As Cabinet Member for Environment, Coastal Regeneration and Public Health, I agree to:
a. APPROVE the procurement of Suicide Prevention Services from 1 April 2027:
• Specialist Suicide Bereavement Support Service, CN260672 - Three-year contract (1 April 2027 – 31 March 2030) with an optional extension, up to 24 months.
• Suicide Prevention Training Workshops (CN260673) - Three-year contract (1 April 2027 – 31 March 2030) with an optional extension, up to 24 months.
b. APPROVE the continuation of partnership working arrangements with the Integrated Care Board (ICB), including the review and refresh of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the delivery of the Suicide Prevention Programme;
c. DELEGATE authority to the Director of Public Health to commission the relevant services and enter into contracts or other legal agreements, including a refreshed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with relevant partners, to deliver Suicide Prevention Services;
d. DELEGATE authority to the Director of Public Health, to exercise relevant contract extensions
e. DELEGATE authority to the Director of Public Health, to take all other relevant actions, including but not limited to, negotiating, finalising the terms of, and entering into the required contracts or other legal agreements, as necessary, to implement the decision