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Supporting Those Bereaved by Suicide

LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the contract titled "Supporting Those Bereaved by Suicide" involves Leicestershire County Council as the buying organisation, alongside Leicester City Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire. The contract falls under the industry category of Health and Social Work Services (CPV code 85000000) and is to be performed across regions UKF21 and UKF22 in the United Kingdom. The procurement stage has now reached contract award, with the contract having been awarded to Harmless CIC, a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) based in Nottingham. The contract was formally announced on 30th September 2024 and has a duration from 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025, with possibilities for extension up to a maximum of three years. The procurement method employed was a limited procedure through the Provider Selection Regime as per the Health Care Services Regulations 2023, specifically using Process C for direct award.

This tender provides significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health and bereavement support services, particularly those capable of offering quick response mechanisms for individuals affected by suicide. Companies, especially SMEs, proficient in delivering accessible, local face-to-face counselling, and those adept at improving bereavement support quality, will find this contract well-suited to their capabilities. Furthermore, organisations experienced in increasing service awareness in primary and secondary care settings will be advantaged. The project's service provision aims to enhance support accessibility for affected individuals, making it ideal for businesses committed to social value and collaborative service sustainability in health services.

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Notice Title

Supporting Those Bereaved by Suicide

Notice Description

When a death from a suspected suicide occurs, provision of a timely response to support those in distress, and who may need urgent help is needed. This could be a friend, colleague and in some cases, no relationship to the person who has died. The Project will incorporate prevention, intervention and postvention as part of a 3 tiered approach to the risk of suicide attempt following a death by suicide. This service requires a provider to: * Offer and provide timely and appropriate support for people affected by suicide. * Provide accessible, local face-to-face counselling. * Increase access to information about other supportive services and resources that are available. * Improve the range and quality of bereavement support after a death by suicide. * Provide a point of contact for those bereaved by suicide to leave a request for support, available 24/7. * Raise awareness of the incidence of suicide or attempted suicide in those who have been bereaved by suicide in primary and secondary care. This contract is for an initial period of 1 year and shall take effect from 01 October 2024 - 30 September 2025. The Authorities may extend this contract beyond the initial term by a further period or periods of up to 24 months (extension periods) to a maximum of 3 years.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authorities have undertaken a PSR Process C for the contract award for the provision of Supporting Those Bereaved by Suicide in accordance with 'The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime (PSR)) Regulations 2023. The PSR is the new legislation for the procurement of Healthcare Services. There are 5 different processes Relevant Authorities can use to award contracts. For the provision of Supporting Those Bereaved by Suicide, the Authorities have decided to use Process C. This is because the Authorities believe that the incumbent provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to ward notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Provision (Provided Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the 30th of September 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award). This contract has yet not been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under PSR. Representation can be formally made through the Council's (Leicestershire County Council) complaint procedure. Please see link below. https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/field/pdf/2020/8/4/LCCprocurement- and-contract-complaint-procedures.pdf The award of this contract has been made by decision makers of Strategic Lead Commissioners from Leicestershire County Council, Leicester City Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire, who were amongst the evaluation panel, as well as Finance Analyst, Investment (Finance) Officer and Data Protection Officer. There was no conflict of interest declared by the decision makers or the individual panel members, who had completed and signed the Council's Declaration of Interest & Confidentiality Agreement. The relative importance of the key criteria that the Councils used to make their decision was based on the following: Pass/Fail on Key Criteria 1 - Quality & Innovation Pass/Fail on Key Criteria 4 - Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice Pass/Fail on Key Criteria 3 - Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability Pass/Fail on Key Criteria 5 - Social Value Pass/Fail on Key Criteria 2 - Value (Price)

Procurement Information

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 to decision makers by 30th September 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-049cb2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069687-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£582,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Oct 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Sep 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LEICESTERSHIRE

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester, TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HARMLESS

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