--- title: "COV - Sex Workers Support Service (2023)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-39ed6f2b-cf0b-4f4b-a423-0bc4a211dd71" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-39ed6f2b-cf0b-4f4b-a423-0bc4a211dd71" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-39ed6f2b-cf0b-4f4b-a423-0bc4a211dd71.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-39ed6f2b-cf0b-4f4b-a423-0bc4a211dd71.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL (COV)" published: "2023-06-12" --- # COV - Sex Workers Support Service (2023) Buyer: COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL (COV) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-39ed6f2b-cf0b-4f4b-a423-0bc4a211dd71 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-39ed6f2b-cf0b-4f4b-a423-0bc4a211dd71) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-39ed6f2b-cf0b-4f4b-a423-0bc4a211dd71.json) ## Summary The Coventry City Council is seeking to re-commission a service to support on-street sex workers in accessing essential services such as stable housing, drug services, healthcare, and modern slavery support. This procurement opportunity falls under the Health services category and is open to small and voluntary sector enterprises. The tender deadline is 28th July 2023, and the contract period runs from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2029. This tender from Coventry City Council offers an opportunity for businesses specializing in health services and social care to grow through providing support to vulnerable populations. Small and voluntary sector enterprises are particularly well-suited to compete in this open procedure tender. Interested parties can register through the Council's e-procurement system to access further documentation and participate in this contract opportunity. ## Notice Coventry City Council would like to re-commission a service which supports: *on street sex workers (residing and or working in CV 1 to CV6) to access the services they need to obtain and retain stable housing, access drug services and access and retain drug substitution prescriptions, access health care at an early rather than acute stage thereby enabling them to exit the sex work industry *a reduction in the number of children born to this cohort and where the individual becomes pregnant to support them to either access a termination, engage with social care to keep their child or through the child removal process *the prevention and control of outbreaks of infectious disease such as Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Infections. *sex workers to recognise that they are victims of modern slavery and enabling them to provide police intelligence to identify modern slavery rings and provide court evidence where relevant The successful Provider of the new contract shall deliver the same level of support to all sex workers regardless of gender and sexual orientation. Additional information: Please register via the Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets CSW-JETS is a sub-regional e-tendering portal run by In-tend. Since February 2010, Coventry; Solihull; Warwickshire; Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby alongside other local district Councils have been working together as a shared procurement service. In conjunction with Solihull Community Housing, we have joined together to bring you a collaborative E-Tendering portal. CSW-JETS enables us to advertise our opportunities across all authorities through the same system. This means that there is a single point of contact for procurement in the sub-region so you only have to register once to receive notifications for all authorities. Registering on the portal will make it easier for local suppliers to find, respond to and be alerted to tender opportunities. Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils'/Authorities' opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work. Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61a237cf-c34c-43ed-a418-b648c040da25 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | 28 Jul 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL (COV) | | Locality | COVENTRY | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV1 2GN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry | | Local authority | Coventry | | Electoral ward | St Michael's | | Westminster constituency | Coventry South | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 12 Jun 2023 at 14:20 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61a237cf-c34c-43ed-a418-b648c040da25 - 12 Jun 2023 at 13:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61a237cf-c34c-43ed-a418-b648c040da25 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61a237cf-c34c-43ed-a418-b648c040da25 12th June 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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