Early Engagement — Sexual Offence Examiners and Sexual Assault Referral Centres across the South West

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This notice is placed as a prior information notice in order to facilitate engagement with potential providers and relates only to pre-procurement market engagement, including 1:1 provider meetings with commissioners. NHS England and NHS Improvement South West, in partnership with the South West Offices of the Police and Crime Commissioners and Police Forces are seeking to re-commission Sexual Offence Examiner (SOE) and Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) provision for both adults and paediatrics across the South West. The two services are currently delivered via separate contracts, with a South West wide contract for SOE provision, contract managed by the OPCCs and Police and four separate contracts for SARC service provision, contract managed by NHSE/I and covering the four Police Force areas of: • Avon and Somerset, • Gloucestershire, • Swindon and Wiltshire, • Devon and Cornwall. It is anticipated that the new contracts will commence on 1 October 2022.