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title: "Provision of Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Research (RASSO)"
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# Provision of Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Research (RASSO)

Buyer: CPS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1e677d80-be36-4d09-97d8-e7753fa4e631

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## Summary

The award has been granted for the provision of Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Research (RASSO) to a winning supplier, Equally Ours. The buying organisation, CPS, based in London, England, initiated this tender using a direct procurement method with a single tender action. The contract value is £81,500 with a contract period starting from May 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023.

This procurement opportunity in research and development consultancy services focuses on issues related to equality and human rights, specifically gender-based violence. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in RASSO and equality impact assessment are well-suited to compete, providing a platform for business growth and the delivery of detailed research methodologies aligning with the contract scope.

## Notice

The supplier shall have a proven track record on issues related to equality and human rights including gender-based violence. Understanding and expertise of issues related to RASSO will be required. The supplier will provide a detailed research report to fulfil the scope of the contract. We request that providers set out detailed research methodologies that will achieve our goals. At a minimum, unless advised otherwise, we would expect the following services to be delivered: - Equality impact assessment: to identify and respond to issues relevant to different groups of people including consideration of intersectionality - Literature review: to undertake a review of relevant research in place in relation to public understanding as per the scope for the contract. - Audience Insight Research: Three to five roundtable meetings (potentially virtually given measures to manage Covid-19 in a secure and effective way) with experts from a range of fields on RASSO. Including, but not limited to: leading rape advocates, CPS Heads of RASSO Units, academics, victims' groups and other Government departments and agencies. This should focus on public understanding as per the scope of the contract. - Media Discourse Analysis: including consideration of agents of change, mapping the gap between the 'expert view' and the 'dominant view' in society and influential factors around public understanding (as per the scope of the contract) in terms of values, language and feeling. - Testing: Rigorous quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis of the findings from the literature review, audience insight research and media discourse analysis to include randomised controlled trials with a representative sample of members of the public (bearing in mind intersectionality) including the creation of a baseline; recruitment; development, implementation and analysis of survey findings.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2ae090e-0523-463c-b43f-b8cb58fd28a7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Apr 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2022 - 28 Feb 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £81,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £81,500 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CPS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9EA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EQUALLY OURS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 22 Aug 2023 at 11:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2ae090e-0523-463c-b43f-b8cb58fd28a7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2ae090e-0523-463c-b43f-b8cb58fd28a7
  22nd August 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b8c01eef-a44f-4673-b63e-75d8e9baa237
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