Published date: 24 May 2024

This notice was replaced on 9 October 2024

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Awarded contract (published 9 October 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Community action programme - 85322000

  • Accommodation services - 98341000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£18,630,000

Procurement reference

DVNCC001-DN707103-06809144

Published date

24 May 2024

Closing date

26 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The service is for all who are experiencing domestic abuse, there are five delivery elements, each designed to integrate seamlessly to form one fully integrated service. Across the five elements, provider(s) will seamlessly transition between the elements and functions that enhance the victim/survivors' experiences.

Currently there are separate services under different contractual arrangements, these will be bought together into a single unified service.

The service is for:
- Victims or survivors of Domestic Abuse and their children who require support in the community
- Victims and survivors of Domestic Abuse (over the age of 16) and their children residing in Devon who need to, are accessing or have recently accessed safe accommodation as a result of said abuse.
- Those that perpetrate domestic abuse and cause harm who are willing to engage in restorative opportunities to address their behaviours

Delivery elements in scope:
- Single Entry Gateway, Navigation Support and community engagement
- Support in Domestic abuse Safe Accommodation and Refuge, Staying Put and resettlement 

Community support including:
- Specialist victim support for moderate and high-risk DA
- Whole family support to non-violent parent and children   
- Engagement with those that cause harm to elicit behaviour change
- Trauma responsive Recovery therapeutic Support  
- Support in safe accommodation for women experiencing multiple disadvantages including domestic abuse and sexual violence

This integrated service will need to operate within a complex system and will proactively seek to collaborate, co-deliver, co-locate with other parts of the system including but not limited to, family hubs, (Safeguarding) Front Door and other parts of the system as opportunities emerge.

Bidders are invited to a launch event for this opportunity to familiarise bidders with the tender documentation and process on the 10 June 2024, 10.00am - 11.30am on Microsoft Teams. Interested bidders should email jolene.roberts@devon.gov.uk, this email address must only be used to arrange attendance at this event. If you unable to attend this event, a recording will be made available on the tendering portal alongside any questions and answers. Any questions in specific relation to the specification, we ask providers to submit these via the tendering portal.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CP2393-23 - Devon Domestic Abuse Integrated Services

  • Early engagement
  • Published 27 March 2024, last edited 15 April 2024

Links


About the buyer

Contact name

Jolene Roberts

Address

County Hall, The Annexe
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
England

Telephone

+44 1392383000

Email

jolene.roberts@devon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.devon.gov.uk