--- title: "Provision of Cheshire & Merseyside Suicide Bereavement Postvention Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a62b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a62b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a62b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a62b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WIRRAL COUNCIL" published: "2025-10-01" --- # Provision of Cheshire & Merseyside Suicide Bereavement Postvention Service Buyer: WIRRAL COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a62b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a62b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a62b.json) ## Summary The public procurement process initiated by Wirral Council seeks to appoint a provider for the "Provision of Cheshire & Merseyside Suicide Bereavement Postvention Service". This tender falls under the health and social work services category, specifically providing services needed to support individuals affected by suicide. The service is intended for delivery across the Cheshire and Merseyside regions. Currently in the tender stage, submissions are due by 3rd November 2025, with the procurement process observed under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract is valued at £540,000 and involves a competitive open procedure facilitated through The Chest Portal. This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in psychiatric support, community mental health services, and counselling, especially those already experienced in dealing with bereavement support services. Organisations equipped to offer innovative, integrated mental health solutions that improve access and reduce health inequalities would find this contract particularly relevant. The criteria for awarding the contract emphasise quality, value for money, and social value, encouraging submissions from providers capable of delivering sustainable and effective support services tailored to the needs of the bereaved, thereby contributing to social well-being and economic resilience in the community. ## Notice Suicide is an individual tragedy, life-altering for those bereaved and a traumatic event for the community and local services involved. The impact on family, friends, workplaces, schools and communities can be devastating; it carries a huge financial burden for the local economy and contributes to worsening inequalities. Suicide is a major public health issue and a leading cause of years of life lost. Suicide can have a profound effect on the local community, and in addition to immediate family and friends, many others will be affected in some way. They include neighbours, school friends and work colleagues, but also people whose work brings them into contact with suicide such as emergency and rescue workers, healthcare professionals, teachers, the police, faith leaders and witnesses to the incident. There may be a risk of copycat suicides in a community, particularly among young people, if another young person or a high-profile celebrity dies by suicide. Effective and timely emotional and practical support for individuals and families bereaved or affected by suicide is essential to help the grieving process, prevent further or longer-term emotional distress and to support recovery. There is some evidence that referral to specialist bereavement counselling and other bereavement support can be helpful for people who actively seek it. The provision of support after a suicide is critical to addressing suicide risk and to improve the mental wellbeing of people who have been bereaved by suicide. Children, young people and adults who are bereaved or affected by a suspected suicide are themselves at increased risk of suicide , psychiatric admission and depression . Providing support after a suspected suicide can reduce this risk, especially when tailored to the person's needs . In addition, post suicide interventions can promote community mental health awareness and resilience and support wider initiatives to tackle health inequalities and social exclusion. Thus, suicide bereavement support can mitigate the following: * Risk - those bereaved by suicide have a greater risk of dying by suicide; * Impact - the impact of bereavement by suicide is significant and different in nature to other sudden deaths with subsequent impacts on the wider community linking to social exclusion, poor education and employment outcomes; * Demand - the increased demands on health, social care and support services. A person's death by suicide has far reaching implications that stretch beyond the immediate family, with it being suggested that 135 people can be affected by each suicide . This notion is supported by a recent large-scale national study on bereavement by suicide where the most common relationship reported was the loss of a friend to suicide . Therefore, interventions that support those bereaved by suicide (i.e. postvention) can have a significant impact both to the bereaved and to the wider economy. The impact of suicide on the bereaved can vary depending on the relationship and time since the death. Adverse effects of bereavement by suicide include financial problems, unemployment, relationship break-up, deterioration in physical and mental health, substance use, increase in casual sexual relationships, suicidal thoughts and also dying by suicide , , . These behaviours can continue to be problematic for the bereaved well beyond 12 months after the death of a loved one. The evidence revealed in the literature indicates that the nature of suicide bereavement support should necessarily be different to other forms of bereavement support. The range of impacts is wide and can be particularly significant, not least the fact that those people bereaved by suicide are at greater risk of suicide themselves. Research conducted in 2016 by UCL found that people bereaved by the sudden death of a friend or family member were 65 per cent more likely to attempt suicide themselves if the deceased friend or family themselves died by suicide . ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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. Utilising The competitive process of the PSR. All the submissions must be made via Chest Portal. Award criteria as follows: Quality and innovation 30% Value for Money (Including Pricing Schedule) 20% Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 20% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 20% Social value - 10% Additional information: The services will be procured under Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 utilising The Competitive Process ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061456-2025 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | 3 Nov 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £540,000 | | Lots value | £540,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WIRRAL COUNCIL | | Locality | WALLASEY | | Post town | Chester | | Postcode | CH44 8ED | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD74 Wirral | | Local authority | Wirral | | Electoral ward | Seacombe | | Westminster constituency | Wallasey | | Delivery location | TLD74 Wirral | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 1 Oct 2025 at 15:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061456-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://www.the-chest.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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