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title: "Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-133372"
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buyer: "LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT"
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# Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service

Buyer: LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-133372

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## Summary

The Welsh Government through its Corporate Procurement Services is currently conducting a procurement process for the Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service. This service aims to provide timely and proactive support to individuals affected by sudden deaths due to suspected suicide. The procurement is at the planning stage and has an active status, with a tender value of £450,000. The closing date for submissions is December 7, 2023, and the bid opening is scheduled for December 8, 2023, at 9:00 AM GMT in Cardiff. The service falls under the main procurement category of services and is open to businesses with expertise in offering similar support services.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses specialised in bereavement support services to compete and potentially secure a valuable contract with the Welsh Government. Companies with experience in dealing with sensitive and critical situations of sudden deaths, especially related to suicide, are well-suited to participate. The Welsh Government aims to establish a nationally recognised liaison service accessible to the public through various channels, including referral and self-referral. The successful bidder is expected to meet stringent criteria for timeliness, accessibility, professionalism, compassion, safety, and confidentiality in service delivery.

## Notice

The Welsh Government wishes to engage an agency that can ensure a consistent, timely, and proactive offer of support to people affected by sudden deaths that are unexplained or a suspected suicide. The provider must have demonstrable expertise gained through experience in this area of work.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The essential elements required of the service are: Timeliness - that a proactive offer of support is made within 48-72 hours of the death, but also that the agency responds quickly (within 24 hours) to people contacting them beyond this timeframe Accessibility - that support offers are accessible to the people choosing that type of support, either geographically (eg: we know in some areas long-distance travel is required to reach peer-support groups), digitally, or to meet particular communication requirements, sensory or learning disabilities Professional - that the liaison service is staffed by individuals who are suitably experienced, knowledgeable, and skilled, and potentially qualified, to respond to the specialised needs of people affected by suicide, and that appropriate supervisory and wellbeing support systems are in place to support the staff Compassionate - that the workforce is supported by a working environment that offers psychological safety, and that all workers understand what it feels like to be treated with compassion, so that they can ensure a compassionate response to the public Safe - that the agency and its workforce understand the principles and legislation relating to safeguarding and the needs of vulnerable groups. The successful Bidder should ensure that appropriate checks have been undertaken through the Disclosure and Barring Service for any personnel that are likely to come into contact with children, young people or vulnerable adults during the course of the Contract Confidential - those being served by the liaison agency can be confident that their conversations, and any records of their needs are confidential; their personal data and information is protected in line with the requirements of data protection legislation; and only used for the purposes of this service and the support they wish to engage with The outcome will be a nationally recognised bereavement liaison service that can be accessed either by signposting, referral, or recommendation through a range of agencies or self-referral."

Renewal: Option to extend contract term by up to a further 12 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=133372 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 2026 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £450,000 |
| Lots value | £450,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £395,900 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | CAERDYDD / CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | JAC LEWIS FOUNDATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 23 Apr 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=133372
- 2 Nov 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=133372

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV455923
  Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service - The Welsh Government wishes to engage an agency that can ensure a consistent, timely, and proactive offer of support to people affected by sudden deaths that are unexplained or a suspected suicide. The provider must have demonstrable expertise gained through experience in this area of work.
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475488
  Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service - The Welsh Government wishes to engage an agency that can ensure a consistent, timely, and proactive offer of support to people affected by sudden deaths that are unexplained or a suspected suicide. The provider must have demonstrable expertise gained through experience in this area of work.

## Notice URLs

- http://gov.wales
- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-133372
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

## Provenance

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