Tender for the provision of Independent Domestic Violence Advocates Service at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust invites tender proposals for a contract to provide Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVA) service at Frimley Park Hospital in Frimley, Wexham Park Hospital in Slough and Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot. The overall objective of the IDVA service is to: a) provide immediate support and advice to victims of domestic violence within hospital, b) link individuals and families to longer-term community based support, c) to provide Trust staff with expert training so that they have the confidence to ask about domestic abuse.

The Trust requires the service which will involve 2 Advisors with one based full-time at Frimley Park Hospital (FPH) and the other one in Wexham Park Hospital (WPH). The duration of contract will be 2 years with 2 optional extensions by 1 year each.

Tender documents are accessible via our tendering portal Bravo. Offers are being invited under the Light Touch Regime.

Additional information: The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction. Suppliers Instructions - How to access tender documents: 1.

Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept 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 tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link.

(These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3.

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