Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Bereavement Services (Contract Award)
Authority: NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is intended to communicate that NHS Mid and South Essex ICB (herein referred to as the 'Authority') has awarded a contract to an existing provider, under the Provider Selection Regime DAP C process, following the publication of the 'Intention to Award Notice' (Notice Number: 2025/S 000-024392 | Notice Reference: 2025-043356) on the 21st May 2025.
The Authority has observed the standstill period from the 22nd May 2025 until the 03rd June 2025 and did not receive representation from the market. The Authority is publishing this Corrigendum notice to conclude this process and formally award for the provision of Specialist Bereavement Services to the provider Listening Ear. The duration is for a 6 month term from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2025. The total aggregate value of the contract value over the term is is £131,196.60
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Specialist Bereavement service offer is bespoke and the provision supports service…Awarded
The Specialist Bereavement service offer is bespoke and the provision supports service users who are impacted by suicide. The service aim is to reduce the profound effect a death by suicide can have on families, professionals and communities. There is clear evidence that one suicide can trigger a cluster of other suicides where up to 135 individuals can be impacted by a single death by suicide. This service provides improved and valuable support for those bereaved or affected by suicide and reduces the risk of further suicides. The service integrates well with other services across the wellbeing pathway within MSE, to support services users.
The Contracting Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following a direct award process C. The existing provider is satisfying the requirements of the original contract. The provider has been assessed against the criteria specified for this DAP C process, and the supplier meets the requirements specified, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract.
The contract is for a 12 month term from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The total contract value over the term is £131,196.60.
The incumbent provider is currently meeting contractual requirements in line with the service specification. The 5 criteria were weighted Quality & Innovation 25%; Value 20%; Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 20%, Access Health Inequalities and Choice 15%; Social Value 20%. Key criteria was specified and assessed against each criteria based on current service delivery model and performance.
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
- 21 May 2025, 19:51 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2025, 08:56 BST
- Authority reference
ACE-0820-2025-MSE- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029693- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051c58Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
‘This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 03rd June 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on the 03rd June 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded: this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written Representations should be sent to cariad.burgess@attain.co.uk The decision makers for award in this instance are the Mid and South Essex ICB Executive Board. There were no conflicts of interest declared by the decision makers. The 5 criteria were weighted Quality & Innovation 25%; Value 20%; Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 20%, Access Health Inequalities and Choice 15%; Social Value 20%. Key criteria was specified and assessed against each criteria based on current service delivery model and performance. The incumbent provider is currently meeting contractual requirements in line with the service specification. The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably. The provider is an existing provider, who is currently satisfying the requirements of the existing contract. The provider has been assessed against the criteria specified for this DAP C process, and the supplier meets the requirements specified, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated4 Jun 2025, 08:56 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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| — | TextVI.3 | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers mu… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. This notice is intended t… |
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISTENING EARSME | £131,197 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024392-2025-Specialist Bereavement Services-1 · LISTENING EARSME
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £131,197
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LISTENING EARAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.