Published date: 8 August 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 September 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

Location of contract

SO23 8UQ

Value of contract

£0 to £408,926

Procurement reference

AS10880

Published date

8 August 2018

Closing date

12 September 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Hampshire County Council invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to be considered for selection to tender for Hampshire Rape & Sexual Assault Telephone & Counselling Support Services.

The Contract will commence on 1st April 2019 and will be for a period of two years.

Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire, and complete and submit the tender return document together with any supporting information requested by 14.00 hrs on Wednesday 12th September 2018.

The specification details a two year developmental service which will provide an evidence base from which a future service can be derived providing equitable support across the county and timely counselling provision to vulnerable individuals. The service will operate across four geographical 'Lot' areas (see Appendix 2 for a map of the lot areas).

The service specification is in two parts. Both parts are required to be delivered.

• Part 1 - Telephone helpline, face to face counselling services and support activities and groups for women and men, aged 18 years and above, who have experienced rape or sexual abuse/violence at any time in their lives.
• Part 2 - 6-8 sessions of counselling for people of any age who have experienced rape or sexual assault/abuse at any time in their lives and who have accessed or been referred from the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), Paediatric Sexual Assault Services (Paediatric SAS) to include those who have had contact with Specially Trained Police Officers (STO) (or equivalent) or Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVA)
The service will deliver a telephone helpline for people who have experienced rape, sexual assault, abuse or violence at any point in their lives. Telephone support may also be used to support people assessed and on the waiting list for face to face counselling. This will be provided pan-Hampshire in partnership across the four geographical lots, ideally utilising one phone number, in order to maintain an equitable service to all residents of the County.

The service will offer support to non-abusing family of people who have experienced rape, sexual assault, abuse or violence through the telephone helpline.

The service will deliver face to face counselling according to need, for people who have experienced rape, sexual assault, abuse or violence at any point in their lives.

The service will work in partnership with other lot providers to share best practice around the recruitment and retention of counsellors, and benchmarking of data such as waiting times, referral types, group work, etc.
The service will support people assessed and on the waiting list for face to face counselling in appropriate ways e.g. pre-counselling group work, regular contact to improve welfare and wellbeing.

The service will be accessible through a variety of mediums, reflec...

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Knight

Address

Sussex Street
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8UQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

01962 826657

Email

paul.knight@hants.gov.uk