Decision details

Currently, there is no service supporting people who have been bereaved by suicide operating in Leeds. This is a significant gap in service, Public Health is working with PP&PU to procure a service for Leeds, which will be in the form of a 3 year project with a full evaluation included within the specification. The potential start date of the contract is 1st April 2015 and the end date is 30th June 2018 (to allow for the evaluation to be completed).

A market sounding exercise has already been undertaken, which attracted limited market interest. It is now proposed to undertake a procurement exercise using the open competitive tender procedure based on a specification produced by Public Health. The project will involve the support workers undertaking active ‘postvention’ work (contacting survivors in the wake of suicide), running peer support groups, networking with and providing training to agencies in Leeds who work with this population. They will also have a role to support and coordinate a small number of volunteer group facilitators (around four volunteers). The total anticipated cost of the project is estimated to be around £220,000 and will be funded from the Public Health budget.