Published date: 7 January 2022
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Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£221,000 to £331,500
Procurement reference
WA12177
Published date
7 January 2022
Closing date
26 January 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2024
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group on behalf of Buckinghamshire Council, Buckinghamshire CCG, Berkshire West CCG, Frimley CCG, Slough Borough Council, Windsor & Maidenhead Borough Council, Bracknell Forest Council, West Berkshire District Council, Reading Borough Council and Wokingham Borough Council seeks to commission a Suicide Bereavement Support service for the residents of Thames Valley but excluding Milton Keynes.
The provider will offer telephony support that will offer listening, practical and advocacy support to people across the Thames Valley and the BOB ICS footprint, who are experiencing issues that impact on their wellbeing as a result of bereavement by suicide. It will not provide professional counselling services.
The overall aim of this service is to provide both emotional and practical support to families, close friends and colleagues who have been bereaved by suicide or suspected suicide and use onward referrals and signposting for those who require further/enhanced support. This is intended to improve the resilience, functioning and wellbeing of those who have been affected by suicide.
The specific aims of this service are:
• to reduce the distress experienced by people after a suicide.
• to reduce stigma and isolation felt by people bereaved by suicide.
• to improve the mental wellbeing of service users enabling them to return to functioning within their day-to-day life.
• to reduce demand for mental health and other services.
• to reduce risk of suicide in those who have been bereaved/affected by suicide.
• to reduce the risk of linked suicides and the emergence of clusters.
The initial contract term will be for 2 years from 1st April 2022, with an optional extension of any period(s) up to a maximum of a further 1 year, as defined and at the discretion of the commissioners.
The financial envelope is £110,500 per annum.
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
More information
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Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system In-Tend, available on the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
In order to submit a bid, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then complete a response as specified within the procurement documents.
On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence.
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
The contract value of this procurement is under the Light Touch Regime threshold and therefore the rules of this Regime do not apply.
About the buyer
Contact name
Donna Harrington
Address
Jubilee House, 5510 John Smith Drive, Oxford Business Park South
Oxford
OX4 2LH
England
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