External Supervision-Re-advertised July 2025-Clinical Supervision for the Manager and Advocacy Support Workers in the Pat Finucane Centre Ltd.

The successful tenderer(s) must maintain appropriate professional Insurance cover and governing body accreditation and registration during the lifetime of the contract.

1. 1. Programme Deliverables

The successful provider (s) will be expected to deliver the following outcomes:

• A programme of supervision support for 1 hour on a one-to-one monthly basis over 11 months per year to the PFC Advocacy Support Manager and 5
• Advocacy Support Workers.The supervision should demonstrably meet the standards as outlined in section C6.2 and C6.5 of the CVS standards (https://www.cvsni.org/wp- content/uploads/2022/09/final-standards-document-2016.pdf )The successful service provider and associated staff (if any)
• shall be required to possess the relevant clinical supervision qualifications and display the diligence, skills, and expertise necessary to ensure an efficient service responsive to the supervision needs of staff.The successful service provider must have extensive experience in facilitating clinical supervision to individuals working with victims and survivors in the context of trauma services.

Experience

Tenderers must indicate their ability to meet the minimum requirements

Tenderers must provide details of qualifications confirming clinical competency, including a certificate qualification in Supervision.

Pass/Fail

Tenderers must also provide details of registration and accredited with BACP or IACP for each nominated member of staff, and confirmation of evidence that they are working towards accreditation.

Pass/Fail

Tenderers must provide detailed costings within the budget for this project.

Pass/Fail

Quantitative Criteria

Marks Available

Assessment of Price will be based on total costs of the contract period and should be detailed as follows:

36 x 1hour sessions for Advocacy Support Manager

36 x 1-hour sessions for each of 5 Advocacy Support Workers

Qualitative Criteria

Marks Available

Scope of Contract

Outline how your qualifications and experience over the last 2 years can meet the scope of this contract.

Please provide 2 examples evidencing experience of delivering clinical therapies or supervision to individuals from a range of professional disciplines who support those who present with complex physical and psychological needs as a result of trauma or those who are Victims and Survivors of

Troubles/Conflict in Northern Ireland

Key to Scoring Quantitative Assessment

The following formula will be used to evaluate price/cost.

1. Lowest price tendered will be awarded the maximum score available (50)

Qualitative Assessment

To ensure consistency and equity the evaluation panel will assign scores for quality of response to the qualitative using the scores and indicators below:

Score

Descriptor

0 Failed to address the criterion

1 Poor proposal to address the criterion

2 Limited proposal to address criterion

3 Acceptable proposal to address criterion

4 Good proposal to address criterion

5 Excellent proposal to address criterion

Tenderers should note that the PFC is not obliged to accept the lowest or any tender.

A complete tender response should be submitted to Paul O’Connor,  Advocacy Support Manager of PFC by email at paul@patfinucanecentre.org

The closing date for submitting is 1pm on Friday August 1st 2025

Submissions received