Tender

Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse 2023-25

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Tender

20 Sep 2022 at 14:43

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office is seeking grant funding to support the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse across England and Wales. The procurement process involves using the Home Office eSourcing portal for grant award administration. The grant funding opportunity has a deadline for bids by October 17, 2022, and the contract period will be from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2025. The Centre of Expertise aims to improve local response to child sexual abuse through training and resources.

This tender offers opportunities for organisations to become delivery partners for the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to bid. Businesses interested in guidance and counselling services could benefit from participating in this procurement process, which involves a grant agreement for the period 2023-25.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse 2023-25

Notice Description

The Home Office (the 'Authority) is seeking to award grant funding to enable the continued delivery of a national independent Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse across England and Wales to further strengthen the ability of local safeguarding partners to identify and respond effectively to child sexual abuse. The process leading to the award of the grant will be administered using the Home Office eSourcing portal. To take part in this grant funding opportunity please see the notice below which provides important instructions for registration on the portal. Please read all information in this notice carefully. Please also find attached guidance for using the eSourcing portal. If you have any questions or problems regarding registration, please email csacentre@homeoffice.gov.uk NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS In December 2016, the Cabinet Office launched its minimum standards for government grants: These include the requirement that competition should be the default option when considering award of grant funding. To comply, the Home Office has decided to manage its competitions using their Jaggaer eSourcing portal. * How to register? The event will be run on the Home Office (HO) Jaggaer eSourcing portal. In order to bid for funding, bidders will first need to register on the portal via the following link: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Bidders should be approved for usage within 24 hours of registering on the system. After clicking on the eSourcing portal link, it should take you to the home page. On the left-hand side of this page, just below the login boxes, there is an option to register. To register as a supplier, you will need to provide information which will include: * the full legal name of your organisation * your DUNS number - a unique nine-digit number provided to organisations free of charge by Dun & Bradstreet * profile information describing your organisation and the size of your business Once registered as a supplier on the portal please send a notification email to csacentre@homeoffice.gov.uk to request access to the associated documents for the grant competition. If you have any difficulties registering on the system, then you should contact the Supplier eSourcing Helpdesk: customersupport@jaggaer.com The HO Jaggaer eSourcing portal is independent of other eSourcing portals. Therefore, if you have registered on the Crown Commercial Service Jaggaer eSourcing portal, you will also need to register on the HO Jaggaer eSourcing portal. Please note that bids will only be accepted via the HO eSourcing portal. Any bids received outside of this system will not be considered by the Authority. Please note that registering for access to the eSourcing tool will not make you a Home Office supplier. To be considered for award of funding you must first respond to an opportunity. Further information about procurement at the Home Office can be found on the gov.uk website. Additional information: Background In 2015, the Government made a commitment in the Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation report to establish a new national Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse to identify and share high quality evidence on what works to tackle child sexual abuse. Subsequently, the Home Office established and has provided funding for a Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse from 2016-17 to 2022-23. We are now seeking a delivery partner to provide the functions of a Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse through 2023-24 and 2024-25. The aims for the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse are to: * improve understanding of the scale and nature of child sexual abuse; and, * strengthen the professional identification of, and response to, child sexual abuse at a local level through the provision of expertise, evidenced-based training and free, easily accessible practice resources and guidance. Other information: Market engagement event An virtual market engagement event for the CSA Centre 2023-25 competition will be held on Monday 3 October, 1pm-1.45pm. This event will provide an opportunity for the Home Office to outline the purpose of the grant funding, the expectations of the functions/role of the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse for 2023-25, as well as the application process. There will also be a question and answer section where attendees will have the opportunity to ask any questions and seek clarity on any details. Please register your interest in attending this event by emailing your name and organisation to csacentre@homeoffice.gov.uk requesting dial in details.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2a106470-4a5c-436e-a9b6-7b5ad85a7bc0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2c4a10d-ac22-4062-9599-1f821964be0f
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Grant Agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312310 - Guidance services

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Oct 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOME OFFICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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