Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
White Rose House
Wakefield
WF1 1LT
wyicb-kirk.procurement@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://nhswyicb.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://nhswyicb.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Children and Young People’s Specialist Bereavement Service, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership) is looking to commission the provision of a Children and Young People’s Specialist Bereavement Service.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £750,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
An all-age review of bereavement provision recognized a gap in commissioned bereavement support for children and young people. The core bereavement support for a child is their family, friends and the professionals who know them, such as school, these individuals and professionals, it’s a life event which is sad and difficult but one which they live through and overcome. Unfortunately for some children and young people this is not the case and this service specification has been developed to provide a Specialist Bereavement Service. The service will provide support and therapy for children, young people and their families where a child or young person (CYP) has more prolonged and complex emotional and mental well-being needs due to bereavement.
We’re seeking a provider who can deliver an excellent inclusive and evidence based therapeutic approach to supporting children and young people who have been bereaved. The service will need to offer a range of therapies to meet individual need, as the age range and abilities of children can vary so widely. The service must be able to adapt their provision to meet the needs of children with neurodiversity, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those who have developmental trauma.
The service will need to have strong governance and safeguarding policies and practice in place to ensure the children and young people are safe.
The service provider will be expected to work as part of Wakefield Families Together, which emphasizes working together across services and agencies. The service provider will need to work partnership with a number of services, including where appropriate with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
In Wakefield, schools and services use the Wakefield Resilience Framework to support the delivery of services which will help our children and young people to feel happy, healthy and safe living in communities where they can achieve their potential and their dreams.
Grief is a normal reaction to the death of someone close, a sibling, parents, grandparents, other relatives and friends. Although often seen as primarily emotional, grief is multi-facetted with physical, cognitive, spiritual and behavioural dimensions, and grief can begin before the death, for example where there is a palliative diagnosis. For many children and young people, bereavement also brings life changes and challenges alongside adjusting to and developing a new life without the person who died.
Many children, young people and parents/carers find that their inner resources, combined with support from family and friends, are sufficient to help them manage their distress and the life changes and adjustments triggered by loss.
Support to help children, young people, parents and families to manage their grief range from the provision of information through community and school-based resources, and support with resilience and emotional literacy, to more intensive, specialist help.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £750,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2024
End date
31 March 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
8 November 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
8 November 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom