--- title: "North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) working collectively with West Northamptonshire Council (WNC), are seeking to appoint an organisation to pilot bereavement support (postvention service) for primary care staff for a 1-year period." ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0758569c-201f-4420-ac23-78ca207cacbb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0758569c-201f-4420-ac23-78ca207cacbb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0758569c-201f-4420-ac23-78ca207cacbb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0758569c-201f-4420-ac23-78ca207cacbb.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2024-12-19" --- # North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) working collectively with West Northamptonshire Council (WNC), are seeking to appoint an organisation to pilot bereavement support (postvention service) for primary care staff for a 1-year period. Buyer: NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0758569c-201f-4420-ac23-78ca207cacbb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0758569c-201f-4420-ac23-78ca207cacbb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0758569c-201f-4420-ac23-78ca207cacbb.json) ## Summary North Northamptonshire Council (NNC), in collaboration with West Northamptonshire Council (WNC), is initiating a procurement process to appoint an organisation to pilot a bereavement support (postvention service) for primary care staff over a one-year period. This tender falls under the health and social work services industry category, with an estimated contract value of £42,000. The opportunity aims to cater to the East Midlands region, United Kingdom. Key dates to note include the engagement end date set for 24 January 2025. The current procurement stage is planning, with the process initiated through a market engagement notice. This tender represents significant business growth opportunities, especially for SMEs and VCSEs capable of delivering high-quality postvention and bereavement support services. Organisations with expertise in clinical supervision, debriefing, training for GPs on postvention skills, and developing support offers for General Practices will find this opportunity particularly aligned with their capabilities. Interested businesses are invited to provide feedback on the proposal and their likelihood to deliver the services effectively, offering their insights no later than the close of business on 24 January 2025. This initiative is an excellent opportunity for businesses with a focus on health services to expand their market presence and contribute to essential support services for primary care staff. ## Notice This engagement aims to inform the market of a potential opportunity and gather feedback regarding the requirement stated below: West Northamptonshire Council working collectively with North Northamptonshire Council, are seeking to appoint an organisation to pilot bereavement support for primary care staff for a 1-year period. An estimated value of PS42,000.00 has been identified. Please note this is an estimate and may change. It is suggested that the funding provides a 0.5 WTE Senior Clinical Psychologist (including oncosts) or equivalent with evidence of appropriate registration and/or accreditation with a clinical professional body, and evidence of a clinical supervision qualification. The role would be expected to: - Develop and provide a postvention support offer to all General Practices in the county (West and North Northamptonshire). - Enable postvention support to be offered in a range of forms, i.e. clinical supervision, debriefing, after death reviews, advice and guidance, and support on basis of 1-2-1 and group/team support, for any member of the team who needs it and for clinicians assessing and managing suicidal patients. - Develop and deliver training for GPs on postvention support and skills, delivered in 'hot huddles' to bring Primary Care teams together in difficult events such as a patient death by suicide. - Collect Primary Care views and learning on postvention needs to support with development of this area of work. - Support views from primary care clinicians to inform future suicide prevention by collating views and supporting these views getting to right person. The role would need to have knowledge and experience in local services and support, evidence based postvention support and bereavement support, working with primary care staff and the context of primary care in the current landscape, and appropriate language for suicide awareness and prevention. The Council is seeking to engage interested organisations in answering the following questions: 1. What is the likelihood that the parameters currently set for the proposal are viable given the estimated annual value on a scale of 1-5: 5. Highly likely 4. Likely 3. Neither likely not unlikely 2. Unlikely 1. Highly unlikely 2. Given the estimated annual value, would the current proposal interest your organisation? Yes or No 3. Are there any other factors you would wish to highlight to the Council as it enters this process? Please submit your response, limited to one side of A4, outlining your organisations responses. Email your response to linda.oconnell@westnorthants.gov.uk or andile.chigbo@northnorthants.gov.uk quoting "postvention primary care support" no later than the close of business on 24/01/2025 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2663651a-c28b-4b4f-8ee4-f95d33eff148 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 24 Jan 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | NORTHAMPTONSHIRE | | Post town | Northampton | | Postcode | NN1 1DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire | | Local authority | West Northamptonshire | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Northampton North | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 19 Dec 2024 at 14:39 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2663651a-c28b-4b4f-8ee4-f95d33eff148 - 19 Dec 2024 at 14:28 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2663651a-c28b-4b4f-8ee4-f95d33eff148 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2663651a-c28b-4b4f-8ee4-f95d33eff148 19th December 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9d4ffc45-e19e-44de-8737-8326b53c973a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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