--- title: "Bereavement Service for those affected by the death of a child or young person" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8afa86ef-8c7b-49af-8b1b-92f2b68a2a16" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8afa86ef-8c7b-49af-8b1b-92f2b68a2a16" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8afa86ef-8c7b-49af-8b1b-92f2b68a2a16.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8afa86ef-8c7b-49af-8b1b-92f2b68a2a16.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CHESHIRE CONSTABULARY ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR CHESHIRE" published: "2023-05-15" --- # Bereavement Service for those affected by the death of a child or young person Buyer: CHESHIRE CONSTABULARY ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR CHESHIRE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8afa86ef-8c7b-49af-8b1b-92f2b68a2a16 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8afa86ef-8c7b-49af-8b1b-92f2b68a2a16) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8afa86ef-8c7b-49af-8b1b-92f2b68a2a16.json) ## Summary The Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire is seeking proposals for a Bereavement Service to support individuals affected by the sudden or unexpected death of a child or young person in Cheshire. The service aims to provide immediate and ongoing bereavement support, counselling services, awareness raising, and referral pathways. The procurement process involves an online questionnaire, with a tender period ending on 9th June 2023. The contract is expected to start on 3rd July 2023 and run until March 2024. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the guidance and counselling, health services, and related sectors to provide valuable support services to the community. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this contract. Businesses interested in delivering compassionate and professional bereavement support services in the North West region of the UK should consider pursuing this tender to contribute positively to the community's well-being. ## Notice This process is to identify a provider to work with the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire to deliver a bespoke bereavement service to those affected by the sudden or unexpected death of a child or young adult aged 25 years or under in Cheshire (where specialist support services or charities don't already exist). The new service will need to operate within and be available to all those in the Local Authorities of Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Halton and Warrington. This service will involve several aspects for delivery: * Provide immediate bereavement support for all those affected by the sudden or unexpected death of a child or young person (within 72 hours) * Provide ongoing bereavement support for all those affected by the sudden or unexpected death of a child or young person. * Ensure the service can be accessed at any time after the incident and support historic cases, enabling individuals can gain support at the time which is right for them (within the life of the contract) * Provide professional counselling services and/or other therapies for all those affected by the sudden or unexpected death of a child or young person. * Provide support to individuals who witness the sudden and traumatic death of a child or young person. * Promote awareness raising to a range of professionals. * Provide a range of support services to meet individual's needs. * Create a pathway of support and ensure other agencies are aware of the service being provided and how to refer into it and onward referrals to other services to address wider needs * Evaluate and monitor the impact the service has for those supported. The timescales for delivery will enable us to launch the service in 2023 and ensure its is fully operational before the end of the financial year in March 2024. (A contract start date of 3rd July 2023 has been entered into the contracts finder notice; this date is an anticipated start date) This Request for Quotation is structured as an online questionnaire. Bidders will need to work through the online questionnaire as well as reviewing the documents in the docs folder. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c6d020f-151e-429c-bd2e-50710702949a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 9 Jun 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Jul 2023 - 2 Jul 2024 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CHESHIRE CONSTABULARY ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR CHESHIRE | | Locality | WINSFORD, CHESHIRE | | Post town | Crewe | | Postcode | CW7 2UA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester | | Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester | | Electoral ward | Winsford Over & Verdin | | Westminster constituency | Mid Cheshire | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services - 85312320 - Counselling services ## Release History - 15 May 2023 at 14:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c6d020f-151e-429c-bd2e-50710702949a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c6d020f-151e-429c-bd2e-50710702949a 15th May 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=68023&B=BLUELIGHT All applications should be made via the Bluelight e-Sourcing portal https://bluelight.eu-supply.com/ under reference 74006 where full details about the opportunity can be accessed. Expressions of interest are being handled electronically on Bluelight. - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/33132 All contact should be via the Bluelight e-Sourcing portal https://bluelight.eu-supply.com/ under reference 74006 ## Notice URLs - http://www.cheshire.police.uk - https://bluelight.eu-supply.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8afa86ef-8c7b-49af-8b1b-92f2b68a2a16. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8afa86ef-8c7b-49af-8b1b-92f2b68a2a16.json.