2020 Modern Slavery Victim Care and Co-Ordination Services C13718

The UK Government (UKGov) will be procuring a new contract to provide care for adult victims of modern slavery in England and Wales. UKGov will provide support and assistance to potential victims of modern slavery and human trafficking to assist in their recovery. The UK's obligations to help adult victims of human trafficking is detailed in Articles 11 & 12 of the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings. UKGov will provide the following subsistence and support through this service: • Places of Safety - a 3-day period of support and advice to assist those recovered by law enforcement, directly from situations of exploitation, to make an informed decision about whether to enter the National Referral Mechanism for victims of human trafficking and modern slavery. • Support Services for Recovery and Reflection - providing accommodation or outreach support depending on the needs of victims • 24 Hour referral services - for First Responders to refer victims into the National Referral Mechanism for provision of a recovery and reflection period. • Transport - of vulnerable victims and their dependents• Translation - to ensure that victims have the information they need in a language they understand • Subsistence - a means of providing financial support to victims • Post National Referral Mechanism support services - for confirmed victims with leave to remain in the UK for up to 6 months after leaving support to aid transition back in to society. The indicative contract value is currently estimated to be £100m-£170m GBP over 5 years. The scope and details of services is being defined and will be confirmed in the Contract notice. A Further Supplier Open Day will take place on 26 April 2019. To express an interest either in attending this event and/or participating in this competition please email:[email protected]. We have set up an e-Sourcing event to facilitate market engagement activities and share some documentation ahead of this event. To register, you must have a valid DUNS number for the organisation which you are registering and who will be entering into a contract if invited. Once registered, organisations wishing to participate in the event must send an email to:[email protected] It should be entitled "2020MSVC Market Engagement Activities (2020MSVCME) and contain; your organisation's name, your contact name, email address & telephone number. Any requests to participate in 2020MSVCME not submitted in the required form may be rejected. We require Participants to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). On receipt of an email, we will provide access to the NDA document. We require Participants re-attach a signed NDA to the event. Ensure you include the participant organisation's name in the filename. Once received, Participants will be invited to the 22020MSVCME.

Additional information: A Further Supplier Open Day will take place on 26 April 2019. To express an interest either in attending this event and/or participating in this competition please email:[email protected].