Awarded contract

Contract for the Provision of Bereavement Support

Details

Value
£129,710
Topic
Community health services
Published
21 July 2025

Tender description

Cruse Bereavement Support is a support Service for those bereaved at any age. It aims to promote the wellbeing of bereaved people and to enable anyone suffering a bereavement to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Lot 1: Hertfordshire County Council has a requirement for a bereavement support service. The service provides information, support, and advice. Bereavement support can be provided one to one or as part of a Group with a bereavement support worker. Advice is provided via telephone, email, or the via the internet. The service also runs an all-age helpline for young people age 5 to 18, and adults. The Council is intending to award this contract to our existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR.) The contract will commence on 4th August 2025 until 3rd August 2028 with the option to extend for an additional 2 years until 3rd August 2030. The approximate life time value of this contract is stated in II.1.7 above and includes the value of any possible extensions.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date18 July 2025
  2. Completed: Award published21 July 2025
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About the buyer

Hertfordshire County Council is the local authority for Hertfordshire, and buys as a local government organisation. Every tender and quotation is advertised through Supply Hertfordshire, the council's electronic tendering portal. Nine public sector organisations across the county share Supply Hertfordshire as a joint procurement service. Registered suppliers receive automated email alerts when new tenders match their chosen category. Suppliers must also register on the Central Digital Platform to generate a Share Code for above-threshold procurements, a rule in effect since February 2025. Contracts carry the council's own terms and conditions for every goods, services and works purchase.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Hertfordshire County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85323000 · Community health services

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