P0819 - Application to join the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Domestic Homicide Reporting

Birmingham City Council (BCC) on behalf of the West Midlands Community Safety Partnership is seeking applications to apply to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Independent Author/ Chair, combined role to undertake statutory reviews for domestic homicides within the West Midlands region.

The service provides a review of the circumstances in which the death of a person aged 16 years and over that has, or appears to have, resulted from violence, abuse or neglect by a person to whom they were related or with whom they were, or had been in, an intimate personal relationship or were a member of the same household as themselves.

The purpose of the review is to:

• oIdentify any lessons to be learnt from the death;
• oState the lessons to be learnt, the changes required, actions to achieve those changes and associated timescales;
• oApply those lessons to relevant policies and procedures;
• oPrevent future domestic abuse and homicide.

The West Midlands Community Safety Partnership is seeking for Independent Author / Chair to conduct Domestic Homicide Reviews based in the 7 Local Authorities in the West Midlands Region; as listed below:

• oBirmingham City Council;
• oCoventry City Council;
• oDudley Metropolitan Borough Council;
• oSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council;
• oSolihull Metropolitan Borough Council;
• oWalsall Metropolitan Borough Council;
• oCity of Wolverhampton Council;

The service required is for an Independent Author / Chair to provide Domestic Homicide Reviews.

The DPS will be awarded for a period of 4 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years subject to performance.

BCC will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of In-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the In-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-tend please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Councils tender Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the selection questionnaire.

The initial request to join the DPS providers are required to complete and return of the selection questionnaire no later than 12:00 on 25th July 2022 using the Supplier Portal.

Additional information:

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal.

Delivery Notes

Birmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No