Awarded· 26 May 2025
Contract for the Provision of Baby Loss Counselling Service
Hertfordshire County Council · East Hertfordshire, East
Hertfordshire County Council has awarded Contract for the Provision of Baby Loss Counselling Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in East Hertfordshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 21 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Pregnancy Expectations Trauma and Loss Society (petals
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 16:07
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 11:34
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About this tender
In brief
Hertfordshire County Council has awarded Contract for the Provision of Baby Loss Counselling Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in East Hertfordshire. The contract went to Pregnancy Expectations Trauma and Loss Society (petals. It was awarded on 26 May 2025. The contract value is £340,400.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 21 July 2025. The notice number is 041617-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-052861.
Summary of the contracting process
Hertfordshire County Council has awarded a contract for the provision of a Baby Loss Counselling Service under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), effective from 15th July 2025 and continuing until 14th July 2028, with an option to extend for an additional two years.
The contract, valued at £340,400, addresses community health services, specifically counselling support for parents grieving the loss of an unborn or very young baby through illness or early termination. The procurement process was conducted through direct award, bypassing the typical competitive procedures under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and the contract was formally awarded on 11th June 2025.
This service is located in the region UKH23, highlighting its local community impact. It is well-suited for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a proven track record in providing emotional support and counselling.
The notice in full
The service is a counselling service to support parents after the loss of an unborn baby or very young baby, either through illness or early termination. The service provides counselling from trained staff via a range of methods. The service records the wellbeing of the people who use the service before and after their counselling to demonstrate that the service is helping them.
Most bereaved parents or couples have 4 or 5 sessions, but this can be extended if needed.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The service is a counselling service to support parents after the loss of an unborn baby or very young baby, either through illness or early termination. The service provides counselling from trained staff via a range of methods. The service records the wellbeing of the people who use the service before and after their counselling to demonstrate that the service is helping them.
Most bereaved parents or couples have 4 or 5 sessions, but this can be extended if needed. The Council is intending to award this contract to our existing provider using Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The contract will commence on 11th June 2025 until 31st May 2028, with the option to extend for 2 years.
The approximate life time value of this contract is stated in II.1.7 above and includes the value of any possible extensions.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Pregnancy Expectations Trauma and Loss Society (petals
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Buyer's portal
- In-Tend
Values
- Contracts value
- £340,400
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 041617-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052861
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Town
- Stevenage
- Postcode
- SG13 8DQ
- Electoral ward
- Hertford Castle
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Delivery area
- Hertfordshire CC
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- North and East Hertfordshire
- Area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Hertford, SG13 8DQ · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Pregnancy Expectations Trauma and Loss Society (petals
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Contract for the Provision of Baby Loss Counselling Service
Who won the Contract for the Provision of Baby Loss Counselling Service contract?
Hertfordshire County Council awarded the contract to Pregnancy Expectations Trauma and Loss Society (petals on 26 May 2025.
How much is the Contract for the Provision of Baby Loss Counselling Service contract worth?
The contract value is £340,400.
Who is the buyer for Contract for the Provision of Baby Loss Counselling Service?
Hertfordshire County Council, based in East Hertfordshire, East.
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