Published date: 23 August 2021

Last edited date: 23 August 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: 20 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

  • Counselling services - 85312320

    • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

PO1 2BJ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

P00004560

Published date

23 August 2021

Closing date

20 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Portsmouth City Council are seeking to consult with the market on behalf of our partners in Hampshire, Southampton and the Isle of Wight prior to going out to tender 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.

Attached is some further information along with a questionnaire which we encourage interested parties to complete and return by the return deadline.

More information

Links

Additional text

Portsmouth City Council is currently undertaking a market engagement exercise for the following project - Support service for people bereaved by suicide.

The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend,

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current

Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project.

Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk


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