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title: "Suicide Safer Initiative"
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# Suicide Safer Initiative

Buyer: CAPITALESOURCING  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e4d1a362-8fa2-4dd0-b211-063ae5fc9566

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## Summary

The Westminster City Council, in collaboration with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, is initiating the Suicide Safer Initiative aimed at promoting mental health awareness and suicide prevention. This tender, identified as an open procurement process with a total budget of £150,000, is classified under health and social work services. The procurement stage is currently active, and the tender period will conclude on 25 October 2021. The service delivery is to be based in London, with the contract expected to commence on 17 January 2022 and continue until 16 January 2025.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses specialised in mental health services, community training, and social work, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies that can offer innovative training solutions and support mechanisms for suicide prevention would be particularly well-suited to compete. Engaging with this initiative may facilitate networking and collaboration with local authorities, thus aiding business growth and expanding service offerings within the community.

## Notice

Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea are commissioning a Bi-borough Suicide Safer Initiative Service. The aims of the new service are as follows:- - Increase the number and proportion of people who are more aware of who is at risk of suicide and ways it can be prevented, including ensuring more people encountering individuals at risk of suicide or self-harm have the appropriate knowledge, skills, or confidence to support them. - Improve understanding of mental well-being amongst trainees and increase confidence in their ability to support others and signpost to appropriate sources of support. - Skill-up communities and service providers to identify individuals at risk of suicide and respond appropriately - relevant measures will include: increasing the number of people trained in suicide alertness and the impact/risk of self-harm; and, the proportion of trained individuals who have improved knowledge, skills and confidence in identifying individuals at risk. The impacts implications of mental health and wellbeing and may triggers for people to have suicidal thoughts. Public Health are therefore looking to commission a provider to deliver a suicide safer community initiative for people within the City of Westminster and RBKC.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/251ecdcb-8a5d-43fa-b0a6-2e4d0a121dac |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Oct 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 17 Jan 2022 - 16 Jan 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| 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 | CAPITALESOURCING |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1E 6QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2021 at 17:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/251ecdcb-8a5d-43fa-b0a6-2e4d0a121dac

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/251ecdcb-8a5d-43fa-b0a6-2e4d0a121dac
  24th September 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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