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# Safeguarding Support for Covid-19 Inquiry

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/safeguarding-support-for-covid-19-inquiry-ocds-h6vhtk-03e4c6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Minister for the Cabinet Office (The Covid Inquiry) acting through Crown Commercial Service: "Safeguarding Support for Covid-19 Inquiry". Published status: complete. Published Value: £7,645,650. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST. Published submission portal: crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Minister for the Cabinet Office (The Covid Inquiry) acting through Crown Commercial Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/minister-for-the-cabinet-office-the-covid-inquiry-acting-thr-GB-FTS-92078)
- **Published Value:** £7,645,650 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 October 2023 at 09:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Counselling services, Guidance and counselling services, Guidance services, Personal development training services, Staff development services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,267,134 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/safeguarding-support-for-covid-19-inquiry-ocds-h6vhtk-03e4c6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e4c6`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/safeguarding-support-for-covid-19-inquiry-ocds-h6vhtk-03e4c6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcrowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/safeguarding-support-for-covid-19-inquiry-ocds-h6vhtk-03e4c6#participate

## 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.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Emotional Support for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry - Digital Offer
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85312310, 85312320
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £4,522,132
- **Description:** Lot 1 includes the following:
● Digital service offering
● Website with easy to navigate, downloadable psychoeducation materials including advice, self-guided resources.
● Stories of courage and hope from people impacted by Covid
● Text based support...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Emotional support services for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry - F2F, video and telephone offer
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85312310, 85312320
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,981,322
- **Description:** Lot 2 will include the following:
● Emotional support via telephone, video call (or F2F if at a
community event), offering: psychological safety building, support
plans, containment, risk assessment where needed.
● Pathway from Tier 1 to Tier 2 for E...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Emotional support services for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry - Staff support offer
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79633000, 80511000, 80570000, 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £142,195
- **Description:** Inquiry staff will come into contact with people and materials that could potentially cause distress (e.g. evidential documents, witness testimony etc.) and therefore require additional emotional support beyond the
standard employee assistance progra...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 009667-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list**

  - Value: £3,267,134 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 009667-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,267,134
  - Signed Date: 22/02/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009667-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-25T15:23:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:24:47.732Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e4c6