# Procurement of Support Services for Investigation Witnesses

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Home Office](/buyers/home-office/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre
- Award value: £100,000
- Award date: 6 June 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 31 May 2016
- Contract end: 31 January 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: feb1bfa0-2549-4204-bc10-5062a980114c-94692
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9627279a-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

To safeguard the wellbeing of witnesses throughout the investigative and public hearing process\. This may involve supporting a witness before a public hearing event, for example, to address anxiety and fears\. The service is to provide emotional support, signposting to appropriate services and counselling\. This may be provided by telephone and face-to-face contact depending upon the needs of the witness\. It is anticipated that some witnesses will want their named support worker to accompany them to a public hearing which will be held at a venue in London\. Additional information: We are not specifying a value range for this procurement\. Tenderers must be registered on the Crown Commercial Service eSourcing Portal, Emptoris, in order to participate in this procurement\. https://gpsesourcing\.cabinetoffice\.gov\.uk/sso/jsp/login\.jsp Once registered, please email seema\.banerjee@iicsa\.org\.uk in order to have access to the ITT documents\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/feb1bfa0-2549-4204-bc10-5062a980114c-94692)