodology & coverage notes (1 active published awards)
    Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Procedure terms
    Contracting AuthorityKent County Council
    Procedure methodOpen procedure
    Procurement categoryservices
    Statusactive
    Framework / DPSNot published
    CompetitionNot published
    Above thresholdNot published
    Legal basisCELEX · 32014L0024
    GPA WTO CoveredNot published
    Special regimeStandard regime
    Tender period startsNot published
    Tender period ends5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    Bid opening date5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    Award evaluation period5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST — Decision date
    Clarification deadlineNot published
    Expression of interest deadlineNot published
    Estimated future notice dateNot published
    Electronic submissionNot published
    Submission languagesen
    Published4 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
    Last source update4 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
    Recurring procurementNo
    ClassificationCommunity health services, Health services
    Delivery area
    Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
    South East (UKJ4)
    OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06dada
    How to participate
    Submit via portal
    Submission method{"electronicSubmission","written"}
    Electronic submissionNot published
    Clarification deadlineNot published
    Submission languagesen
    Expression of interest deadlineNot published
    E-Sourcing Portal
    Open portal
    Submission instructions
    https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      4 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
    2. Submission deadline
      5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    3. Bid opening (electronic)
      5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    4. Award active
      Not published · Not published
    5. Contract active
      Signed 24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £1
    Commercial outcome and competition
    Awards (1)
    MI Optics Ltd
    Not published · Not published · active · lots 1
    Contracts (1)
    Contract
    £1 · signed 24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · active
    Bid statistics
    bids: 1 (lot 1)
    Bidding dynamics & price outcome
    Price drop from budget: -100.00% (£649,999 saved)
    Total bids received: 1
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      4 Aug 2026, 11:10 BST
    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Kent County Council

    Contracting authority
    Local Council
    GB-FTS-185544
    View buyer profile →

    • Kent County Council
      buyer

      Procurement Officer / Contact: Alison Newman
      PLDL-8938-YGYW
      Kent County Council | Sessions House, Maidstone, Maidstone, UKJ4, ME14 1XQ
      [email protected]
      +44 3000413221
      Published organisation website

    • NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
      buyer

      197 Eyre Street, Sheffield, UKE32, S1 3FG
      [email protected]

    • Independent Choice and Procurement Panel.
      reviewBody

      Wellington House, London, SE1 8UG

    • Kent County Council
      reviewBody

      Kent County Council | Sessions House, Maidstone, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ
      +44 3000416375

    • MI Optics Ltd
      supplier

      485, Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham,, Rotherham, UKE3, S65 3AD
    Documents (2)
    Official links; attachments are not copied

    • economicSelectionCriteria

      tender
      economicSelectionCriteria

    • technicalSelectionCriteria

      tender
      technicalSelectionCriteria
    Related procedures (0)
    No data
    No related procedures published
    Planning and rationale
    Planning budgetNot published
    No-engagement rationaleNot published
    Procedure rationaleThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award. The contract has<br/>been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations<br/>2023. For the avoidance of doubt , the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015<br/>do not apply to this award.