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Contract for the Provision of Baby Loss Counselling Service

Hertfordshire County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 03:29.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV85323000 — Community health services

Lots

  • 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
HCC2516836
Status
complete
Review Details
The Council will enter into an 8 working day standstill period following publication of this Contract Award Notice before officially awarding the contract in line with the requirements under PSR.
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 10th June 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The contract was awarded on 11th June 2025, and commenced on 15th July 2025, and will continue until 14th July 2028 with the option to extend for an additional 2 years until 14th July 2030. The total value of the contract is £340,400

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
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.

Options

Description
There is the option to extend the contract for two (2) years subject to available funding and satisfactory performance at the discretion of the Council.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH23

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-141099
Name
Hertfordshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Locality
Hertford
Postal Code
SG138DQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Hertfordshire County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-07717126
Name
Pregnancy Expectations Trauma and Loss Society (PETALS)

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH12
Locality
Cambridgeshire
Postal Code
CB25 0NW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5b Downing Park, Station Road, Swaffham Bulbeck,

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
07717126
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Pregnancy Expectations Trauma and Loss Society (PETALS)
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-114606
Name
Independent Choice and Procurement Panel

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wellington House

Identifier

Legal Name
Independent Choice and Procurement Panel

Award information

Award 1
Id
028268-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07717126
Name
Pregnancy Expectations Trauma and Loss Society (PETALS)

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
028268-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
028268-2025-1
Date Signed
27 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
340,400
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hertford · UKH23 · SG138DQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH23

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-052861-2025-07-21T12:34:06+01:00compiled ·