Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c9b-4c04-728d-a89f-f075bdec83b3/grant-funding-violence-against-women-and-girls-support-and-specialist-services closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # GRANT FUNDING: Violence Against Women and Girls Support and Specialist Services - Employers Engagement Fund [Home Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/home-office) Estimated value £75,000 Published 9 Nov 2022 Deadline Closed 27 Jan 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Secretary of State for the Home Department (the "Authority"), acting through the Interpersonal Abuse Unit, intends to make an amount up to £150,000 over two years (financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25) of grant funding available. The intention is to fund a single Recipient. Tackling VAWG is a top Government priority. This funding will deliver on commitments and ambition within the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy 2021 and the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan 2022. A key pillar in both the Tackling VAWG Strategy and the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan is to transform the whole of society's response when supporting victims. Our ambition through this competition is to identify and fund a best-in-class organisation able to demonstrate the following essential criteria: • Either have established, or a clear plan to establish, routes to effectively engage and influence employers nationwide. • Be able demonstrate in depth understanding of the support available to victims of VAWG, to ensure effective referral pathways are set up by employers. • Will improve outcomes for victims of VAWG, with consideration of related protected characteristics, specialist needs and/or complex needs. Additional information: We welcome bids from voluntary and community sector organisations, as well as bids from local commissioners, including, Police and Crime Commissioners, local authorities or health commissioners. To note, this is not for direct funding of any one employer. The focus of this fund is a whole-system strengthening of employers' response to VAWG, including domestic abuse. Applicants must be able to demonstrate experience in working with employers, and evidence of their ability to deliver effective interventions to strengthen employers' response to VAWG.This is an online competition managed via the Home Office eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer. If you are interested in finding out more about this funding opportunity below is a guide on how to register in order to gain access to the competition and its documentation on the Jaggaer system. We will not be sending any offline material pertaining to this competition. 1. Interested organisations must first be registered as a 'Supplier' on the Home Office e-Sourcing portal ttps://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html 2. To register bidders must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet \[D&B\]) for the organisation which they are registering on behalf of. 3. If you do not have a DUNS number, please contact D&B UK directly on 0870 243 2344 (option 3), or online at [dnb.co.uk/duns-form.asp](http://www.dnb.co.uk/duns-form.asp). 4. Once registered on the portal, please email the Authority mailbox and ask to be added to the event stating, "Employers Engagement Fund Portal Access" in the subject title.5. Please note the email address used to register on the portal must be the same one used to advise "" inbox as it is this email address that will be provided with access to the event. 6. Once you are added to the portal the "" mailbox will acknowledge your inclusion to the event and Bidders must then accept this invitation via the Home Office e-Sourcing portal. You will then be able to view the suite of documents and online application for this grant funding. \*From this point all further communications including the submission of your online bid will be managed via the portal.7. If you have any IT technical difficulties concerning the Home Office eSourcing portal, neither the Home Office Commercial Hub nor those managing the VAWGVSS mailbox will be able to offer any assistance. Please contact the Supplier e-Sourcing Helpdesk. 8. It is imperative you test your portal connection and become familiar with how to submit your bid well in advance of the deadline date. It is conceivable that because the portal operates on the web, internet traffic may affect performance of the portal and this cannot be cited as reason to seek an extension to the submission deadline date. Read full description ## CPV classification Experimental development services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/96de08e3-7876-4e7b-a507-de383981f95f) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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