--- title: "CEREDIGION BEREAVEMENT SERVICE" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0593b1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0593b1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0593b1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0593b1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)" published: "2025-09-04" --- # CEREDIGION BEREAVEMENT SERVICE Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0593b1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0593b1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0593b1.json) ## Summary The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the Ceredigion Bereavement Service, under the Provider Selection Regime Wales. The service will fall under the industry category of Community Health Services and aims to expand bereavement services in the North and South Ceredigion Cluster Areas. The procurement process uses the Most Suitable Provider Process to award the contract, focusing on a service model that addresses rural accessibility and bilingual delivery. Key future dates include a notice planned for release on 1st October 2025, with the process guided by the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. This tender offers significant business opportunities for providers specialising in community health services and those capable of delivering bilingual services in Welsh and English. Organisations with the capability to offer in-person bereavement care, particularly in remote rural settings, will be well-suited to compete for this contract. The emphasis on reaching hard-to-access areas provides an opportunity for businesses with robust transport or outreach capabilities to expand their services in a region with high demand for mental health and wellbeing support. ## Notice Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) have an opportunity to expand their provisions of Bereavement Services for the North and South Ceredigion Cluster Areas and are looking to commission a suitable provider to undertake this work for the County's population. The successful provider will need to be able to communicate and liaise with our population through the medium of Welsh and provide in-person home contacts to the hard-to-reach areas across the rural geography due to limited public transport options, and patients' inability to travel independently, therefore, this would be a critical factor for the service provision. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) have an opportunity to expand their provisions of Bereavement Services for the North and South Ceredigion Cluster Areas and are looking to commission a suitable provider to undertake this work for the County's population. The successful provider will need to be able to communicate and liaise with our population through the medium of Welsh and provide in-person home contacts to the hard-to-reach areas across the rural geography due to limited public transport options, and patients' inability to travel independently, therefore, this would be a critical factor for the service provision. The Requirement To deliver a bereavement and anticipatory grief service to adults aged over 18 years in order to support a patients bereavement recovery and adjust to life after loss via various mediums including but not limited to, telephone, virtually via a suitable online platform and in person. There is a key focus on the in person approach to this service therefore an outreach model is essential. Due to the rurality of the area and the patient demographic, the ability to travel to patients to deliver the service in their own homes is essential to mitigate any factors that would limit patients ability to engage with the service Ceredigion has a high number of Welsh Speakers therefore it is expected that the service would be provided bilingually. The successful provider must: - Deliver a person centred bereavement service for adults aged 18 years and over throughout the County of Ceredigion - Deliver the service bilingually in Welsh and English - Offer an outreach service model to ensure that those unable to travel have the same equity of access - Work collaboratively with other public and third sector organisations to improve access to bereavement care for all, helping to safeguard primary care, by reducing the number of client visits to GPs - Support HDUHB strategy on health prevention and community resilience. - Promote Partnership working - Improve Mental Health & Wellbeing ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053744-2025 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Sep 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Sep 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) | | Locality | CARDIFF | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF15 7QZ | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend | | Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf | | Electoral ward | Taff's Well | | Westminster constituency | Cardiff North | | Delivery location | TLL14 South West Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 4 Sep 2025 at 07:48 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053744-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.htm - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=154569 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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