Published date: 15 September 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: 21 September 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£111,000

Procurement reference

C19522

Published date

15 September 2020

Closing date

21 September 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

19 October 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2021

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

The Brook House Inquiry will be tendering for a supplier, with experience of working with vulnerable inquiry witnesses and supporting them to give their best evidence, to provide wellbeing support to its witnesses during the Inquiry. In particular, support will be required in the run up to witnesses giving their witness statement evidence and evidence live to the Inquiry. In addition, support will be required during the hearing periods as well as the run up to publishing the report and during the period in which the Inquiry is issuing warning letters to individuals.

During hearings the Inquiry would need to ensure that support could be provided in a face-to-face context (this will require having 1 or sometimes 2 wellbeing advocates available for each hearing day depending upon the number of witnesses giving evidence) Depending on cost, time and COVID19 restrictions, support at other points described above could be provided by telephone or video conferencing solutions.

Interested parties should contact Andy Nunney, Commercial Manager, by email to andy.nunney@homeoffice.gov.uk. Applicants should set out their capability and experience to provide this service. Applicants should also confirm that they will be available to provide the service for the full contract term.

Dependant upon the number of applicants a down-selection may be required.

More information

Additional text

Here is a link to the official website of the Inquiry:-
https://brookhouseinquiry.org.uk/

It sets out the full details of the Inquiry and includes its Terms of Reference.

About the buyer

Contact name

Andy Nunney

Address

Peel Building, Marsham Street
LONDON
SW1P4DF
England

Telephone

07796 191 211

Email

andy.nunney@homeoffice.gov.uk