--- title: "Empowering Survivors of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment (ES-SEAH)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c9186b21-46b9-4bba-9b5f-1524fff3ae60" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c9186b21-46b9-4bba-9b5f-1524fff3ae60" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c9186b21-46b9-4bba-9b5f-1524fff3ae60.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c9186b21-46b9-4bba-9b5f-1524fff3ae60.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2024-07-09" --- # Empowering Survivors of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment (ES-SEAH) Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c9186b21-46b9-4bba-9b5f-1524fff3ae60 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c9186b21-46b9-4bba-9b5f-1524fff3ae60) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c9186b21-46b9-4bba-9b5f-1524fff3ae60.json) ## Summary The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is planning a tender titled "Empowering Survivors of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment (ES-SEAH)" in the foreign economic-aid-related services industry category. The tender aims to provide up to £15m over 5 years across multiple countries to increase reporting of SEAH perpetrated by aid actors. The engagement end date for this tender is set for 23rd July 2024. This opportunity is well-suited for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. Businesses aiming to support victim-survivors of SEAH and engage in action research for prevention and response mechanisms would find this tender suitable. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, focusing on market engagement before the formal competition stage begins in 2024. ## Notice Empowering Survivors of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment (ES-SEAH) will provide up to PS15m over 5 years across multiple countries with the aim of increasing reporting of SEAH perpetrated by aid actors and strengthening survivor-centred responses. Key priorities include: - Develop effective SEAH reporting mechanisms that are contextual and accessible. - Partner with women's rights organisations to receive and respond to SEAH reports. - Build the evidence base on 'what works' for a survivor-centred approach, informed by survivors themselves. - Support UN efforts to prevent and respond to SEAH perpetrated by UN personnel. ES-SEAH will have the following expected outcomes: i. Improved survivor-centred support for victims-survivors building on the internationally-recognised IASC Definition/Principles of a Victim/Survivor Centred Approach and UN OVRA's Victims' Rights Statement. ii. Improved evidence-base on how best to support victims-survivors. iii. Increased SEAH reporting that is accessible and appropriate to the context. There will be two components: Component 1: Engaging Women's Rights Organisations alongside action research to support prevention and response to SEAH. WROs will play a critical role in supporting victim-survivors through SEAH cases and engage aid agencies to hold perpetrators to account and provide a survivor-centred response. WROs will support awareness-raising in communities on SEAH. This will be a pilot. We will aim to test this approach in humanitarian, development and peacekeeping contexts. This will provide us with learning on how to improve SEAH reporting and response via WROs in different settings, to inform the wider safeguarding sector. Participatory action research will be undertaken concurrently to develop the best way to deliver a survivor-centred response, informed by survivors themselves. Research will also be undertaken to test 'what works' for effective reporting mechanisms, as well as SEAH prevention in communities. This is critical for the pilot to be effective and course correct as needed. Component 2: Addressing the rights and dignity of victims-survivors of SEAH committed by UN personnel through supporting survivor-centred UN mechanisms The UK has in recent years funded OVRA to play a pivotal role in improving the UN system across 35 member entities. UN mechanisms that promote survivor-centred approaches will be considered for funding. The aim of the EME event is to inform and consult the market of this programme, alongside the Building organisational capability to safeguard against sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment programme, which is also under the Safeguarding Unit's new portfolio. It follows an EME survey which closed in May 2024. ES-SEAH will start in 2024. This is not a call to competition or tender at this time. Additional information: This EME is scheduled to take place virtually on Tuesday 23 July @ 14:00 - 17:00 BST. Please register for attendance for the EME via the guidance below. How to register for this EME: If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: https://forms.office.com/e/YT91fS0qTX We ask that Suppliers register on the Jaggaer Portal and sign up to the PQQ titled pqq_1679. All future communications relating to market engagement and pre-procurement messaging will be sent through the portal. Please note that this is not the PQQ stage of the formal procurement process and non-attendance will not impact any bidder's opportunity to participate in the tender process. Should you have any technical issues with the Portal, please call eTendering helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK). Any issues with accessing this PQQ should be reported to Mahzabin.ahmed@fcdo.gov.uk. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e7179f4-240a-4a6e-9020-47b962e56431 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Jul 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 2AB | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services ## Release History - 9 Jul 2024 at 16:05 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e7179f4-240a-4a6e-9020-47b962e56431 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e7179f4-240a-4a6e-9020-47b962e56431 9th July 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://forms.office.com/e/YT91fS0qTX If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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