Published date: 31 July 2017

Last edited date: 31 July 2017

This notice was replaced on 17 November 2017

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

Awarded contract (published 17 November 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£417,497

Procurement reference

JR/ACS/LCC/17/559

Published date

31 July 2017

Closing date

1 September 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Service will provide short/medium term safe and secure accommodation based support providing a place of safety and the appropriate support for women or women with families/children who have experienced, or who are at risk of, domestic abuse and/or harassment e.g. honour based violence, forced marriages, female genital mutilation. The main outcome for the service is the safety of women in immediate danger, leading to longer term outcomes in relation to empowering and enabling women:

• to make safer choices for themselves and their children
• to rebuild their lives
• to increase their self-esteem and confidence, health and wellbeing
The refuge service will be delivered from the existing refuge building in Lancaster, the details of which will be provided to potential bidders on receipt of the Refuge Confidentiality Agreement which can be accessed as part of the tender documentation.

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Please note, the contract values will be as follows:

Annual Contract Value: £98,0000 plus £3,749 Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) funding up to 31 March 2018;

Total Contract Value: 417,497 without DCLG Funding; £549,485 with DCLG funding at current levels and if funding is made available in future years.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jackie Riley

Address

2nd Floor, Christ Church Precinct,
County Hall
Preston
PR2 9QA
England

Telephone

01772 531282

Email

jackie.riley@lancashire.gov.uk