CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

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Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

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Title

Domestic Violence & Abuse Prevention Services

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Description of the goods or services required

The Carmarthenshire Clusters and Hywel Dda University Health Board have agreed joint funding from revenue for the provision of Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) Training, Support, and Referral Programme for Primary Care Services.

Amman Gwendraeth Cluster, Llanelli and Carmarthenshire Town clusters are seeking to commission a specialist Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) training, support, and referral programme for use in General Practices within the clusters. The initial contract is for a 2-year pilot with an option to extend for a further year with provision that should the programme be successful, it could be rolled out to further clusters in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion.

The tender will be issued to the market as a reserved contract under Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Regulation 77.

Core service areas will include:

• Programme of on-going DVA training for Primary Care GP staff including clinical and administrative staff

• Provision of consultancy support for both Primary Care clinical and Administrative teams

• DVA and safeguarding care pathways for clinical teams

• Provision of a named contact for patient referrals

• Enhanced Referral pathways to specialist DVA services for non-gender specific victims and perpetrators of DVA

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=116369

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

2 Year contract with a possible one year extension

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

HDD-ITT-48746

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Time Limits

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

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:116369)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Social Value will be considered as part of the scoring criteria

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

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice