Safeguarding Support for Covid-19 Inquiry

Concepts

• liverpool
• staff development
• inquiry
• covid-19 inquiry
• emotional support
• support plans
• emotional support service
• the uk covid-19 inquiry
• the inquiry
• the inquirys work

Location

Description

The Cabinet Office has put in place contracts for the provision of Emotional Support service for use by the Covid 19 Inquiry. The Inquiry has pledged to be trauma-informed across all of its work. A trauma informed approach means seeking to reduce the risk of retraumatisation to people who are engaging with the Inquiry. Emotional support is one of the key ways of reducing retraumatisation by offering timely, sensitive, psychologically informed emotional support to people engaging with the Inquiry's work. Emotional support is not counselling or therapy. The focus is on facilitating the person's engagement with the Inquiry, creating support plans, facilitating stabilisation, providing psychological containment and facilitating the person's journey through their engagement process. These contracts provide the offer of emotional support for everyone engaging with the Inquiry. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has chosen to exercise its option to terminate Lot 1 and Lot 3 of these contracts and on Monday 25 March 2024 gave the requisite 90 days notice.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 79633000 - Staff development services
• 80511000 - Staff training services
• 80570000 - Personal development training services
• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
• 85312310 - Guidance services
• 85312320 - Counselling services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

GWG T140-Transparency Agenda-How CCS Approaches Redaction v1.0.docx RM6355 Safeguarding Support for Covid-19 Inquiry Successful Supplier Information.v1 (2).xlsx RM6355 Safeguarding Support for Covid-19 Inquiry Redacted Contract Documents -v1 (1).zip