2223-0314 North Central London Support-after-Suicide Service

Concepts

• suicide service
• guidance and counselling
• departments of public health
• practical support
• national suicide prevention transformation programme
• thrive london real time surveillance system
• dedicated support service
• boroughs of the north central london
• mental health services
• aim of the service

Location

London:

Description

A service to provide emotional and practical support for those bereaved or otherwise impacted by a death by suicide.

Total Quantity or Scope

On behalf of the Departments of Public Health of the five boroughs of the North Central London (NCL) integrated care partnership (Camden, Islington, Haringey, Barnet and Enfield), Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for a service to provide emotional and practical support for those bereaved or otherwise impacted by a death by suicide. The service will be provided across all five NCL boroughs. Each death by suicide has profound, wide-ranging, intergenerational, economic and emotional consequences for those directly bereaved, for those impacted and for a society as a whole. A dedicated support service to provide support after suicide has been in place in NCL since October 2020, in line with the national suicide prevention transformation programme which has recognised this area as a priority. Identifying those affected by suicide has been supported by the development of the Thrive London Real Time Surveillance System (RTSS) for suspected suicides. The requirement The aim of the service is to support those bereaved by suicide to face the immediate, acute, disorientating and painful experience of the first weeks and months after a suicide. The service also aims to support those otherwise affected by suicide including those bereaved in the past, and impacted individuals, groups or communities, in partnership with local agencies and community groups. The service will be available to anyone affected by a suicide who lives, works or volunteers in the boroughs, and to anyone affected by a suicide that occurs within the five boroughs, regardless of the potential service user’s location. We expect the service to offer individual support, group-based and community-based support. At a minimum, we require a service to provide: • Pro-active contact and offer of support to those referred and who self-refer • Provision of verbal and written information • An assessment of need from a qualified person • One-to-one emotional support with flexible contact options • Support with the practical tasks and impacts of bereavement by suicide, such as dealing with the police, funeral arrangements or visiting the place of death as well as accessing legal advice or financial support • Advocacy and liaison support, such as offering to accompany clients at inquests, dealing with the media, advocating for clients by speaking to professionals or statutory agencies on their behalf • Signposting and/or referral on to other support services, such as housing, employment support, mental health services, GPs, or other bereavement or peer support, where appropriate Full details of the service requirements are available in the service specification. Additional information: Potential providers must be aware that TUPE may or may not apply to this service. Further details will be available in the invitation to tender.

Renewal Options

The contract period will be for 24 months from an estimated start date of 1 October 2023 with three further options to extend for up to 12 months each (maximum 60 months).

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

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