Notice Information
Notice Title
Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service
Notice Description
The Welsh Government wishes to engage an agency that can ensure a consistent, timely, and proactive offer of support to people affected by sudden deaths that are unexplained or a suspected suicide. The provider must have demonstrable expertise gained through experience in this area of work.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The essential elements required of the service are: Timeliness - that a proactive offer of support is made within 48-72 hours of the death, but also that the agency responds quickly (within 24 hours) to people contacting them beyond this timeframe Accessibility - that support offers are accessible to the people choosing that type of support, either geographically (eg: we know in some areas long-distance travel is required to reach peer-support groups), digitally, or to meet particular communication requirements, sensory or learning disabilities Professional - that the liaison service is staffed by individuals who are suitably experienced, knowledgeable, and skilled, and potentially qualified, to respond to the specialised needs of people affected by suicide, and that appropriate supervisory and wellbeing support systems are in place to support the staff Compassionate - that the workforce is supported by a working environment that offers psychological safety, and that all workers understand what it feels like to be treated with compassion, so that they can ensure a compassionate response to the public Safe - that the agency and its workforce understand the principles and legislation relating to safeguarding and the needs of vulnerable groups. The successful Bidder should ensure that appropriate checks have been undertaken through the Disclosure and Barring Service for any personnel that are likely to come into contact with children, young people or vulnerable adults during the course of the Contract Confidential - those being served by the liaison agency can be confident that their conversations, and any records of their needs are confidential; their personal data and information is protected in line with the requirements of data protection legislation; and only used for the purposes of this service and the support they wish to engage with The outcome will be a nationally recognised bereavement liaison service that can be accessed either by signposting, referral, or recommendation through a range of agencies or self-referral."
Renewal: Option to extend contract term by up to a further 12 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04116d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013101-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £395,900 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Apr 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Dec 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Apr 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 2026
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- cpsprocurementadvice@gov.wales
- Contact Phone
- +44 3000257095
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAERDYDD / CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 3NQ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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