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# Suicide Bereavement Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/suicide-bereavement-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04a696). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB: "Suicide Bereavement Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-derby-and-derbyshire-icb-GB-COH-229438837)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £405,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a696`

## 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/suicide-bereavement-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04a696#tl-md)

## Description
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 by 2 May 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Representations should be sent: ddicb.lcsf@nhs.net
Award Decision Makers: 
Commissioning & Procurement Assurance Group (DDICB), 
Adult Mental Health Commissioning Team (DDICB), 
DDICB Chief Strategy and Delivery Officer/Deputy CEO
DDICB Executive Team 
Derbyshire County Council Public Health Lead for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Conflicts of Interest: Nil identified by the Decision Makers and evidenced within the minutes of meetings held.
Key criteria was assessed and included Quality, Innovation, Value, Integration, Collaboration, Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice, Social value. The providers are considered as having continued ability to meet the basic award criteria: Suitability to pursue a particular activity, Economic and financial standing and Technical and professional ability.
Description of the Service 
The aim of the service is to support those bereaved by suicide to face the immediate, acute, disorientating, and painful experience of the first weeks and months after a suicide. The service also aims to support communities bereaved by suicide in partnership with local agencies and community groups. The delivery of this service will be based on the core standards and good practice model developed by SASP (Support After Suicide Partnership).
The service will focus on evaluation, iteration and learning from the interventions. This will be key to ensuring that the service is effective, person-centred, and responsive to service users' needs, whilst also contributing to the evidence-base and informing the development of future provision.
Aim:
• To improve wellbeing
• To provide clinically appropriate evidence based and relevant therapies/approaches as recommended by NICE clinical guidelines to the defined target population.
• Access to the service will be equitable across Derby and Derbyshire
• The service will be safe and effective, delivered by appropriately trained staff.
• Practitioners within the service will receive clinical supervision from clinicians with appropriate expertise and experience.
• The service will work together with all appropriate agencies involved in addressing psychological and practical needs.
• The service will ensure equity of access and respond appropriately to the diversity of local need.
• The service will be coproduced with people with lived experience.
• The service will be proactive in raising awareness of the support it provides. 
• The servi...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/suicide-bereavement-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04a696)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** DDICB are intending to follow MSP process to award a contract for this service.
The aim of the service is to support those bereaved by suicide to face the immediate, acute, disorientating, and painful experience of the first weeks and months after a ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Suicide Bereavement Services (active)
  - Award id: `032153-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **HARMLESS CIC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-07150904`
  - Value: £405,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Suicide Bereavement Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £405,000
  - Signed Date: 30/09/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034170-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-22T13:41:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:03:04.000Z
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