Published date: 2 October 2024

This notice was replaced on 2 October 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 2 October 2024, last edited 3 October 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Provision of services to the community - 75200000

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SOUTHWARK-DN730137-49337017

Published date

2 October 2024

Closing date

4 November 2024

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

6 November 2025

Contract end date

5 November 2035

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive dialogue (above threshold)

Tenders are invited from pre-qualified suppliers after discussion of requirements and potential solutions.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Reducing Domestic Abuse (DA) and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a key priority for the Council and the statutory Community Safety Partnership. In 2015, Southwark developed a five year Domestic Abuse Strategy highlighting a plan to reduce DA in the borough. In 2019, this was replaced with a five year VAWG Strategy in recognition of the need to deliver a partnership response to all areas of gender based violence, not only DA.

In 2022, recognising the need for a transformative step change in the way that services were brought together under these aims, the Council made a commitment in its delivery plan to "establish a ground-breaking Women's Safety Centre, so women and girls experiencing violence or abuse can access all the support they need in one place."

Building on the evidence base that informed the 2019 strategy, over 2023 and early 2024 the Council completed an in-depth review of DA and VAWG services in Southwark. The service review included a review of current domestic abuse service provision with stakeholders, statutory and voluntary sector organisations, and service users, to understand what is working well, what needs to be improved, and where there are gaps in the current service.

The review was informed by a statistical review of VAWG crime data, supported with data from housing and children's services, and existing service providers, to shape an up to date needs assessment.

This process has fed into the development of a detailed Strategic Needs Assessment and Equalities Impact and Needs Assessment outlining the case for a transformed service.

Drawing on the extensive contributions from survivors, services and the voluntary and community sector, the key headline areas identified in relation to the development of a new service can be summarised under the headings listed below:

a. Range and scope of services
b. How services are organised
c. Skills, awareness and capacity
d. Communications and public perception

The Council is looking to now procure the services following a competitive dialogue process adapted to the Council's needs under the Public Contract Regulation's light touch regime (LTR).


About the buyer

Contact name

Sima Khatun

Address

Southwark Council
160 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2QH
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2075255000

Email

Sima.Khatun@southwark.gov.uk

Website

http://www.southwark.gov.uk