Pipeline Framework: Greenwich Bereavement Counselling Service

A pipeline has been launched for Greenwich Bereavement Counselling Service.The contract start Date is 1 April 2022. Approach to market date is 10 December 2021.South East London CCG- Greenwich Borough is requesting expressions of interest for a Greenwich based bereavement counselling service for the residents of Greenwich Borough. The aim of the service is to provide good quality, cost effective bereavement support including counselling to residents of Greenwich.The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 year period. The annual contract value is £52,500. The total contract value for the 5 year period is £262,500.The client group will be residents who identify themselves, or who have been identified as in need of bereavement counselling including all sectors of the population, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, or housing status.The Service will provide bereavement support including counselling to clients who have been bereaved including children. The service will provide a minimum of 400 bereavement support sessions in total per quarter, subject to demand, and train new Bereavement Volunteers’ as appropriate to maintain a good quality service.The service should be flexible and accessible so as to be able to reach all people within the area in need of bereavement support.This contract opportunity is limited to voluntary sector/ charitable organisations who have suitable premised in South East London. Interested voluntary sector/charitable organisations must express an interest via Pro-contract e-tendering portal. Bidders needs to register on Pro-contract if they are not registered already. This can be done by clicking the below link.Once registered, you can express an interest in this project and submit the EOI form by clicking the following link to this specific project:Duly completed EOI form must be submitted via the messaging facility for the above project on Pro-Contract e-tendering portal. Please note that any expressions of interests by any other means will not be considered.The deadline for expression of interest is 17:00 on 10 December 2021. 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.Any communications or clarification questions about this contract opportunity must be via the messaging facility for this project on Pro-contract e-tendering portal. The deadline for any clarification question is 17:00 on 3rd December 2021.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT, 1 Lower Marsh, 1st Floor, LONDON SE1 7NT. Email: amy.leigh-hughes@nhs.net (Amy Hughes)