During 2019/2020, GMCA lead a review of victim
services across Greater Manchester. The purpose of the review was
to ensure that the commissioned services and grant fund are:
aligned to the Standing Together priorities; cost effective;
achieving the desired outcomes in the Victims Outcome Framework
and; most importantly were supporting the needs of victims’.
The outcome of the review was an agreement to undertake a
recommissioning process for victim services in Greater
Manchester.
Following this review, and also the conclusion of the maximum
allowed 5 contracted years for the GM Victim Assessment and
Referral Centre with provider Victim Support, an Invitation to
Tender (ITT) was launched to recommission this service on 4th July
2022. This process resulted in notification to award a contract on
19th September 2022. It was intended for the successful provider to
commence the collocated service following a mobilisation period on
1st December 2022
A legal challenge was launched by the unsuccessful bidder on 29th
September 2022 resulting in a protracted standstill period. In
order to reach a clear assured resolution and way forward, it was
decided to restart the ITT with a new delivery timeline for the
redesigned service scheduled to start in summer 2023.
As such, it is now required that the Victim Assessment and Referral
Centre service provided by Victim Support be extended to operate
until June 30th 2023. This is in order that a full ITT can be
relaunched, with scope for any unexpected standstill, and
sufficient mobilisation period for the new collocated service to
transition and commence
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/01/2023
Decision due: 21 Dec 2022 by Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire, GM Mayor, Treasurer GMCA
Contact: Lisa Lees Email: lisa.lees@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk.