Market Soundings Event: Delivery of Counselling, Education and Research in Surviving Sexual Violence and Abuse Service

The Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) is undertaking a tender for the regional service that supports victims of sexual violence and abuse. This tender configuration exists for the delivery of counselling, public awareness through education and research in surviving sexual violence and abuse.

It is envisaged this service, which will be called – The Delivery of Counselling, Education and Research in Surviving Sexual Violence and Abuse Service – will be tendered for the period April 2019 – 2022, and is currently being commissioned by the HSCB.

As a result of a greater public awareness, more victims are coming forward to report the crime of sexual violence and abuse, or to seek independent support to help them deal with the trauma of sexual violence and abuse. The service will continue to raise public awareness through educating the public.  The importance of undertaking research to evidence the needs of survivors is an integral component of the service.

The HSCB is currently developing the tender documentation for this tender: The Delivery of Counselling, Education and Research in Surviving Sexual Violence and Abuse Service and wishes to complete a market sounding in advance of finalising the tender documentation.

Market Sounding Meeting

A market sounding meeting will be held –

Tuesday, 18 September, 2018 at 10.00am

Farset Development Limited,
466 Springfield Road,
Belfast, BT12 7DW

The purpose of this market sounding will be to:

• Gain a clear understanding of the needs and supports from providers, who deliver or interface with victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse.
• Support the provision of the service specification.
• Gauge the level of interest in the provision of the service.
• Raise awareness to providers of the procurement plan.

Confirm attendance

To make an expression of interest and confirm attendance at the market sounding event please email: [email protected] before Friday 7 September, 2018. 

No submissions are required in advance of the market sounding event.  However, interested attendees may submit an organisation profile with their confirmation of attendance.

Any profile submitted should not exceed two A4 pages.