Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c98-7497-7261-8169-fd5d8b0040e2/bereavement-services-for-adults-and-children-lambeth-sel-ccg awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Bereavement Services for Adults and Children - Lambeth - SEL CCG [N e L Commissioning Support Unit](https://tendernation.io/buyers/n-e-l-commissioning-support-unit) Estimated value £40,000 to £120,000 Published 2 Feb 2022 Deadline Closed 18 Feb 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender NHS South East London CCG (Lambeth borough) is seeking expressions of interest from voluntary sector providers of Bereavement Support services for Adults and Children. The service will provide the highest standard bereavement support, counselling, information and advice to anyone who has been bereaved by death; offer training, support, information and publications to those working to care for bereaved people; and increase public awareness of the needs of bereaved people through education and information services. The services will involve the provision of bereavement support by a fully trained volunteer on a one-to-one basis for a number of negotiated sessions through one-to-one in-person support, telephone or online support or in support groups. The specification includes the provision of information, advice, education and training services to any individual or organisation that requires it and services which are accessible, flexible, non-stigmatising and cost-effective, which may include: - Online access to information - A helpline - Individual face-to-face bereavement support from a trained volunteer - Welfare rights information - Information about other agencies who can help The population covered will be the GP registered population of the borough of Lambeth, or individuals residing in the borough of Lambeth but not registered with any GP in any borough. This is a reserved contract opportunity and is open only to organisations who meet both of the following criteria: - organisations who are designated as a Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) or Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) (see definitions below); and - organisations located in South East London (London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bexley, Greenwich or Bromley) It is expected that the contract will start on 1st July 2022 and run for a period of 24 months until 30 June 2024 with an annual value of £40,000 (including irrecoverable VAT). The contract may be extended for a further period of up to 12 months at the CCG's discretion. Therefore, if extended, the contract will have a total duration of 36 months and a total value of £120,000 (including irrecoverable VAT). The EOI process will be facilitated entirely online via the ProContract portal. [procontract.due-north.com/Advert](https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=6454e323-067d-ec11-8110-005056b64545) Interested providers are required to express an interest in this project and complete the expression of interest (EOI) questionnaire available on the tender portal before Friday 18th February 2022 at 12:00 (noon). Any expressions of interest received after this deadline will not be considered. Please note that the contract will be awarded without further publication. Interested organisations must express their interest as instructed in this notice if they wish to take part in this procurement process and no further opportunity notice will be published (in line with Regulation 75 (1)(b) of the PCR 2015). Additional information: EOI responses will be evaluated using the criteria set out in the online questionnaire. Should only one suitable EOI be received, SEL CCG reserves the right to undertake a negotiated procedure to award the contract (where only one EOI is received, the awarded contract start date may be sooner than 01/07/2022). Where multiple suitable EOIs are received before the stated deadline from capable providers in response to this request for expressions of interest, SEL CCG will publish a procurement opportunity to only those providers who have submitted EOIs in response to this EOI notice in early 2022. Any communications or clarification questions about this contract opportunity must be submitted be via the messaging facility for this project on ProContract e-tendering portal. The deadline for any clarification questions is 12:00 noon on 11th February 2022. This decision to reserve this contract opportunity is in line with PPN 11/20 "Reserving Below Threshold Contracts". The following definitions will apply to the reservation of the opportunity: - Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME): Any business with fewer than 250 employees and either an annual turnover below £45m or a total balance sheet less than £40m. - Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs): Any organisation (incorporated or not) working with a social purpose. This ranges from small community based groups / schemes, through to larger registered charities and social enterprises, public service mutuals and cooperatives that operate locally, regionally and nationally. - Supplier Location: Where the supplier is based or established in South East London (London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bexley, Greenwich or Bromley) and has substantive business operations in one of more of these boroughs. In this context, this means having a registered office or other permanent base in the borough from which meaningful business operations have been conducted for at least 12 months. London Shared Services (previously NELCSU) is managing this process on behalf of NHS South East London CCG (The Authority). The services to which this advert relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) and the "Light Touch Regime" (LTR) governing the procurement of Health, Social, Education and Other service contracts. This contract is below the LTR thresholds. Neither the reference to the "Open Procedure" or the use of the term "Tender process", nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that The Authority intends to hold itself bound to any of the Regulations, save those applicable to below-threshold contracts for Schedule 3 services. 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