Published date: 8 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: 6 November 2020, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_252824/893335

Published date

8 October 2020

Closing date

6 November 2020

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust invites tender proposals for a contract to provide Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVA) service at Frimley Park Hospital in Frimley, Wexham Park Hospital in Slough and Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot. The overall objective of the IDVA service is to: a) provide immediate support and advice to victims of domestic violence within hospital, b) link individuals and families to longer-term community based support, c) to provide Trust staff with expert training so that they have the confidence to ask about domestic abuse.
The Trust requires the service which will involve 2 Advisors with one based full-time at Frimley Park Hospital (FPH) and the other one in Wexham Park Hospital (WPH). The duration of contract will be 2 years with 2 optional extensions by 1 year each. Tender documents are accessible via our tendering portal Bravo. Offers are being invited under the Light Touch Regime.

More information

Links

Additional text

Suppliers Instructions - How to Express Interest in this Tender, access Tender Package, and submit your Tender Offer :

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the'PQQ/ ITT Details' box

3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

About the buyer

Contact name

Artur Krzyzanski

Address

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Frimley
GU16 7UJ
England

Email

artur.krzyzanski@nhs.net