Published date: 19 October 2021

Last edited date: 19 October 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 22 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

    • Guidance services - 85312310

    • Counselling services - 85312320

    • Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions - 85312400

Location of contract

PO1 2BJ

Value of contract

£476,000 to £900,000

Procurement reference

P00004584

Published date

19 October 2021

Closing date

22 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2022

Contract end date

28 February 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Portsmouth City Council are seeking to go out to tender on behalf of our partners in Hampshire, Southampton and the Isle of Wight for a Bereavement Support Service.

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) footprint has been allocated funding for a Suicide Prevention Programme.

The overarching programme focuses on three of the main priority areas identified in the National Suicide Prevention Strategy:
o middle-aged men (aged 35-54 years), who remain at the highest risk of suicide
o people who use mental health services, who account for around a third of all suicides in England
o people who self-harm, which is the biggest indicator of suicide risk.

In addition to the three priorities identified above, is support for people bereaved by suicide or suspected suicide.

The purpose of the service will be to provide:
o Single Point of Access: provision on bereavement support to those affected by suicide or suspected suicide from the point of bereavement
o Information Provision, Awareness Raising and Partnership Working; and,
o Training: Provision of training to upskill existing services including statutory and voluntary organisations.

The council is aiming to commence the service on 1st March 2022 pending assessment of suitable bids by providers.

The initial contract term will be for 1 year with possibility of extending the term by a further 2 years to a maximum total term of 3 years in increments to be agreed, subject to the agreement and performance of both parties.

The estimated value of the contract is ?476,000 over the three-year maximum term. As it stands, the initial ?240,000 for year 1 is secure with the ?118,000 per annum for years 2 and 3 not confirmed however NHS England has advised the commissioners to plan for the service to run over the three years. Commissioners are currently putting together their submission to obtain funding for financial year 22/23.

Commissioners will work towards securing additional funding in years 2 and 3 to align to year 1 funding. Should this be the case then the total contract value could be in the region of ?720,000. The annual value of the contract may therefore vary over the lifetime of the contract.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Service

Address

Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2BJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

023 9268 8235

Email

procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk