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title: "Specialist Support Service For People Bereaved By Suicide"
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# Specialist Support Service For People Bereaved By Suicide

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-support-service-for-people-bereaved-by-suicide-ocds-h6vhtk-06dada). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline 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.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Published Value:** £650,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services, Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE3, UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-support-service-for-people-bereaved-by-suicide-ocds-h6vhtk-06dada#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06dada`

## 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/specialist-support-service-for-people-bereaved-by-suicide-ocds-h6vhtk-06dada#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-support-service-for-people-bereaved-by-suicide-ocds-h6vhtk-06dada#participate

## 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 (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE, UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £650,000
- **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 Se...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 073563-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MI Optics Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185538`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 073563-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073563-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-04T14:18:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T09:55:21.691Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06dada