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title: "Suicide Bereavement Services"
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# Suicide Bereavement Services

Buyer: NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE ICB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a696

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## Summary

NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB has formally awarded a contract for "Suicide Bereavement Services" aimed at providing support to those bereaved by suicide across Derby and Derbyshire. The contract, awarded to Harmless, is valued at £405,000 and spans from 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2026, with a potential two-year extension. This falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and does not apply the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The service focuses on health services and requires representations by providers to be made by 2 May 2024. The contract aims to deliver high-quality, person-centred support adhering to SASP standards and NICE clinical guidelines.

This tender opens numerous opportunities for businesses involved in mental health support and bereavement care. Companies skilled in delivering health services, therapeutic support, and community engagement can benefit substantially. The intention is to work closely with local agencies to ensure equitable and effective service delivery, thus making it ideal for organisations that can offer innovative, collaborative, and value-driven solutions. The service emphasises improving wellbeing, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice, making it a beneficial project for entities with experience in these areas.

## Notice

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 by 2 May 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Representations should be sent: ddicb.lcsf@nhs.net Award Decision Makers: Commissioning & Procurement Assurance Group (DDICB), Adult Mental Health Commissioning Team (DDICB), DDICB Chief Strategy and Delivery Officer/Deputy CEO DDICB Executive Team Derbyshire County Council Public Health Lead for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Conflicts of Interest: Nil identified by the Decision Makers and evidenced within the minutes of meetings held. Key criteria was assessed and included Quality, Innovation, Value, Integration, Collaboration, Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice, Social value. The providers are considered as having continued ability to meet the basic award criteria: Suitability to pursue a particular activity, Economic and financial standing and Technical and professional ability. Description of the Service The aim of the service is to support those bereaved by suicide to face the immediate, acute, disorientating, and painful experience of the first weeks and months after a suicide. The service also aims to support communities bereaved by suicide in partnership with local agencies and community groups. The delivery of this service will be based on the core standards and good practice model developed by SASP (Support After Suicide Partnership). The service will focus on evaluation, iteration and learning from the interventions. This will be key to ensuring that the service is effective, person-centred, and responsive to service users' needs, whilst also contributing to the evidence-base and informing the development of future provision. Aim: * To improve wellbeing * To provide clinically appropriate evidence based and relevant therapies/approaches as recommended by NICE clinical guidelines to the defined target population. * Access to the service will be equitable across Derby and Derbyshire * The service will be safe and effective, delivered by appropriately trained staff. * Practitioners within the service will receive clinical supervision from clinicians with appropriate expertise and experience. * The service will work together with all appropriate agencies involved in addressing psychological and practical needs. * The service will ensure equity of access and respond appropriately to the diversity of local need. * The service will be coproduced with people with lived experience. * The service will be proactive in raising awareness of the support it provides. * The service will ensure all those referred are contacted within 72 hrs (or less) of the death. * The service will ensure all those referred Receive a copy of the 'Help is at Hand' document, or another resource agreed with commissioners. * Conduct a follow-up assessment of support needs, enacting these accordingly. * Offer face to face support in community locations that are acceptable to the clients, are available across Derby and Derbyshire and remove any barriers to access the service. * Provide support and guidance through the Coroner's Inquest * Signpost to GP or mental health services if the bereaved person is identified as experiencing severe depression and/or is at risk of suicide. * Perform social auditing to identify other people who may be affected by the suicide e.g. school mates, work colleagues, neighbours. * Support those bereaved by suicide at key dates e.g. anniversary of death, birthday, Christmas.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

DDICB are intending to follow MSP process to award a contract for this service. The aim of the service is to support those bereaved by suicide to face the immediate, acute, disorientating, and painful experience of the first weeks and months after a suicide. The service also aims to support communities bereaved by suicide in partnership with local agencies and community groups. The delivery of this service will be based on the core standards and good practice model developed by SASP (Support After Suicide Partnership). The service will focus on evaluation, iteration and learning from the interventions. This will be key to ensuring that the service is effective, person-centred, and responsive to service users' needs, whilst also contributing to the evidence-base and informing the development of future provision. Aim: * To improve wellbeing * The service will offer and provide clinically appropriate evidence based and relevant therapies/approaches as recommended by the needs of the population and by NICE clinical guidelines to the defined target population, establishing the immediate support needs of the bereaved, enacting a plan for support, drawing on existing services/referral pathways. * Access to the service will be equitable across Derby and Derbyshire * The service will be safe and effective, delivered by appropriately trained staff, and where possible, professionally accredited in the treatment modality that is being delivered and within a governance framework. * Practitioners within the service will receive clinical supervision from clinicians with appropriate expertise and experience. * The service will work together with all appropriate agencies involved in addressing psychological and practical needs, drawing on all professional disciplines and evidence based therapeutic models. * The service will ensure equity of access and respond appropriately to the diversity of local need. * The service will be coproduced with people with lived experience. * The service will be proactive in raising awareness of the support it provides and the importance of timely support for those impacted by suicide * The service will ensure all those referred are contacted within 72 hrs (or less) of the death. * The service will ensure all those referred Receive a copy of the 'Help is at Hand' document, or another resource agreed with commissioners. * Conduct a follow-up assessment of support needs, enacting these accordingly. * Offer face to face support in community locations that are acceptable to the clients, are available across Derby and Derbyshire and remove any barriers to access the service. * Provide support and guidance through the Coroner's Inquest * Signpost to GP or mental health services if the bereaved person is identified as experiencing severe depression and/or is at risk of suicide. * Perform social auditing to identify other people who may be affected by the suicide e.g. school mates, work colleagues, neighbours. * Support those bereaved by suicide at key dates e.g. anniversary of death, birthday, Christmas. Objectives * To provide support to those who have been bereaved by suicide. * To reduce the stigma for those who have been bereaved by suicide. * To increase levels of hopefulness, satisfaction in daily activities and satisfaction in relationships in adults and children who are bereaved by suicide.

Options: This is a 3 year contract with the option of 2 further years extension at the discretion of the contracting authority

### 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 16th October 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034170-2024 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £405,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE ICB |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 3QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby North |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HARMLESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2024 at 13:41 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034170-2024
- 8 Oct 2024 at 06:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032153-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/derbyshire-integrated-care-board/

## Provenance

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