Published date: 19 March 2024

This notice was replaced on 19 March 2024

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Opportunity (published 19 March 2024, last edited 20 March 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Provision of services to the community - 75200000

  • Social work services - 85310000

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£230,000 to £245,000

Procurement reference

SWINDON001-DN715723-94973077

Published date

19 March 2024

Closing date

3 May 2024

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision to put in place a contract to provide support to victims of Domestic Abuse in Swindon. Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Service.

Supporting victims and survivors experiencing/ with lived experience of Domestic Abuse in Swindon through several various interventions. Run for 3 years, with option to extend 2 years + 2 years. With an estimated contract start date of 1st October 2024. The funding for this service is shared between Swindon Borough Council (70%) and the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner (30%).

Include Lot information, if applicable, with initial contract estimated Lot value plus details of options to extend contract or

The initial contract term will be for 36 months with an option to extend for a further 48 months (2 periods of 24 months) for a potential total contract term of 7 years as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend is £1,004,088 across the initial 3 year contract term and £2,171,000 across the potential total 7 year contract term.

Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents.

To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com

Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 22nd April 2024, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal.

Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 3rd May 2024, 1400 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder/ other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN715723

No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Tara Mackey

Address

Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
England

Email

TMackey@swindon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.swindon.gov.uk/