CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Domestic Homicide Review - Appointment of Chair

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Newport City Council, on behalf of Safer Newport, Newport's Community Safety Partnership (CSP), is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to act as both an independent Chair and Report Author for the purpose of undertaking a Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) in accordance with Section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004). Further information is set out within the tender documentation, ITT_98860, that can be accessed via etenderwales.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=126046

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Undertake the DHR in accordance with the statutory guidance under Section 9 (3) of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004) issued by the Home Office and contained within the publication Multi

Agency Statutory Guidance for the Conduct of Domestic Homicide Reviews.

The appointee should be an experienced individual who is not directly associated with any of the agencies involved in the review including Senior Officers working within the Gwent Police, South Wales Fire and Rescue or Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

You will ensure that adequate policies of Employers (if applicable) and Public Liability Insurance (minimum

level of cover £10 million in respect of any one incident); and Professional Indemnity insurance (with a minimum level of cover of £5,000,0000 per claim, with the number of such claims being unlimited) to cover for all works undertaken under this Contract are in place prior to the commencement date and copies of such

policies shall be provided to the Council upon reasonable request.

Confirmation will be required to demonstrate completion of the Home Office E-learning training package of DHR’s including the additional modules on chairing reviews and producing Overview Reports.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

NCC-2022-090

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Tenderers must express an interest in this tender by completing the following process:

1. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- Click the “Suppliers register here” link

- Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the Project

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the “ITT Open to All Suppliers” link.

- Click on the relevant ITT (ITT_98860) to access the content.

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the page.

- This will move the ITT into your “My ITT” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the ITT code to access the content

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Create Response” or “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining)

- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the Bravo Solution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:

- email: help@bravosolution.co.uk

- Phone: 0800 368 4850

(WA Ref:126046)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice