Published date: 17 February 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Other community, social and personal services - 98000000
Religious services - 98131000
Location of contract
EC2P 2EJ
Value of contract
£35,713
Procurement reference
tender_264753/926249
Published date
17 February 2021
Closing date
23 February 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2021
Contract end date
31 March 2022
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 City invites Quotations for the provision of a Violence Against Women and Girls
(VAWG) SPECIALIST BANGLADESHI SUPPORT WORKER.
This is an opportunity for a Black and Minority Ethnic. The proposed post would be part time,
3 days per week. The post would provide emotional and practical support to all Bangladeshi
residents within the City of London who are victim/survivors of domestic abuse, sexual abuse
and wider VAWG. They would work closely with partner agencies and neighbouring boroughs
to encourage this community to engage in services. The post would be able to provide
specialist support to Bangladeshi workers within the City of London. In addition to providing
support and community engagement, the post would also provide specialist advice around
this community group and cultural practices/beliefs to partner agencies such as children's and
adult's social care, early help, mental health, education and police. The key aim of this
proposal is to provide support to the Bangladeshi residents within the City of London, increase
safety to victims and reduce the level of abuse through partnership working, training and
education.
This proposal aligns with national conversations around racism and ensuring local
authorities are doing enough to support Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME)
communities. Historically, the Bangladeshi residents within the City of London have not had
access to specialist services and have only been able to access support in English. The
proposed post would provide appropriate support and develop referral pathways with
organisations in neighbouring boroughs for a holistic approach, which in turn would reduce
the risk of domestic abuse.
The post has the potential to support, signpost and identify other areas of crimes and issues
which may affect this community such as prevent, exploitation, crime prevention and antisocial behaviour. The post holder will have direct communication to the City Corporation's
Anti-Social Behaviour Officer, Prevent Coordinator, police and all other agencies. The
proposed post will be delivered by the specialist domestic abuse and sexual abuse
organisation Solace, who already provide advice and support to City of London residents
and workers. The service will be available to all Bangladeshi residents within the City of
London. There is an option for Solace to sub-commission the service to be delivered by a
specific Bangladeshi organisation. Solace have recently been awarded the contract to
deliver the Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) service in Tower Hamlets. The
proposed post will therefore be well connected to the Bangladeshi community and services
within Tower Hamlets, with the opportunity for the post holder to be line managed by the
Tower Hamlets IDVA service.
This contract will begin at the time of the appointment of a Bangladeshi speaking worker. The
funding available for the delivery of this service is set at £35,713 in Year One and £36,105 in
Year Two.
More information
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Once you have registered, the tender should be identifiable by the following project code: prj_COL_18361
About the buyer
Contact name
Commissioning Team
Address
Guildhall, PO Box 270
London
EC2P 2EJ
England
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Closing: 23 February 2021, 12pm
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