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Awarded· 26 Nov 2025

Suicide Bereavement Services

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board · Exeter, South West

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board has awarded Suicide Bereavement Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Exeter.

Source: Find a Tender, published 8 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Pete's Dragons

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 17:01

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  3. 2026

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 13:11

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board has awarded Suicide Bereavement Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Exeter. The contract went to Pete's Dragons. It was awarded on 26 November 2025. The contract value is £759,878.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 8 January 2026. The notice number is 001460-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f44d.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board has undertaken a procurement process for a contract titled "Suicide Bereavement Services" under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This process utilised a Direct Award procedure, specifically without prior publication of a competitive call, and is scheduled to commence on 1st April 2026, culminating on 31st March 2028. The primary industry category is Health Services, designated under the CPV code 85100000.

The procurement, which has now concluded with an awarded contract valued at £759,878, involves a service that includes a real-time surveillance system for bereavement services and is based in Exeter, United Kingdom (UKK4 region). The final contract was officially awarded on 8th January 2026, and no representations or conflicts of interest were reported during the contracting process.

The direct award to Pete's Dragons, already a proven supplier in this sector, underscores the preference for experienced providers who can meet service standards effectively. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) with agile responses and bespoke health service offerings may find such contracts beneficial for enhancing their portfolio within the health services industry.

The notice in full

Suicide Bereavement Services with Real Time Surveillance System

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    This is Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Devon sought to procure Suicide Bereavement Services with Real Time Surveillance System. It is intending to award a contract for a period of 2 years commencing 01 April 2026 to the existing provider, Pete's Dragons, following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime.

    The lifetime value of the contract is PS759,878

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Pete's Dragons
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

Values

Contracts value
£759,878

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
001460-2026
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f44d
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board is based in Exeter. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Exeter
Town
Exeter
Postcode
EX2 5AZ
Electoral ward
Priory
Constituency
Exeter
Delivery area
Devon
Region
South West
Sub-region
Devon CC
Area
Devon
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Contact
Tracey Kerslake
Address
Exeter, EX2 5AZ · South West · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Pete's Dragons
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Suicide Bereavement Services

Who won the Suicide Bereavement Services contract?

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Pete's Dragons on 26 November 2025.

How much is the Suicide Bereavement Services contract worth?

The contract value is £759,878.

Who is the buyer for Suicide Bereavement Services?

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board, based in Exeter, South West. The named contact is Tracey Kerslake.

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