Published date: 19 October 2020

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: 23 November 2020, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Welfare services for children and young people - 85311300

Location of contract

London, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£3,000,000 to £5,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-0120100D58000000L5A4EAK1

Published date

19 October 2020

Closing date

23 November 2020

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

11 January 2021

Contract end date

31 January 2023

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

In 2015, the UK Government introduced the landmark Modern Slavery Act, giving law enforcement agencies the tools to tackle modern slavery, including maximum life sentences for perpetrators and enhanced protection for victims.

Section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 includes provision for Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (ICTGs), previously known as Independent Child Trafficking Advocates, in England and Wales. ICTGs are an independent source of advice for children who are identified as potentially trafficked and somebody who can speak up on their behalf. The ICTG service is currently available in one third of local authorities in England and Wales.

The Government remains committed to the continued national roll out of ICTGs which will now be progressed as part of the recently established National Referral Mechanism (NRM) Transformation Programme. This grant funding will cover the next phase of the rollout which will expand the ICTG service to additional sites, encompassing 11 counties: London (excluding the London Borough of Croydon), Essex, West Yorkshire, Merseyside, Kent, Surrey, Warwickshire, Bedfordshire, North Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and Bristol and Lancashire.

The Authority intends to run a Competitive Grants process to select a supplier to deliver the required outcomes in the additional sites.

Further information can be found within the competition documents.

If you are interested please register on the Home Office Portal - https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/ and contact Nathaniel.Smith21@homeoffice.gov.uk once registered.

About the buyer

Contact name

Nathaniel Smith

Address

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
GB

Email

nathaniel.smith21@homeoffice.gov.uk