Pipeline Framework: Modern Slavery – Advice, Guidance and Support Service

A pipeline has been launched for Modern Slavery – Advice, Guidance and Support Service.The contract start Date is 01 September 2019. Approach to market date is 28 June 2019.The Staffordshire Commissioner seeks to commission an effective, tailored and co-ordinated adult modern slavery advice, guidance and support service for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.Modern Slavery presents a great number of overlapping issues and crimes which require a strong coherent partnership approach. It is essential that all of us recognise that protecting people from slavery is everyone’s business. The focus of the service will therefore be to provide advice, guidance and support to adult victims for up to a period of 8 days (pre NRM reasonable grounds decision), where there is currently a gap in provision. It is expected that the service will help the service user regain trust, provide advice on their options, reduce their vulnerability and address the needs of service users in a holistic manner.It is expected that the procurement will commence in late June 2019. If you would be interested in receiving the Invitation To Tender pack, with the full specification please e-mail adam.marshall@staffordshire.pnn.police.uk. Please note that tenderers will have to register on the Blue Light e-tendering portal.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Police & Crime Commissioner For Staffordshire, Block 9, Weston Road, Stafford ST180YY. Tel: 01785 232257. Email: adam.marshall@staffordshire.pnn.police.uk (Adam Marshall)