Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service
Longstone Hospital, 73 Loughgall Road
Armagh
BT61 7PR
PaLSSocialcare.Sourcing@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Pre-Tender Market Engagement – Tender for Counselling and Therapeutic Interventions for Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence and Abuse [4860061]
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Pre-Tender Market Engagement – Tender for Counselling and Therapeutic Interventions for Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence and Abuse [4860061]
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will be awarded on behalf of the The Department of Health (DoH), Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG) in Northern Ireland. It will be for the provision of
Counselling and therapeutic interventions for adult survivors of sexual violence and abuse.
The service is in place to support Adult survivors of sexual violence and abuse that includes the range of diverse groups outlined in Section 75 Northern Ireland Act 19981. It is specifically seeking to support those individuals who have moved on from the immediate crisis stage in their journey, and for those who are at the stage where therapeutic intervention has the best potential for a positive outcome for the individual.
• The service is not for perpetrators of sexual abuse or violence – irrespective of whether there has been involvement with the criminal justice system or not
• The service is for adults aged 18 and over only
The service will involve, note this is not an exhaustive finalised list:
• Providing a range of therapeutic interventions, including counselling, to survivors of sexual violence and abuse
• Promotion of the availability of the service
• Raising awareness of the implications sexual violence and abuse can have upon the individual and others within the family
The purpose of this PIN is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement and gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services, and also to make potential Providers aware in advance of key service requirements and the introduction of Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Notes (PPN) relating to Social Value & Human Rights that will be included in any future Tender.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 November 2023
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This PIN is intended to inform the market that the Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG) of the Department of Health Northern Ireland are proposing to tender for Counselling and Therapeutic Interventions for Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence and Abuse Service, and therefore, wish to carry out pre-tender market engagement with interested Providers. In the interests of transparency and equal treatment this paper-based approach is being used i.e. Market Engagement Briefing Paper and Questionnaire. . The Market Engagement Briefing Paper and Questionnaire, will be available on eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk) under resource ID/CfT: 4860061. Please ensure you are registered with eTendersNI under CPV Code 85000000. Interested Providers MUST submit their response to the questionnaire via eTendersNI no later than 15:00 on 30th June 2023.. . It is envisaged that this tender will be advertised in 2023. Participation or not in this Engagement Process will not impact on future opportunities to tender. Replying to this engagement process does not oblige you to submit a tender, and not replying to this engagement process does not exclude from you from submitting a tender. This tender will be published on the etendersni.gov.uk website and all tender documentation including the service specification will be made available via the https://etendersni.gov.uk/ website at that time. Potential Tenderers should register on this website to ensure they have access to tender documentation when the tender is published. Note: In Section II.3 ‘Estimated date of publication of contract notice’ is estimated and is subject to change..