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title: "Post Office Horizon Inquiry- Psychological Support Services"
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# Post Office Horizon Inquiry- Psychological Support Services

Buyer: BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9795943b-0a20-4d76-9d92-d1e2a5056617

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a82145e4-3e86-4186-bc9c-5c6ffb13be24 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Sep 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 9 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £110,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0ET |
| 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 | 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) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2022 at 15:29 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a82145e4-3e86-4186-bc9c-5c6ffb13be24

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a82145e4-3e86-4186-bc9c-5c6ffb13be24
  8th September 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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