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Bereavement Services for Adults and Children - Lambeth - SEL CCG

N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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Award

12 Aug 2022 at 09:10

Award Notice
Tender

02 Feb 2022 at 17:08

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT has awarded a contract for Bereavement Services for Adults and Children in Lambeth. The contract has a total value of £120,000 and is expected to run for 24 months from 1st July 2022, with a possibility of extension for up to 12 months. The procurement stage is award, and interested parties were required to express interest by completing an EOI questionnaire before the 18th of February 2022.

This tender presents an opportunity for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) located in South East London to provide bereavement support services. The contract requires the provision of counselling, information, and support to bereaved individuals in Lambeth. Businesses offering such services and meeting the specified criteria would be well-suited to compete for this reserved contract opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bereavement Services for Adults and Children - Lambeth - SEL CCG

Notice Description

NHS South East London CCG (Lambeth borough) is seeking expressions of interest from voluntary sector providers of Bereavement Support services for Adults and Children. The service will provide the highest standard bereavement support, counselling, information and advice to anyone who has been bereaved by death; offer training, support, information and publications to those working to care for bereaved people; and increase public awareness of the needs of bereaved people through education and information services. The services will involve the provision of bereavement support by a fully trained volunteer on a one-to-one basis for a number of negotiated sessions through one-to-one in-person support, telephone or online support or in support groups. The specification includes the provision of information, advice, education and training services to any individual or organisation that requires it and services which are accessible, flexible, non-stigmatising and cost-effective, which may include: (i) Online access to information (ii) A helpline (iii) Individual face-to-face bereavement support from a trained volunteer (iv) Welfare rights information (v) Information about other agencies who can help The population covered will be the GP registered population of the borough of Lambeth, or individuals residing in the borough of Lambeth but not registered with any GP in any borough. This is a reserved contract opportunity and is open only to organisations who meet both of the following criteria: - organisations who are designated as a Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) or Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) (see definitions below); and - organisations located in South East London (London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bexley, Greenwich or Bromley) It is expected that the contract will start on 1st July 2022 and run for a period of 24 months until 30 June 2024 with an annual value of PS40,000 (including irrecoverable VAT). The contract may be extended for a further period of up to 12 months at the CCG's discretion. Therefore, if extended, the contract will have a total duration of 36 months and a total value of PS120,000 (including irrecoverable VAT). The EOI process will be facilitated entirely online via the ProContract portal. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=6454e323-067d-ec11-8110-005056b64545 Interested providers are required to express an interest in this project and complete the expression of interest (EOI) questionnaire available on the tender portal before Friday 18th February 2022 at 12:00 (noon). Any expressions of interest received after this deadline will not be considered. Please note that the contract will be awarded without further publication. Interested organisations must express their interest as instructed in this notice if they wish to take part in this procurement process and no further opportunity notice will be published (in line with Regulation 75 (1)(b) of the PCR 2015). Additional information: EOI responses will be evaluated using the criteria set out in the online questionnaire. Should only one suitable EOI be received, SEL CCG reserves the right to undertake a negotiated procedure to award the contract (where only one EOI is received, the awarded contract start date may be sooner than 01/07/2022). Where multiple suitable EOIs are received before the stated deadline from capable providers in response to this request for expressions of interest, SEL CCG will publish a procurement opportunity to only those providers who have submitted EOIs in response to this EOI notice in early 2022. Any communications or clarification questions about this contract opportunity must be submitted be via the messaging facility for this project on ProContract e-tendering portal. The deadline for any clarification questions is 12:00 noon on 11th February 2022. This decision to reserve this contract opportunity is in line with PPN 11/20 "Reserving Below Threshold Contracts". The following definitions will apply to the reservation of the opportunity: - Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME): Any business with fewer than 250 employees and either an annual turnover below PS45m or a total balance sheet less than PS40m. - Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs): Any organisation (incorporated or not) working with a social purpose. This ranges from small community based groups / schemes, through to larger registered charities and social enterprises, public service mutuals and cooperatives that operate locally, regionally and nationally. - Supplier Location: Where the supplier is based or established in South East London (London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bexley, Greenwich or Bromley) and has substantive business operations in one of more of these boroughs. In this context, this means having a registered office or other permanent base in the borough from which meaningful business operations have been conducted for at least 12 months. London Shared Services (previously NELCSU) is managing this process on behalf of NHS South East London CCG (The Authority). The services to which this advert relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) and the "Light Touch Regime" (LTR) governing the procurement of Health, Social, Education and Other service contracts. This contract is below the LTR thresholds. Neither the reference to the "Open Procedure" or the use of the term "Tender process", nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that The Authority intends to hold itself bound to any of the Regulations, save those applicable to below-threshold contracts for Schedule 3 services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-830b5bd6-6fe9-4d51-8afe-67c7cc737845
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be229398-19a3-400d-a647-9a4530bf3d3b
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Feb 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Apr 20223 years ago
Contract Period
4 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2A 2DU
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Hackney
Electoral Ward
Hoxton East & Shoreditch
Westminster Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CRUSE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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