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GMCA1537 Commissioning Review of Independent Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Advisors (IDVA/ISVAs) Workforce

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:26.

Opportunity overview

GMCA has awarded a contract for the provision of GMCA1537 Commissioning Review of Independent Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Advisors (IDVA/ISVAs) Workforce . This contract is for a provider to engage with the GMCA and local partners to undertake a transformational review of the GMCA's Independent Domestic Abuse Advisor/Independent Sexual Violence Advisor commissioning and workforce model in GM. This contract is of key strategic importance to the future direction of Victims' Services in GM given the need to change the existing support model to better support the needs and experience of victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence. The GMCA requires the successful provider to: - Develop a process and final sustainable recommendations that are victim focused and reflect the voice of lived experience - Creatively engage with a range of partners at all stages of the process to engender buy-in, discover and define the issues; develop innovative proposals, test and deliver the model and design evaluation processes - Demonstrably draws on best practice and government guidance to ensure the commissioning model aligns. Further information on the nature and scope of the contract requirements can be found in the procurement documentation.

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.

EQUALITY COLLABS LTD

Match pending…
Contract value
£74.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Dec 2025
Including VAT
£89.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI41, N1 7GU, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£75k

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
DN780791
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
All tenders must be submitted via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/. The Chest reference for this opportunity is DN780791. All tender responses must be submitted via The Chest. For the avoidance of doubt, tenders received in any other way will be rejected.
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
29 Aug 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
21 Aug 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
75,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
90,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Description
The contract will be awarded on the basis of the most advantageous tender in line with the published award criteria and scoring methodology. A following award criteria will be used to assess tenders; Part 1 - Bidder Information (Pass/Fail) Part 2 - Suitability Questions (Pass/Fail) Part 3 - Quality: Technical Questions (85%) and Social Value (5%) Part 4 - Price (10%). A full breakdown of the award criteria, including any sub-criteria, can be found in the procurement documentation which is available to all potential bidders via The Chest (DN780791).

Contract period

Ends
30 Jun 2026, 23:59
Starts
31 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
046870-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
7 Aug 2025, 12:21
Entry 2
Id
051788-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
28 Aug 2025, 09:51

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
037485-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
4 Jul 2025, 14:50

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
18 Jul 2025, 23:59
Description
GMCA are inviting feedback from potential suppliers for a potential Commissioning Review of Independent Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Advisors (IDVA/ISVAs) Workforce. In the published document, you will find a description of the service, indicative details of the procurement process and a set of questions we are looking for potential bidders/suppliers to complete and return to inform the final design of the procurement. The deadline for returning your response to this pre-market engagement exercise is 5pm on Friday 18th July 2025. Responses must be returned via the Chest (the Nort-West e-procurement platform). The advert for this preliminary market engagement exercise can be found via this link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ad6d1559-db58-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXBN-3793-LCTQ
Name
Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 6EU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
56 Oxford Street

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PXBN-3793-LCTQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-170031
Name
EQUALITY COLLABS LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI41
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1 7GU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
20 Wenlock Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-170031
Name
EQUALITY COLLABS LTD

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
23 Dec 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
74,650
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
89,580

Period

Ends
4 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
23 Dec 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
085803-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
23 Dec 2025, 12:21

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M1 6EU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055947-2025-12-23T12:21:25ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·