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.