SC22218 - Domestic Homicide Reviews - Independent Chairs and/or Authors (Dynamic Purchasing System)

Published date: 17 June 2024

Contract summary

Industry

Health and social work services - 85000000

Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

KENT001-DN642420-03923089

Published date

17 June 2024

Closing date

5 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

29 July 2024

Contract end date

19 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Kent County Council established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) in April 2023 for Independent Chairs/Authors, who are suitably qualified and experienced, to undertake reviews of Domestic Homicide/Suicide.

This notice is to alert suppliers of the opportunity to join the DPS.

Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) came into force on the 13th April 2011. They were established on a statutory basis under Section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004). The Act states that a DHR should be a review of the circumstances in which the death of a person aged 16 or over has, or appears to have, resulted from violence, abuse or neglect by (a) a person to whom they were related or with whom they were or had been in an intimate personal relationship or (b) member of the same household; with a view to identifying the lessons to be learnt from the death. In 2016, the criteria were expanded to include relevant cases where the victim had taken their own life and the circumstances gave cause for concern, i.e., there was coercive and controlling behaviour present.

Overall responsibility for establishing a review lies with the local Community Safety Partnership (CSP) as they are ideally placed to initiate a DHR and review panel due to their multi-agency setup. CSPs are made up of representatives from the 'responsible authorities' (police, local authorities, fire and rescue authorities, probation service and health) who work together to protect their local communities from crime and help people feel safer. Since 2011, the Kent Community Safety Partnership (KCSP) has had lead responsibility for managing DHRs on behalf of all CSPs in Kent and Medway under the Kent and Medway protocol.

Suppliers who meet the Selection Criteria and have been successfully accepted onto the DPS will be able to submit bids (via a mini-competition process) to be appointed as an Independent Chair and Author to provide the DHR services.

The DPS will expire in April 2025, with the potential to extend (in yearly increments) for a further three years.

All tender documents are accessible via The Kent Business Portal.

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More information

Links

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=537df992-3f4e-ee11-8124-005056b64545

Advert

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Molly Roast

Address

County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 3000414141

Email

Molly.Roast@kent.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kent.gov.uk

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