Planning

Post Office Horizon Inquiry- Psychological Support Services

BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

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Planning

08 Sep 2022 at 15:29

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Business Energy and Industrial Strategy is planning a procurement process for the provision of psychological support services for witnesses participating in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. The inquiry will hold public hearings between September 2022 and June 2023 in the United Kingdom. The procurement is currently at the planning stage, with a budget of £110,000 GBP and an open procedure method. The opportunity notice is expected to be launched shortly, and the contracting authority can be contacted via Cara Jenkins at cara.jenkins@beis.gov.uk.

This tender for witness psychological support services presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in social work and related services to offer in-person and remote support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are suitable to bid for this contract. The service should minimize the negative impact on witnesses' health during and after giving evidence at the public hearings, contributing to a fair and supportive inquiry process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Post Office Horizon Inquiry- Psychological Support Services

Notice Description

The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry is holding public hearings from September 2022 likely until May- June 2023. Witnesses must give evidence and may be questioned in a challenging manner in public. Giving evidence can be stressful for witnesses generally and this may be most keenly felt by those who are already anxious, nervous or experiencing mental health issues. While seeking evidence from relevant witnesses, the Inquiry is keen that such participation should not intensify or create psychological distress. Therefore, the Inquiry is seeking a witness psychological support service. This service provision would help participants to give evidence at the hearings in ways that minimise the negative impact on their health. The specific service we seek would offer in person and remote support to witnesses before, and after giving evidence at our Hearings. The hearings are scheduled to run from September 2022 to at least June 2023. The service is not intended to provide long term psychological support to witnesses. We expect to launch an opportunity notice within the following week.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9795943b-0a20-4d76-9d92-d1e2a5056617
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a82145e4-3e86-4186-bc9c-5c6ffb13be24
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£110,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Sep 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
9 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0ET
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)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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