Published date: 7 August 2017
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Social work services without accommodation - 85312000
Location of contract
RG1 2LU
Value of contract
£1,275,000
Procurement reference
RBC 00000270 - AWARD
Published date
7 August 2017
Closing date
30 May 2017
Contract start date
2 October 2017
Contract end date
30 September 2020
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 Council currently has three separate contracts for the provision of domestic abuse services in the town for refuge, family support services, training for GPs plus a grant allocation for outreach support/drop-in. However moving forward it has been agreed that budgets across all service areas will be pooled to enable a holistic commissioning approach and joint re-tender for domestic abuse services.
In light of the Council's financial situation the budget for the procurement of domestic abuse services has been reviewed and options for future commissioning within a reduced budget in this area have been agreed. In line with the Community Safety Partnership's Domestic Abuse Strategy 2015-18 and benchmarking data comparing levels of provision in Reading with other areas, it is proposed that there will be a shift in focus and funding away from support within refuges and towards non-accommodation-based preventative and outreach support.
Two new contracts will be procured for all domestic abuse services with start dates of the 1st October 2017, one to provide support in Reading based refuges (conducted as a separate procurement), and one to provide all non-accommodation based support for people perpetrating or experiencing domestic abuse. This tender relates to the non-accommodation based support contract.
The successful bidder will be offering services to domestic abuse victims, survivors, their families, perpetrators of domestic abuse and services that work with these client groups. All the services will be community based and will compliment refuge provision provided under a separate contract.
This service will be offering services to those experiencing domestic abuse, their families, perpetrators of domestic abuse and services that work with these client groups. All the services will be community based.
The service will be available to all tenure types (except outreach support to those in Reading Borough Council funded refuges, unless with the prior agreement of the commissioners). This will include but not limited, social housing, private rented, owner occupier, family and friends and bed and breakfast. Some bed and breakfasts maybe outside of the borough and in these cases it is expected that the services will still be available to these individuals and families until it is clear that the household will not return to the borough. At this point the casework should be handed over to the relevant support service in the local area.
Award information
Awarded date
13 July 2017
Contract start date
2 October 2017
Contract end date
30 September 2020
Total value of contract
£0
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Berkshire Women's Aid
Address
PO Box 413, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG1 8XL
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
John Littlefair
Address
Bridge Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 2LU
United Kingdom
Telephone
0118 9372568
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