Greenwich Bereavement Counselling Service

South East London CCG- Greenwich Borough is requesting expressions of interest for a Greenwich based bereavement counselling service for the residents of Greenwich Borough. The aim of the service is to provide good quality, cost effective bereavement support including counselling to residents of Greenwich.

The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 year period. The annual contract value is £52,500. The total contract value for the 5 year period is £262,500.

The client group will be residents who identify themselves, or who have been identified as in need of bereavement counselling including all sectors of the population, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, or housing status.

The Service will provide bereavement support including counselling to clients who have been bereaved including children. The service will provide a minimum of 400 bereavement support sessions in total per quarter, subject to demand, and train new Bereavement Volunteers' as appropriate to maintain a good quality service.The service should be flexible and accessible so as to be able to reach all people within the area in need of bereavement support.