Published date: 9 November 2017

This notice was replaced on 18 May 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 18 May 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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £10,000,000

Procurement reference

IICSA: 1151

Published date

9 November 2017

Closing date

7 December 2017

Contract start date

17 January 2018

Contract end date

18 January 2020

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

The overriding requirement of the contract is for a managed service provision of emotional and psychological support to victims, survivors, witnesses and members of the public who engage with the Inquiry in its activities. The scope of the contract shall cover the work of Truth Project, Investigations, Inquiry engagement events (such as forums and seminars) and other activities, such as research interviews and subject access requests.

The service requirements are for both telephone based support and face to face support.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Support Services across England and Wales

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 28 September 2017, last edited 28 September 2017

Additional text

This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Services eSourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the eSourcing Suite.

If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link - Register for CCS eSourcing.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing: commercial@iicsa.org.uk

Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and, the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

IICSA Commercial will then process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the eSourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

As a user of the eSourcing Suite you will have access to the Emptoris messaging service, which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note, it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.

For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Support Desk email: eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.

About the buyer

Address

PO Box 72289
London
SW1P 9LF
England

Email

commercial@iicsa.org.uk

Website

www.iicsa.org.uk