Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Headquarters, St Cadoc's Hospital, Lodge Road, Caerleon
Newport
NP18 3XQ
UK
Contact person: Nicola Jones
E-mail: nicola.jones71@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PSR - Notice of intention to follow MSPP for the Provision of Suicide Bereavement Support Services
Reference number: ABU-MSPP-63533
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This notice is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice for the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process (MSPP) route for the Provision of Suicide Bereavement Support Services. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) requires a specialist suicide bereavement support service for people affected by the death of someone, aged 26 and over.
A supplier has been identified as the most suitable provider and this notice starts the 14 calendar day notice and will end on 05/08/26 at 3pm. Key criteria will be used to assess the provider. Any Provider with interest in this notice and feels they can meet the requirements needs to express interest in writing via email to the registered buyer on this notice as soon as possible before the 14 calendar days is up.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL16
UKL21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice for the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) route for the Provision of Suicide Bereavement Support Services.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) requires a specialist suicide bereavement support service for individuals affected by the death by suicide of someone aged 26 years and over. The service will need to be delivered across the full geographical area of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and must include face-to-face support, including community-based appointments, home visits where appropriate, peer support groups and attendance at community events. As in-person delivery is a fundamental requirement of the contract, the successful provider must have the capacity, staffing, and operational arrangements necessary to deliver services across the Health Board area in a timely, responsive, and equitable manner.
A supplier has been identified as the most suitable provider and this notice starts the 14 calendar day notice and will end on 05/08/2026 at 3pm, before concluding step 2 under the PSR process. Key criteria will be used to assess the provider.
Any Provider with interest in this notice and feels they can meet the requirements needs to express interest in writing via email to the registered buyer on this notice as soon as possible before the 14 calendar days is up.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/08/2026
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
05/08/2026
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=167929.
(WA Ref:167929)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/07/2026