Published date: 8 September 2023
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£0 to £200,000
Procurement reference
KENT001-DN642420-45592499
Published date
8 September 2023
Closing date
13 January 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
20 April 2023
Contract end date
19 April 2025
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
SC22218 - Domestic Homicide Reviews - Independent Chairs and/or Authors (Dynamic Purchasing System)
Kent County Council established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) in April 2023 for Independent Chairs/Authors, who are suitably qualified and experienced, to undertake reviews of Domestic Homicide/Suicide.
Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) came into force on the 13th April 2011. They were established on a statutory basis under Section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004). The Act states that a DHR should be a review of the circumstances in which the death of a person aged 16 or over has, or appears to have, resulted from violence, abuse or neglect by (a) a person to whom they were related or with whom they were or had been in an intimate personal relationship or (b) member of the same household; with a view to identifying the lessons to be learnt from the death. In 2016, the criteria were expanded to include relevant cases where the victim had taken their own life and the circumstances gave cause for concern, i.e., there was coercive and controlling behaviour present.
Overall responsibility for establishing a review lies with the local Community Safety Partnership (CSP) as they are ideally placed to initiate a DHR and review panel due to their multi-agency setup. CSPs are made up of representatives from the 'responsible authorities' (police, local authorities, fire and rescue authorities, probation service and health) who work together to protect their local communities from crime and help people feel safer. Since 2011, the Kent Community Safety Partnership (KCSP) has had lead responsibility for managing DHRs on behalf of all CSPs in Kent and Medway under the Kent and Medway protocol.
Suppliers who met the Selection Criteria and have been successfully accepted onto the DPS will be able to submit bids (via a mini-competition process) to be appointed as an Independent Chair and Author to provide the DHR services.
The DPS will run for a period of 2 years from April 2023 with the potential to extend (in yearly increments) for a further three years.
More information
Award information
Awarded date
19 April 2023
Contract start date
20 April 2023
Contract end date
19 April 2025
Total value of contract
£200,000
This contract was awarded to 5 suppliers.
Apollo Eagle Consulting Limited
Address
SM7 2JJ
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
JDCG Ltd
Address
MK43 0RF
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Martha Fitzgerald Consultancy Limited
Address
ME20 7QD
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
SociaLed
Address
CT9 2PU
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
ViMar Solutions
Address
ME7 4HH
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Molly Roast
Address
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
England
Telephone
+44 3000414141
Website
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