Psychological Services for Toronto (Females) – Central District Office
Solicitation number 21480-20-2265154
Publication date
Closing date and time 2016/03/18 14:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
Psychological Services for Toronto (Females) – Central District Office
Notice of Proposed Procurement – Correctional Service Canada (CSC) Ontario Region
This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, in the Ontario Region has a requirement to provide Psychological Services at Toronto Central District Office for Females.
Trade agreement: This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.
Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest priced compliant bid.
Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business:
This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers.
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement:
This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.
Security Requirements:
This contract does include security requirements.
Nature of Requirements:
The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.
- The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Health Services require the services of a psychologist for female offenders in the Greater Toronto Area in the Ontario Region.
The psychologist will provide psychological assessment and/or treatment services to offenders and collaborate with the interdisciplinary health services team that includes, but is not limited tonursing, psychology, social work, occupational therapy and other allied healthcare professionals. Collaboration with the case management team is also essential and in community sites, the treatment/supervision team also includes the Parole Officer Supervisor, Parole Officer, and the CSC staff psychologist and/or the Project Authority.
2. Background:
2.1 CSC has a legal obligation, under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA), to “provide every offender with essential health care and reasonable access to non essential mental health care”.
2.2 The Commissioner’s Directives 800 series are the key references on essential health services covering Clinical services, mental health and public health services.
2.3 The mission of Health Services is to provide offenders with efficient and effective health services that encourage individual responsibility, promote healthy reintegration and contribute to safe communities.
2.4 Consistent with its transformation agenda, CSC recognizes that health outcomes are a shared responsibility between service providers and offenders. Offenders must be involved in taking responsibility and proactive measures to safeguard their health, which includes mental health.
2.5 In institutional settings, Health Services are provided in ambulatory Health Service Centres in institutions, regional hospitals and regional treatment / psychiatric centres. Incarcerated offenders may have to go to the community for emergency services, specialized health care services and for hospitalization that cannot be accommodated in CSC’s regional hospitals. In CSC, health care is provided by a wide range of regulated and non-regulated health professionals.
2.6 In broad terms health care means medical, dental, mental health care and public health services. During the period of incarceration, offenders are provided with a range of coordinated health services that are accessible, affordable, and appropriate to the correctional environment.
Objectives: Provide essential and non-essential mental health and/or psychological assessment or psychological risk assessment services to offenders, as requested by the Project Authority, at the Toronto Central District Office.
Deliverables: To have a qualified contractor provide Psychological Services at the Toronto District Office for Females.
Expected Delivery Date: August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017 with an option to renew annually for up to four (4) additional one year periods
File Number: 21480-20-2265154
Contracting Authority: Edward Desormo
Correctional Service of Canada, Ontario Region,
443 Union Street, P.O. Box 1174, Kingston, Ontario. K7L 4Y8
Telephone number: (613) 536-4959
Facsimile number: (613) 536-4571
E-mail: edward.desormo@csc-scc.gc.ca
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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).
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Contract duration
Refer to the description above for full details.
Trade agreements
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No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Correctional Service of Canada
- Address
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340 Laurier Ave WOttawa, Ontario, K1P0P9Canada
- Contracting authority
- Desormo, Edward
- Phone
- 613-536-4959
- Fax
- 613-536-4571
- Address
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443 Union st westKingston, ON, K7L 4Y8CA
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Correctional Service of Canada
- Address
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340 Laurier Ave WOttawa, Ontario, K1P0P9Canada
Bidding details
Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
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rfp_amendment_-_dpp_modification.pdf |
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rfp_amendment_-_dpp_modification.pdf |
French
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21480-20-2265154_rfp_english_psychological_services_toronto_female.pdf | 000 |
English
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21480-20-2265154_rfp_french_psychological_services_toronto_females.pdf | 000 |
French
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