Awarded· 17 Jul 2025
Contract for the Provision of Bereavement Support
Hertfordshire County Council · East Hertfordshire, East of England
Hertfordshire County Council has awarded Contract for the Provision of Bereavement Support. It is a contract for other health and social care in East Hertfordshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Cruse Bereavement Support
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 16:17
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Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 12:00
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Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 15:22
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About this tender
In brief
Hertfordshire County Council has awarded Contract for the Provision of Bereavement Support. It is a contract for other health and social care in East Hertfordshire. The contract went to Cruse Bereavement Support. It was awarded on 17 July 2025. The contract value is £129,710.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 10 September 2025. The notice number is 055535-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-056350.
Summary of the contracting process
Hertfordshire County Council has awarded a contract titled "Contract for the Provision of Bereavement Support" under a Provider Selection Regime (PSR), a procurement method without a prior call for competition. This contract, valued at £129,710, is classified under community health services and focuses on supporting individuals through bereavement at any age.
The contract, which commenced on 4th August 2025, will run until 31st March 2028, with an option to extend up to two years until 31st March 2030. Located in Hertford, UKH23 region, the process follows the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, exempt from the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in similar service provisions or looking to diversify into bereavement support services could find this contract a conduit for growth within the Hertfordshire area.
The notice in full
Cruse Bereavement Support is a support Service for those bereaved at any age. It aims to promote the wellbeing of bereaved people and to enable anyone suffering a bereavement to understand their grief and cope with their loss.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Hertfordshire County Council has a requirement for a bereavement support service. The service provides information, support, and advice. Bereavement support can be provided one to one or as part of a Group with a bereavement support worker.
Advice is provided via telephone, email, or the via the internet. The service also runs an all-age helpline for young people age 5 to 18, and adults. The Council is intending to award this contract to our existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR.)
The contract will commence on 4th August 2025 until 3rd August 2028 with the option to extend for an additional 2 years until 3rd August 2030. 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
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Cruse Bereavement Support
- 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
- £129,710
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
- 055535-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056350
- 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 of England
- 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 of England · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Cruse Bereavement Support
- 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 Bereavement Support
Who won the Contract for the Provision of Bereavement Support contract?
Hertfordshire County Council awarded the contract to Cruse Bereavement Support on 17 July 2025.
How much is the Contract for the Provision of Bereavement Support contract worth?
The contract value is £129,710.
Who is the buyer for Contract for the Provision of Bereavement Support?
Hertfordshire County Council, based in East Hertfordshire, East of England.
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