Published date: 28 December 2017

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: 18 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

EHRC-DN315457-61353776

Published date

28 December 2017

Closing date

18 January 2018

Contract start date

22 March 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The Commission now seeks to engage the services of a suitably qualified provider to gather and analyse evidence of the work undertaken across key sectors to meet the requirements of the PSED legislation.
This project aims to:

• Gather evidence from all listed bodies on their work in specific areas to comply with the general duty.
• Provide good practice examples of the work undertaken by each organisation
• Highlight where the most impact has been achieved - where real outcomes have improved people's lives
• Draw together conclusions on progress within the sectors on the specific areas
• Provide recommendations on how further progress can be achieved.

The monitoring will specifically focus on the following areas:
• Local Authorities - action taken to address identity based bullying in schools.
• Health Boards/Trusts - access to mental health services by people from different protected characteristics
• Universities - action taken to tackle identity based violence, as well as work to tackle the gender, disability and ethnicity pay gaps
• Further Education Colleges - how colleges are promoting diversity within apprenticeship schemes
• Fire and Rescue Services - workforce diversity and access to information
• Welsh Government - increasing diversity of public appointments
• Other listed bodies including Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies - work in relation to the recruitment and employment of disabled people and procurement
Please register the Commission's procurement portal for the full tender pack: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register


About the buyer

Contact name

Charlie Loveday

Address

2nd Floor Arndale House
The Arndale Centre
Manchester
M4 3AQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2078327800

Email

procurementhelpdesk@equalityhumanrights.com

Website

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en