Published date: 21 January 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 23 October 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

tender_225351/816101

Published date

21 January 2020

Closing date

23 October 2019

Contract start date

23 October 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Up to 2017, we had seen three consecutive years of reductions in the suicide rate in the general population. However, despite these decreases, we have continued to see increases in teenagers aged 15-19. In addition, provisional data shows we will see a substantial increase in suicide registrations in 2018 in the general population, including increases in those aged 24 and under. We have a national ambition set out in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health to reduce the number of suicides by 10% by 2020/21. This is a key programme to support us in tackling the impact of harmful online suicide and self-harm content as part of our work to reduce suicides and self-harming, including amongst children and young people.
By supporting work to reduce suicides through tackling harmful content, which has been shown to be accessed by those feeling suicidal, this work will also support wider Departmental objectives to:
Improve people's health; strengthen the public health system and reduce inequalities;
Improve the lives and outcomes for people with mental health needs, dementia and disabilities.

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Award information

Awarded date

23 October 2019

Contract start date

23 October 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Total value of contract

£100,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Samaritan's

Address

The Samaritan's, The Upper Mill, Kingston Road, Ewell, Surrey, KT172AF

Reference

Charity Commission reference: 219432

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
England

Email

alexander.baker@dhsc.gov.uk