Published date: 19 April 2023

Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.


Closing date: 19 May 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_297214/1205295

Published date

19 April 2023

Closing date

19 May 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

I am really pleased to share details of the market engagement event for the upcoming recommissioning of the Organisational Resilience Support strand of the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund (RASASF).

The purpose of the RASASF (which began in 2011) is to fund sexual violence services which support child and adult victims to cope, recover, build resilience and as far as possible, move forward with their lives. RASASF grant funding enables the MoJ to deliver the Government"s manifesto commitment to provide more sustainable funding to rape and sexual abuse support services. Specialist organisations use the funding to provide a range of free, tailored support to victims including counselling and therapeutic services, advocacy, outreach, and group activities. The RASASF is a small but key part of the wider victims budget.

As set out at the market engagement event for the RASASF in November 2022, we plan to compete a separate organisational resilience support offer to be delivered to RASASF grantees. The organisational resilience support funding strand will fund one or more organisations to offer tailored diagnostic and consultative support to RASASF grantees who have opted-in, providing bespoke support to build organisational resilience. The strand will comprise