# UK Armed Forces Veterans Suicide Study

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
- Contract winner: [The University of Manchester](/contract-winners/university-of-manchester/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £245,565
- Tender value: £245,565
- Award date: 12 February 2020
- Published: 20 February 2020
- Contract start: 24 February 2020
- Contract end: 24 February 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b90dde21-6b86-475d-91e9-b3d7f461a1ff-345197
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3d1185b5-27ce-42b0-a8ec-cb544a443302

## Description

Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: Short Description Instead of: Defence Statistics, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a contract with The University of Manchester \(the University\) to update the research undertaken between MOD and Manchester University in 2009, to include a further 12 years of data on Service leavers\. The study is to understand the rate, timing and risk factors for suicide for those who have left the UK Armed Forces between 1996-2017\. The study will include analysis of data in the Confidential Inquiry into Suicides and Mental health as well as a review of coroner's records and inquest hearings for the veteran suicides identified to provide more detail of the antecedents of suicide \(particularly early and recent vulnerabilities, in-service exposures, difficulties after discharge, living circumstances, and contact with a variety of health and third sector providers\)\. Read: Defence Statistics, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a contract with The University of Manchester \(the University\) to update the research undertaken between MOD and Manchester University in 2009, to include a further 12 years of data on Service leavers\. The study is to understand the rate, timing and risk factors for suicide for those who have left the UK Armed Forces between 1996-2017\. The study will include analysis of data in the Confidential Inquiry into Suicides and Mental health as well as a review of coroner's records and inquest hearings for the veteran suicides identified to provide more detail of the antecedents of suicide \(particularly early and recent vulnerabilities, in-service exposures, difficulties after discharge, living circumstances, and contact with a variety of health and third sector providers\)\. The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is 'Very Low' \(Reference - RAR-FTT88ND7\)\. Other additional information: The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy\. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information \(e\.g\. a Security Aspects Letter\), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise\. The link below to the Gov\.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification\. https://www\.gov\.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union \(OJEU\),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www\.contracts\.mod\.uk Defence Statistics, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a c Additional information: To view this notice, register as a supplier here: http://www\.contracts\.mod\.uk/delta/signup\.html?userType=supplier and search for the notice with reference 'UK-London: Research services\.'\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b90dde21-6b86-475d-91e9-b3d7f461a1ff-345197)