Expire date: 09/09/2022
External Reference: 2022-506967
FTS Reference: 2022-020683
Prior information notice
Information
Prior information notice
Prior information notice
Services
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
7 Forces Commercial Services
N/A
Police Headquarters, Martlesham Heath
Ipswich
IP5 3QS
UK
Contact person:
Jade More
Telephone:
+44 07712543855
NUTS code:
UKH1 -
East Anglia
Main address:
http://www.suffolk.police.uk
I.3)
Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=51044&B=BLUELIGHTAdditional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5)
Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Specialist Mental Health Victim and Witness Support for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Reference number:
7F 2022 C030
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
85000000
-
Health and social work services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is looking for a local organisation to provide expertise and support for victims and witnesses facing challenges with their mental health after experiencing a crime. Research has shown victims and witnesses of crime are more likely to report mental ill health, or have an existing condition exasperated as a result of their experience of crime, which can be traumatic.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
-
Health services
85300000
-
Social work and related services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH1 -
East Anglia
Main site or place of performance:
Cambridgeshire
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is looking for a local organisation to provide expertise and support for victims and witnesses facing challenges with their mental health after experiencing a crime. Research has shown victims and witnesses of crime are more likely to report mental ill health, or have an existing condition exasperated as a result of their experience of crime – which can be traumatic.
The successful bidder will be required to:
• assess the needs of victims/witnesses referred to them and agree bespoke support plans which meet their needs and enable them to manage their mental health challenges which are preventing them from coping and recovering from the crime they have experienced;
• provide low-level mental health advice and support to include self-help techniques on relaxation, stress and anxiety management which enable a victim or witness to understand that what they are experiencing is a normal reaction to an abnormal incident;
• where required, support victims to access (including self-refer) to the most appropriate services, including primary care services (such as GPs) or secondary community care services (to include specialist teams) and advocate on their behalf;
• deliver emotional and practical support in a trauma-informed way.
Providers will be asked to deliver the service using a hybrid model with staff splitting their working time between the Victim and Witness Hub (currently at Copse Court, Peterborough) and either home or an organisation’s office base.
Referrals for support will come via the Victim and Witness Hub, Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) or Independent Sexual Violence Advocate Service (ISVA) and self-referrals.
The provider must have a comprehensive working knowledge of the local mental health and emotional support services available and know how to access them.
All service requirements will be detailed in a comprehensive Service Specification, which will be released with the Invitation to tender later this year.
The successful bidder will be required to:
• assess the needs of victims/witnesses referred to them and agree bespoke support plans which meet their needs and enable them to manage their mental health challenges which are preventing them from coping and recovering from the crime they have experienced;
• provide low-level mental health advice and support to include self-help techniques on relaxation, stress and anxiety management which enable a victim or witness to understand that what they are experiencing is a normal reaction to an abnormal incident;
• where required, support victims to access (including self-refer) to the most appropriate services, including primary care services (such as GPs) or secondary community care services (to include specialist teams) and advocate on their behalf;
• deliver emotional and practical support in a trauma-informed way.
Providers will be asked to deliver the service using a hybrid model with staff splitting their working time between the Victim and Witness Hub (currently at Copse Court, Peterborough) and either home or an organisation’s office base.
Referrals for support will come via the Victim and Witness Hub, Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) or Independent Sexual Violence Advocate Service (ISVA) and self-referrals.
The provider must have a comprehensive working knowledge of the local mental health and emotional support services available and know how to access them.
All service requirements will be detailed in a comprehensive Service Specification, which will be released with the Invitation to tender later this year.
II.2.14)
Additional information
A Request for information (RFI) will be uploaded with this PIN. The Authority would appreciate your input into the RFI. Please can suppliers respond to the RFI in the set timeframe to allow for a successful Supplier Engagement event
II.3)
Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
20/09/2022
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Description
IV.1.8)
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement
: yes
IV.2)
Administrative information
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)
Additional information
All service requirements will be detailed in a comprehensive Service Specification, which will be released with the Invitation to tender later this year.
A Request for information (RFI) will be uploaded with this PIN. The Authority would appreciate your input into the RFI. Please can suppliers respond to the RFI is the set timeframe to allow for a successful Supplier Engagement event
The engagement event is scheduled for 13th September 2022 at 13:00 – 14:30 (this date/time is subject to change)
If you would like to attend or require information on this opportunity, please ensure you express interest in the PIN, and send a message via the portal confirming attendance, so formal invites can be shared. Please confirm the number of attendees and their email addresses.
You will be invited to attend an on-line Teams meeting where the Authority will host the supplier engagement event.
Joining instructions and an agenda of the day will be issued before the event.
A Request for information (RFI) will be uploaded with this PIN. The Authority would appreciate your input into the RFI. Please can suppliers respond to the RFI is the set timeframe to allow for a successful Supplier Engagement event
The engagement event is scheduled for 13th September 2022 at 13:00 – 14:30 (this date/time is subject to change)
If you would like to attend or require information on this opportunity, please ensure you express interest in the PIN, and send a message via the portal confirming attendance, so formal invites can be shared. Please confirm the number of attendees and their email addresses.
You will be invited to attend an on-line Teams meeting where the Authority will host the supplier engagement event.
Joining instructions and an agenda of the day will be issued before the event.