Published date: 7 September 2023

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: 9 October 2023, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Staff development services - 79633000

  • Staff training services - 80511000

  • Personal development training services - 80570000

    • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

    • Guidance services - 85312310

    • Counselling services - 85312320

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£7,645,650

Procurement reference

RM6355

Published date

7 September 2023

Closing date

9 October 2023

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

19 January 2024

Contract end date

18 January 2026

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

Crown Commercial Service intends to put in place contracts for the provision of Emotional Support service for use by the Covid 19 Inquiry.
The Inquiry has pledged to be trauma-informed across all of its work.
A trauma informed approach means seeking to reduce the risk of retraumatisation to people who are engaging with the Inquiry.
Emotional support is one of the key ways of reducing retraumatisation by offering timely, sensitive, psychologically informed emotional support to people engaging with the Inquiry's work.
Emotional support is not counselling or therapy. The focus is on facilitating the person's engagement with the Inquiry, creating support plans, facilitating stabilisation, providing psychological containment and facilitating the person's journey through their engagement process.
The contracts shall provide the offer of emotional support for everyone engaging with the Inquiry.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Provision of Safeguarding Support for Covid-19 Inquiry

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 12 July 2023, last edited 28 July 2023

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

The Covid Inquiry acting through Crown Commercial Service

Address

9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
England

Telephone

+44 3454102222

Email

supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Website

https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/ccs