Official UK procurement notice
Cruse Bereavement Care · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract provides a single point of access for referrers and patients across Sussex to access specialist bereavement services for people bereaved by suicide, as well as a West Sussex service to provide information, advice and support for the same group.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice is to advise of an urgent award of contract in order to provide continuity…Awarded
This notice is to advise of an urgent award of contract in order to provide continuity and ensure patient safety whilst a Sussex-wide specification is completed and the commissioning direction confirmed. The reason for urgency is that there is no option to extend or novate the current contract from West Sussex County Council and therefore NHS Sussex ICB will need to maintain continuity of service by contracting directly with the existing Provider.
The Commissioner intends to review the services in line with neighbourhood team development before making a decision on whether to move to open procurement. This review will be undertaken during the term of the new contract.
The contract length is in order to ensure parity with other Sussex bereavement contracts which are being novated to the ICB. The award is for one year, during which time it will be assessed alongside Brighton and Hove and East Sussex services in order to plan for a Sussex wide service.
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance.
The lifetime value of this contract is £77,368.00 across the 12-month period between 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Feb 2026, 15:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 15:39 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009088- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061483Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
This award was made under an urgent circumstance in order to provide continuity and ensure patient safety whilst a Sussex wide specification is completed and the commissioning direction confirmed.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This award was made under an urgent circumstance in order to provide continuity and ensure patient safety whilst a Sussex wide specification is completed and the commissioning direction confirmed. There are no identified conflicts of interest. The procurement is approved by the Deputy Chief Delivery and Strategy Officer and Director of Strategic Commissioning.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruse Bereavement Support | £77,368 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009088-2026-1 · Cruse Bereavement Support
- Signed
- 29 Jan 2026
- Value
- £77,368
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHSEMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CRUSE Bereavement CareAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.