DE - Delivery of a Mobile Application to Provide Advice and Guidance to Keep Children Safe Online

Concepts

• bangor
• software programming
• practical advice
• support children
• delivery of a mobile application
• online safety strategy
• keep children safe online
• advice
• children
• operational mobile application

Location

Bangor

Description

The contract will provide an app which will meet the core principles and guidelines outlined in the Online Safety Strategy for NI 2020-25 through the provision of timely and evidenced based support for children, parents, carers and school staff including members of the safeguarding team. By incorporating parents/carers and school staff the aim is to give them the knowledge and tools needed to support children to stay safe online. The app is envisaged to be a digital library of safeguarding resources created for local school communities. It is about keeping children and young people safe online. Inside the app, there will be digital safeguarding information, practical advice and guidance, researched and written by online safeguarding experts. It should be interactive, with engaging content which is easy-to-access, simple to understand and intuitive to use, providing age-appropriate, credible, and relevant content and resources for the entire school community. A customised version of the app will be available for the school community. This will include resources and lessons for teachers, parents and carers and access to training for school staff and pupils. For pupils, there will be access to practical advice and tips to stay safe online. It will include guidance on creating strong passwords on devices and setting the best privacy settings on social media and gaming platforms. Young people can get advice about healthy relationships and trusted adults. The app can also provide advice on issues such as bullying, mental health or losing control of an image you have shared. The app will help parents and carers in the digital world that children and young people occupy through giving the tools needed to better protect them. All app users can stay up to date with all the latest safeguarding news and access the latest articles on relevant topics and trends in the online world. Parents and staff will also be sent the latest in safeguarding updates and alerts. Push notifications will ensure notifications go straight to the users phone to make sure they never miss what they need to know. There will be downloadable resources, designed to educate and facilitate conversations on on-line safety topics.

Renewal Options

The contract has options to extend for a further 2 periods of up to 12 months each.

CPV Codes

• 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The contract will commence on award of contract. The service commencement date of the initial 3 years will commence on acceptance of the fully tested and operational mobile application by the Contracting Authority. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this Framework Agreement. The successful.. contractor’s performance of contractors on the Framework Agreement will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract.. requirements. is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory.. levels of contract / framework agreement performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still.. fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract. performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action... If this occurs and their performance still does. not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an.. act of grave professional misconduct and they. may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the their place on the.. framework agreement / the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor.. being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered. by. the Northern Ireland. Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of. the Notice..