Provision of pregnancy and baby loss counselling service

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
South West
1 April 2026 to 30 April 2027

The service provides specialist counselling support for parents following the loss of an unborn or very young baby due to illness or termination. It includes flexible access to accommodate language, hearing, or cultural needs and offers support to healthcare staff involved in traumatic cases. The service operates as a referral-based model for individuals and couples.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £51k; As published
Published: 18 March 2026
Awarded: 18 March 2026; Petals - The Baby Loss Counselling Charity
Contract length: 13 months; Ends 30 April 2027

What the contract covers

Call-off order

Provision of specialist pregnancy and baby loss counselling services for parents and healthcare staff within a clinical healthcare setting.

Counselling from trained staff for parents after the loss of an unborn baby or very young baby through illness or early termination
Accept referrals from individuals and couples
Provide flexible access accommodating language, hearing or cultural needs
Offer support throughout pregnancy after loss
Provide support to healthcare staff involved in traumatic cases

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Call-off order
Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2026 to 30 April 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85100000

Services in this contract

Bereavement support servicesMain service£75k typicalCounselling for parents after pregnancy or baby loss

Lifecycle

Published
18 March 2026
Contract awardedto Petals - The Baby Loss Counselling Charity
18 March 2026
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
30 April 2027

The buyer

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Type: Locked
Contracts, 24 months: Locked
Recorded value: Locked
Typical contract: Locked
Bereavement support contracts, 24 months: Locked

Buys most

Contact details

Name: Locked
Email: Locked
Address: Locked

See everything Somerset NHS Foundation Trust buys

The supplier

Petals - The Baby Loss Counselling Charity

Contracts won, 24 months: Locked
Value won, 24 months: Locked
Buyers, 24 months: Locked

Main buyers

See everything Petals - The Baby Loss Counselling Charity has won

Similar bereavement support contracts and prices

3 bereavement support contracts were awarded in the South West in the last 24 months. See who won them and what they went for, next to this one.

See who won them →

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1084951/provision-of-pregnancy-and-baby-loss-counselling-service
Buyer reference: PSR/CLIN111
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Provision of pregnancy and baby loss counselling service. Contract award, 18 March 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1084951/provision-of-pregnancy-and-baby-loss-counselling-service (accessed 5 November 2026).