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title: "Newham Community Bereavement Service"
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# Newham Community Bereavement Service

Buyer: ONESOURCE PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9984679d-58d2-4297-b0de-593287009508

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## Summary

The London Borough of Newham has initiated a procurement process to appoint a provider for the Newham Community Bereavement Service, focused on delivering comprehensive support for bereaved individuals. The open procurement will allow interested bidders to participate, with the contract set to start on 1st October 2021 and lasting for three years, extendable by two additional years. The service aims to address various grief reactions and provide essential interventions that support mental health and emotional wellbeing. Interested parties should submit their bids by 15th June 2021. The estimated contract value is £370,000, categorised under health and social work services, with delivery expected at locations specified within Newham (postcode E16 2QU).

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, especially those specialising in mental health services, counselling, peer support, and community outreach. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, given the emphasis on community-based support services, including specialised bereavement care for individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism. Companies skilled in delivering trauma support and bereavement counselling will be essential in helping enhance the lives of bereaved individuals, thus contributing to local community resilience.

## Notice

The London Borough of Newham is seeking to appoint a Provider that is able to provide Community Bereavement Care Service to support bereaved individuals, anticipating grief reactions and providing a variety of interventions to minimise the degree to which these effects impact on their life, health and relationships - enabling them to adapt, adjust and cope with life without the person who has died. The Service will help support people with their grief, to minimise the negative effect it has on them. The service will also provide support to those bereaved as a result of Covid-19 offering Early Bereavement Support as well as Bereavement Counselling and Long term Trauma Support. The Provider shall deliver 5 elements: Element One: One-to-One (1:1) Bereavement Counselling Element Two: Peer Support Element Three: Early Bereavement Support (EBS) Element Four: Long term Trauma Support (LTS) Element Five: Specialist Bereavement support to customers with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism The outcomes to be delivered by the Service are: 1. Customers are better informed about practical issues related to their bereavement as a result of accessing the advice and guidance service. 2. Customers have improved mental health and emotional wellbeing as a result of accessing counselling. 3. Customers have reduced feelings of isolation and loneliness as a result of accessing the peer support service. 4. Customers report they are better adjusted, adapted and better able to cope with life after accessing the Service. All interested Bidders can submit a Bid for this Procurement. The Authority is using the Newham Fusion Procurement Portal for the Procurement Process and you have to register as a supplier in the link below to be able to access the opportunity at Newham Fusion Portal: https://elyq.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/fscmUI/faces/PrcPosRegisterSupplier?prcBuId=300000002089195 Newham Fusion Reference: ITTN28 Contract start date: 1st October 2021 Duration of the contract: 3 years with the possibility of 2 years of extension

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24796fad-770f-423b-bb56-eabc78392ab7 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2021 - 30 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £370,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £362,059 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ONESOURCE PARTNERSHIP LTD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E16 2QU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Royal Albert |
| Westminster constituency | West Ham and Beckton |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MIND IN TOWER HAMLETS AND NEWHAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2021 at 14:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24796fad-770f-423b-bb56-eabc78392ab7
- 18 May 2021 at 18:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2dab64d6-6523-488e-875b-8ec10cf89768

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24796fad-770f-423b-bb56-eabc78392ab7
  3rd September 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2dab64d6-6523-488e-875b-8ec10cf89768
  18th May 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.newham.gov.uk
- https://elyq.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/fscmUI/faces/PrcPosRegisterSupplier?prcBuId=300000002089195

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