Therapeutic Services for Victims of Sexual Assault

Therapeutic Services for Victims of Sexual Assault – Cumbria

The Commissioner is working with funding partners, to develop the support available for people who have been affected by crime and abuse.

United Kingdom-Cumbria: Guidance and counselling services

2018/S 218-499602

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Cumbria Constabulary – Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner
N/A
Police Headquarters, Carleton Hall
Penrith, Cumbria
CA10 2AU
United Kingdom
Contact person: Elaine Allan
Telephone: +44 3001240113
E-mail: elaine.allan@cumbria.pnn.police.uk
NUTS code: UKD1Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.cumbria.police.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/34578

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=26183&B=BLUELIGHT

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=26183&B=BLUELIGHT

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Therapeutic Services for Victims of Sexual Assault

Reference number: 33429

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85312300

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The Commissioner is working with funding partners, to develop the support available for people who have been affected by crime and abuse. The overarching objectives of this work are to help keep people safe, prevent victimisation, and enable them to cope with the immediate impact of a crime or abuse and to recover from the longer-term legacy of the experience. The Service being commissioned here encompasses countywide trauma-informed, evidence-based therapeutic services for People who have been experienced sexual assault and sexual abuse, including pre-trial therapy, provided within a specialist environment which is sensitive to the whole impact of the trauma of that assault or abuse. This will include triage of referrals, mental health needs assessment and close working with other providers of mental health services to ensure timely and smooth access to the most appropriate service to meet their needs.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

85310000

85312320

85321000

85322000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKD1

NUTS code: UKD

NUTS code: UK

Main site or place of performance:

Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2AU

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The Commissioner is working with funding partners Cumbria NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS England, Cumbria County Council, Cumbria Constabulary and local District Councils, amongst other agencies, to develop the support available for people who have been affected by crime and abuse. The overarching objectives of this work are to help keep people safe, prevent victimisation, and enable them to cope with the immediate impact of a crime or abuse and to recover from the longer-term legacy of the experience. The Service being commissioned here encompasses countywide trauma-informed, evidence-based therapeutic services for People who have been experienced sexual assault and sexual abuse, including pre-trial therapy, provided within a specialist environment which is sensitive to the whole impact of the trauma of that assault or abuse. This will include triage of referrals, mental health needs assessment and close working with other providers of mental health services to ensure timely and smooth access to the most appropriate service to meet their needs. The Service will operate as part of the package of support offered by The Bridgeway Sexual Assault Support Service.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion – Name: Quality / Weighting: 80 %

Price – Weighting: 20 %

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 700 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 24

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

With possible options to extend for 3 further periods of 12 months.

II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: yes

Description of options:

As round 2 presentations.

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Bidders should note that this procurement is being carried out under the Light Touch Regime as detailed in section 7 of the Public Contract Regulation 2015 (the “Regulations”). Whilst elements of this procurement bear similarities to other parts of the Regulations, only section 7 is intended to apply.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.1.5)Information about negotiation

The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 03/12/2018

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 14/12/2018

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Director of Legal Services
Cumbria Constabulary, Police HQ, Carleton Hall
Penrith
CA10 2AU
United Kingdom
E-mail: andrew.dobson@cumbria.police.uk

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

The Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
United Kingdom

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

09/11/2018