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title: "COV - Sex Workers Support Service (2023)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d581"
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buyer: "COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL"
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# COV - Sex Workers Support Service (2023)

Buyer: COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d581

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## Summary

The Coventry City Council is seeking to re-commission a service to support on-street sex workers residing in CV1 to CV6. The contract, entitled "COV - Sex Workers Support Service (2023)", falls under the Health services category. This procurement process is at the award stage, with a recent contract value update from £431,179 to £879,958.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health services sector aiming to provide support services for vulnerable populations. Companies specialising in health and social work services, specifically those experienced in working with victims of modern slavery and infectious diseases, are well-suited to engage in this public procurement opportunity.

## Notice

Coventry City Council would like to re-commission a service which supports:*on street sex workers (residing and or working in CV1 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

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Coventry City Council would like to re-commission a service which supports:*on street sex workers (residing and or working in CV1 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

Renewal: This new contract shall commence on the 1st April 2024. Initial term of the new Contract will be for a period of 5 years from commencement but may be extended, by mutual agreement by two increments of three years and two years to an expiry date no later than 31st March 2034.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004844-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2034 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £880,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £431,179 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 5RR |
| 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 | TLG33 Coventry |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TURNAROUND WEST MIDLANDS COMMUNITY INTEREST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 13 Feb 2024 at 16:22 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004844-2024
- 7 Feb 2024 at 11:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004019-2024
- 12 Jun 2023 at 13:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016590-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets
- https://www.coventry.gov.uk

## Provenance

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