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Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for One-Stop Shop(s) and Joined up Advocacy

Descriptions

In Hertfordshire, under the current commissioning arrangements, we have multiple services supporting survivors of different forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) at different risk levels. At present, if someone is subjected to domestic abuse, sexual abuse, and stalking, they could be supported by an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (“IDVA”) for the domestic abuse, an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (“ISVA”) for the sexual abuse, and an Independent Stalking Advice Caseworker (“ISAC”) for the stalking, as well as possibly other community outreach support services. Their support service could also change as their risk levels change. This can be understandably overwhelming and confusing for survivors and result in them having to tell their experience over and over again. There is also likely to be some duplication of work that is happening across those services. As risk is dynamic and due to the intersecting nature of VAWG, consideration is being given to the possibility of creating one VAWG advocacy service known as Joined Up Advocacy. This would connect all risk levels and forms of VAWG under one contract. Consequently, within the Joined-Up Advocacy service, one of the current areas that is being scoped is in regard to the role of an Independent Gender Violence Advisor (“IGVA”) who could provide support to all risk levels, all genders, and multiple forms of VAWG. The expectation is that the Joined-Up Advocacy service would be a county wide service that would act as a One Front Door for those accessing support from the One Stop Shop. The Council is carrying out PME in relation to this project. The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council’s options, requirements and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Please make sure that you have submitted your Supplier Questionnaire following the instructions within the PME documentation and e-tendering system. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Supplier Questionnaire.

Timeline

Published Date :

2nd Apr 2025 5 months ago

Deadline :

2nd Apr 2026 in a 6 months

Contract Start :

31st Mar 2026

Contract End :

31st Mar 2028

Tender Regions

Keywords

community outreach services

local welfare programs

neighborhood support services

public assistance management

social inclusion initiatives

community facility coordination

civic engagement support

residential program delivery

volunteer coordination services

municipal welfare distribution

healthcare provision

social care services

patient support

community health work

welfare services

rehabilitation support

clinical outreach

public health social services

social assistance programs

integrated healthcare delivery

career counselling

personal guidance

professional advisory

psychological support

educational guidance

life coaching

therapeutic advice

mentorship programmes

family planning counselling

mental-health guidance

community support services

social welfare provision

personal care services

public engagement programs

Tender Lot Details

2 Tender Lots

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Workflows

Status :

Open

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

Yes

Nationwide :

No

Assign to :

Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

PIN

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

Possible Competitors

1 Possible Competitors