--- title: "Provision of Suicide Bereavement Support Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a4.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Aneurin Bevan University Health Board" published: "2026-09-07" --- # Provision of Suicide Bereavement Support Services Buyer: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a4.json) ## Summary Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is procuring specialist suicide bereavement support services across its full geographical area in South Wales, covering the health board’s communities in Gwent. The service is for people of any age affected by the death by suicide of someone aged 26 or over. It is intended to provide accessible, timely and person-centred support through a strong face-to-face offer. Required delivery includes community-based appointments, suitable home visits, peer support groups, and attendance at relevant community events. This is a health service requiring providers to support individuals and communities affected by suicide bereavement, with community engagement and direct work forming central parts of the requirement. The procurement reached tender: the buyer invited written offers through the Most Suitable Provider Process under the Welsh health services provider selection regime, using an open procedure. The tender submission deadline was 11 September 2026 at 17:00, following an amendment changing the original deadline. Bids were to remain valid until 10 September 2026 at 23:59. The proposed contract period is 1 October 2026 to 1 October 2030. The estimated value is £250,000. There is one lot, and evaluation is based on price. The award period was scheduled to start on 11 September 2026 at 12:00, with bid opening at the same time. A fee applies for accessing documents. This opportunity suits specialist bereavement, suicide-postvention, mental health or community support providers able to deliver person-centred services across a wide health-board area. Strong capability in face-to-face support is important, including community appointments, appropriate home visiting, peer-led or peer-supported groups, and engagement with local community events. Providers should have the operational capacity to offer accessible and timely support to people of different ages and to work with communities affected by suicide bereavement. Relevant clinical, safeguarding, community development and partnership-working experience would be well aligned with the requirement. The service also suits organisations able to maintain consistent delivery over a multi-year period and demonstrate the capacity to meet the required standard. ## Notice *INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE* This notice is an Intention to Award Notice published under the health services (provider selection regime) (Wales) regulations 2025. It confirms the intention to award a contract using The Most Suitable Provider Process (MSPP) in accordance with the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) regulations 2025. This procurement is for the continued provision of a specialist suicide bereavement support service for individuals of any age who have been affected by the death by suicide of a person aged 26 years or over. The service is required to operate across the full geographical area of ABUHB and provide accessible, timely and person-centred support to individuals and communities affected by suicide bereavement. The service must include a strong face-to-face element, with delivery encompassing, but not limited to: -Community-based appointments; -Home visits where appropriate and clinically or operationally suitable; -Peer support groups; and -Attendance and engagement at relevant community events. An Intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process (MSPP) notice was published to Sell2Wales on 22/07/2026 and expired on 05/08/2026 with no suppliers recording any interest in the requirement. Therefore, the health board assessed the provider identified as the most suitable provider against the relevant key criteria and applied the basic selection criteria to review the provider's performance. The health board is satisfied with the provider's response to the key criteria and is confident that the provider has the capability and capacity to deliver the service to the required standard throughout the proposed contract term. ABUHB intends to award the contract in accordance with the health services (provider selection regime) (Wales) regulations 2025 using the Most Suitable Provider Process. This notice starts the 8-calendar day notice and will end on 10/09/2026 at midnight. If you have any representations to be made on this notice, then please email the contact within the notice details. ### Lot Information Lot 1 *INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE* This notice is an Intention to Award Notice published under the health services (provider selection regime) (Wales) regulations 2025. It confirms the intention to award a contract using The Most Suitable Provider Process (MSPP) in accordance with the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) regulations 2025. This procurement is for the continued provision of a specialist suicide bereavement support service for individuals of any age who have been affected by the death by suicide of a person aged 26 years or over. The service is required to operate across the full geographical area of ABUHB and provide accessible, timely and person-centred support to individuals and communities affected by suicide bereavement. The service must include a strong face-to-face element, with delivery encompassing, but not limited to: -Community-based appointments; -Home visits where appropriate and clinically or operationally suitable; -Peer support groups; and -Attendance and engagement at relevant community events. An Intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process (MSPP) notice was published to Sell2Wales on 22/07/2026 and expired on 05/08/2026 with no suppliers recording any interest in the requirement. Therefore, the health board assessed the provider identified as the most suitable provider against the relevant key criteria and applied the basic selection criteria to review the provider's performance. The health board is satisfied with the provider's response to the key criteria and is confident that the provider has the capability and capacity to deliver the service to the required standard throughout the proposed contract term. ABUHB intends to award the contract in accordance with the health services (provider selection regime) (Wales) regulations 2025 using the Most Suitable Provider Process. This notice starts the 8-calendar day notice and will end on 10/09/2026 at midnight. If you have any representations to be made on this notice, then please email the contact within the notice details. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084368-2026 | | 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 | 7 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 10 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 1 Oct 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £250,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | 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 | Aneurin Bevan University Health Board | | Locality | NEWPORT | | Postcode area | Newport | | Postcode | NP18 3XQ | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport | | Local authority | Newport | | Electoral ward | Caerleon | | Westminster constituency | Newport East | | Delivery location | TLL16 Gwent Valleys, TLL21 Monmouthshire and Newport | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 7 Sep 2026 at 12:46 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084368-2026 - 2 Sep 2026 at 16:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083188-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - https://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - 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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