Published date: 27 January 2025

Last edited date: 8 April 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 16 December 2024, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Accommodation management services - 98341100

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£4,979,403

Procurement reference

86ecf7d1-c877-4b8d-a1d3-242a904d7074

Published date

27 January 2025

Closing date

16 December 2024

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 June 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2030

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?

No

Description

East Sussex County Council have awarded to a single provider for the provision of support in safe accommodation services for victims of domestic abuse. The provider will be required to deliver a county-wide service for the support of adults and their dependent children (under 18 years) who are eligible for accommodation support services relating to domestic abuse. The services include: (i) The provision of specialist support in 55 units of safe accommodation for people experiencing domestic abuse and violence, and their children, (ii) A requirement that any multi-occupancy buildings with communal areas will be offered on a single-sex basis, (iii) Specialist direct support for children and young people, (iv) Specialist parenting support for those with children resident in the safe accommodation units (regardless of the residence of the children), (v) An outreach service to support the safe move-on of safe accommodation residents back into the community, (vi) A requirement that all services are holistic and trauma informed.
The contract will start 01 June 2025, the duration of which will be four years and 10 months, with an option to extend for up to 60 months.
The annual value of the contract will be £506,380 and not subject to indexation. Additional one-off budgetary resource of £187,797 is ring-fenced to meet the costs of refurbishment of existing and/or additional buildings for East Sussex County Council commissioned services for victims/survivors of domestic abuse, including, but not limited to those provided by this contract. If the provider establishes safe accommodation provision that requires refurbishment of existing and/or additional buildings, they will be able to access a proportion of this resource. This will be with the prior agreement of the Strategic Commissioner, and against actual spend.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

ESCC - AW - Provision of support in safe accommodation services for victims of domestic abuse

  • Opportunity
  • Published 7 November 2024

Links

Award information

Awarded date

14 March 2025

Contract start date

1 June 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Total value of contract

£4,979,403

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Interventions Alliance Ltd

Address

Office 8 Waterman House
1 Lord Street
Gravesend
Kent
DA12 1AW

Reference

Companies House number: 15471624

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Amy Wilkinson

Address

East Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone

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Email

amy.wilkinson@eastsussex.gov.uk