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Postvention service for under 18s who have been bereaved by suicide

Public Health Agency · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:28.

Opportunity overview

The PHA is tendering for the provision of postvention services for CYP aged 4-17 who have been bereaved by suicide; and for the provision of community capacity awareness training for people who, within their professional role, support CYP who have been bereaved by suicide. The Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of the Public Health Agency (PHA) wish to carry out a market engagement with providers interested in delivering a Postvention service for under 18s who have been bereaved by suicide. This Preliminary Market Engagement will take the form of a Briefing Paper and Questionnaire for providers to respond to. The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement and gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services, and also to make potential Providers aware in advance of key service requirements and the introduction of the New Procurement Act 2023 as well as Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Notes (PPN) relating to Social Value (01/21) & Human Rights (05/21) that will be included in any future Tender.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV85312300 — Guidance and counselling services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-051106
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Id
85312300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Guidance and counselling services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
020517-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
12 May 2025, 14:24

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
9 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
The Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of the Public Health Agency (PHA) wish to carry out a market engagement with providers interested in delivering a Postvention service for under 18s who have been bereaved by suicide. This Preliminary Market Engagement will take the form of a Briefing Paper and Questionnaire for providers to respond to. The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement and gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services, and also to make potential Providers aware in advance of key service requirements and the introduction of the New Procurement Act 2023 as well as Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Notes (PPN) relating to Social Value (01/21) & Human Rights (05/21) that will be included in any future Tender. The Preliminary Market Engagement Briefing Paper and Appendix 1 – Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire are available on eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk) under Resource ID/CfT number: 5923374 Please ensure you are registered with eTendersNI under Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Code ‘85000000 Health and social work services’. Your response to this Pre-Tender Market Engagement Paper must be completed in ‘Appendix 1 – CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire’ and submitted as an attachment via the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Resource ID/CfT number: 5923374. The deadline for submission is Monday 9th June at 15:00. Any interest shown in the pre-tender market engagement does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGGH-1787-BZLL
Name
Public Health Agency

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 8BS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 12-22 Linenhall Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PGGH-1787-BZLL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PWNJ-1991-NGDW
Name
Business Services Organisation
Role Details
The Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) will be conducting the procurement process including this pre-tender market engagement process on behalf of the PHA. PaLS are the Centre of Procurement Expertise (CoPE) for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Address

Region
UKN07
Country
GB
Locality
Armagh
Postal Code
BT61 7PR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Pinewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, 73 Loughgall Road

Identifier

Id
PWNJ-1991-NGDW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT2 8BS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051106-2025-05-12T14:24:26+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·