Freedom to Speak up Services (FTSU)- Staff Liaison Guardians

Concepts

• ftsu
• southend
• hospital
• provision of confidential staff liaison service
• staff liaison guardians
• staff members
• secure hospital services
• dedicated staff
• freedom
• public holidays

Location

Essex

Description

Provision of confidential staff liaison service to support staff members who wish to speak up in relation to concerns associated with provision of safe and secure hospital services.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Authority seeks to award a 3 year contract with option to extend by up to 12 months to suitably qualified providers in line with the declared specification of requirements. The Service provider is required to provide two dedicated staff to perform the service across the various Authority sites, and to offer services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including public holidays so that matters can be escalated to the Authority in accordance with the RAG rating and escalation policy.

Renewal Options

48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

CPV Codes

• 85110000 - Hospital and related services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The Bidder may be required to provide a presentation via cloud based conferencing facility (ie Starleaf or the like) should the Authority wish to clarify the bidders responses to the award criteria. There are also mandatory questions on a pass fail basis that apply to the evaluation of the bids in addition to the scored award questions. Please see ITT documentation.