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Family Court Pathfinder: Independent Specialist Domestic Abuse Advocacy Support Service

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

This is a service contract designed on improving the experience and outcomes for children and families, delivering a streamlined and efficient multi-agency court process for private law children cases. It will support the provision of independent and specialist Domestic Abuse advocacy and support within Designated Family Judge areas across Hampshire and Isle of Wight in relation to private law proceedings. This is a new service that is supporting the Government's commitment to pilot a reformed approach to child arrangement proceedings. The new service is aligned to the Police and Crime Commissioner's (PCC) commitments in her Police and Crime Plan to continue to work in partnership to help protect women and girls from all forms of abuse and to commission services to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG) and support victims/survivors, including victims/survivors of domestic abuse, sexual crimes and stalking. Total maximum value (inc. Extensions) - £1,090,935

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

THE YOU TRUST

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.1m
Awarded
6 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01898188
Location
Fareham, UKJ35, PO16 8UX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.1m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
OPCC0005
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Sept 2028, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
8 Oct 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
8 Sept 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
28 Aug 2025, 12:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
1,090,935
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,309,122

Renewal

Description
The contract will have the potential to be extended for a period or periods of up to 3 years until 31st March 2029 subject to future Government funding and policy decision.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
046235-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
5 Aug 2025, 15:54

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
034430-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
23 Jun 2025, 14:42

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
14 Jul 2025, 23:59
Description
Please complete the below short survey: (5 minutes) https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=eUPeI3qVpkGVhxZdbGtNvdMqOIKfGWNAgMjmtHrIjpxUNThaUEhUNTlFV1NXUkxYUUU4RzZCNFJNTC4u

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLXB-4443-CDBL
Name
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ35
Country
GB
Locality
Fareham
Postal Code
PO17 5BN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Long Barn, Dean Estate, Wickham Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLXB-4443-CDBL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-01898188
Name
THE YOU TRUST

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ35
Country
GB
Locality
Fareham
Postal Code
PO16 8UX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Delme 1, Delme Place

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
01898188
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PLJD-5333-RYVZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
7 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Family Court Pathfinder: Independent Specialist Domestic Abuse Advocacy Support Service
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
15 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Value

Amount
1,090,935
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,309,122

Renewal

Description
3 years on a 1+1+1 basis

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065432-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
15 Oct 2025, 09:36

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01898188
Name
THE YOU TRUST

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
16 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Family Court Pathfinder: Independent Specialist Domestic Abuse Advocacy Support Service
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
28 Oct 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
1,090,935
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,309,122

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Possible extension to 31 March 2029 (subject to funding) 3 years on a 1+1+1 basis

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078871-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
2 Dec 2025, 12:22

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Fareham · UKJ35 · PO17 5BN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ3 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0551d9-2025-12-02T12:22:38ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·