Published date: 20 October 2023

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: 21 November 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

Location of contract

S9 4EU

Value of contract

£0 to £750,000

Procurement reference

CF-1954700D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

20 October 2023

Closing date

21 November 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2024

Contract end date

28 February 2026

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The overarching aim of the Service is to ensure that accessible information and timely support is available to all those exposed, affected or bereaved by (suspected) suicide in order to minimise the emotional impact, promote recovery and reduce further suicides. If people do not wish to access the service "right now" follow ups to be done to see if support is required. Follow up information will be provided at inquests including on support available to access.

The objectives of the Service are to:

• Identify people who have been exposed, affected or bereaved by suicide, as soon as possible through the development of an effective pathway and referral processes that connects across the wider geographical footprint;

• Provide timely and accessible practical and emotional support through a Freephone helpline; and

• Alleviating the distress and facilitate the healing of those exposed to or bereaved by suicide with impact demonstrated through the use of evidence-based evaluation tools.

• Provide adult bereavement counselling, where appropriate.

NHS South Yorkshire ICB Rotherham Place are agreeing longer term contracts to reduce the administrative burden of constant re procurements and offer further stability to providers. However, it should be noted that the awarding of the contract is not a guarantee of future work.

Beyond the initial activity profile, which is provided in the documents and confirmed at tender stage for the first 12 months of the Contract, all future year's activity will be agreed on an annual basis dependent on demand / system capacity, ongoing developments and actual funding availability at that time.

The available budget which must not be exceeded is £150,000 per annum. Up to £750,000 over the lifetime of the Contract.

The Contract will be for a term of three years with the opportunity to extend for two years subject to mutual agreement between the successful Bidder and the Authority. The maximum term of Contract is consequently five years.

More information

Additional text

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Tony Squires

Address

NHS South Yorkshire ICB
Sheffield
S9 4EU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+441143054212

Email

syicb.procurement@nhs.net