Published date: 7 November 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 3 February 2022, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£41,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN595855-03839528

Published date

7 November 2023

Closing date

3 February 2022

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 March 2022

Contract end date

28 February 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Direct award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Leicester City Council direct awarded the contract to Living Without Abuse.

The service provider will provide mentorship support and mental wellbeing advice to women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. This support could take place in community venues, on-line and in safe accommodation services in Leicester where there is high prevalence of five or more repeat incidents of domestic abuse .

The mentorship will focus on helping women and children to feel they are being listened to and heard, tackling isolation of women and children experiencing domestic abuse. It will also focus on reducing the impact of mental health problems linked for people facing domestic abuse, helping women and children to feel self-confident and drawing on mentors' experience to feel hope for the future. Additionally, the service provider will assess each individual drawing on support, develop a plan and act based on the assessment which will include whole family consideration of mental wellbeing, risk of homicide and serious injury and safety planning and more.

The initial contract term for this service commenced on 1st March 2022 for a period of 12 months with no extensions applicable.

Award information

Awarded date

3 February 2022

Contract start date

1 March 2022

Contract end date

28 February 2023

Total value of contract

£41,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Living Without Abuse

Address

42 Glebe Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, LE11 1JR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Ashok Chotalia

Address

City Hall (4th Floor)
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
England

Email

procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicester.gov.uk