Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent Police
Llantarnam Park Way
Cwmbran
NP44 3FW
Contact
Sarah Fry
Telephone
+44 7870905431
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL2 - East Wales
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0384
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Victim Services - Pre Market Enagagement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent wishes to explore the market capabilities and appetite for the services listed in this notice, with the view to conduct a procurement based around the findings and outcomes of this Market Engagement exercise. The service is due for renewal 1st April 2025.
Participation in this Market Engagement exercise is voluntary, and non-participation will not preclude any party or organisation from taking part.
The proposed structure of this Market Engagement exercise will be as follows:
- Initial engagement via PIN (13th September 2024)
- Official Invitation Outlining Event Details
- Market Engagement Event - 11am 2nd October 2024 - to be confirmed
This event will take place online via Microsoft Teams, please register your interest in attending and the Teams request will be sent no later than two days prior to the day. Contact: sarah.fry@gwent.police.uk
The agenda for the event will be a presentation provided by two stakeholders from Gwent Police, followed by an open Q&A session.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL2 - East Wales
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
- UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Police and Crime Commissioners across England and Wales were given the power and budget to determine local victims’ services in 2012. Annually, the Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner receives a Victim Services Support Grant from the Secretary of State for Justice to provide or commission local victim support services to ensure that victims of crime are able to receive and access the support they need to cope with, and as far as possible recover, from the effects of crime. Within the Gwent Police and Crime Plan 2021-2025 the Commissioner has made supporting victims and protecting the vulnerable a priority.
The Service shall support adults and children who have been affected by crime, either as a victim of crime or as a family or friend of a victim of crime. The Service shall provide emotional and practical support to enable Service Users to cope and recover from the harm they have experienced.
The primary aim of the Service is to enable adults, children and young people and their supporting family members who have been victims or witnesses of crime to cope with the immediate impact of their experience and recover as fully as they are able from such experiences.
The Contractor shall deliver the main objectives of the Service which are to:
i. Work with victims to understand the impact of the incident
ii. Support victims to address the impact of crime
iii. Support and improve victims experience of the criminal justice system
iv. Provide trauma informed, needs led support to victims
v. Provide a Service that identifies and adapts to a victim’s protected
characteristics and diversity needs
vi. Provide visible, accessible, clear, good quality information about the support
options to victims in Gwent
vii. Ensuring that mechanisms are in place to listen to and receive feedback from
Victims
two.2.14) Additional information
This PIN does not formally signify the beginning of any procurement exercise by the Commissioner, nor does it constitute a commitment by the Commissioner to undertake a procurement.
However, in the event that the Commissioner decides to formally commence a procurement pursuant to this PIN, a separate contract notice will be published.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
9 October 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This PIN does not formally signify the beginning of any procurement exercise by the Commissioner, nor does it constitute a commitment by the Commissioner to undertake a procurement.
However, in the event that the Commissioner decides to formally commence a procurement pursuant to this PIN, a separate contract notice will be published.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=144541.
(WA Ref:144541)