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Domestic Abuse Community Support Services

Cornwall Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (DASV) team is responsible for directly commissioning specialist domestic abuse and sexual violence services for Cornwall on behalf of the Safer Cornwall Partnership, to respond to the strategic priorities identified within the partnership Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategies. We use the Public Health Commissioning process to provide a shared understanding of local need, to develop our commissioning intentions, to inform procurement and to evaluate and review whether we are enabling victims, their families and children and those who engage in abusive behaviours to have their needs met effectively. Provision of Domestic Abuse Community Support Services, Cornwall Council will be the lead commissioner for these services on behalf of the Safer Cornwall Partnership. The opportunity will comprise of the following 3 lots and the maximum opportunity of this contract is a period of 10 years. Comprising of an initial 5 year contract term, which may be followed by up to two optional extension clauses, the first of which is 3 years and then a further for 2 years providing the maximum opportunity of 10 years. Lot 1 - Community Domestic Abuse Service - helpline and advocacy To include; • Provision of a Domestic Abuse helpline. • Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service on a need led basis. • Health and Primary Care IDVA Services. • Drop-in services. • Trauma stabilisation experienced/ witnessed and/or been impacted by domestic abuse. • Assertive outreach for those with multiple vulnerabilities. • Peer mentoring and volunteering opportunities. Lot 2 - Community Domestic Abuse Service - recovery and therapeutic support To include; • Recovery and therapeutic support programmes delivered via both 1:1 and group support including trauma stabilisation and trauma processing for those impacted by domestic abuse adults and children. • Behaviour change and interventions (abusive person) programme (for adults and children). • Trauma stabilisation interventions for those who have experienced/ witnessed and/or been impacted by domestic abuse. • Peer mentoring programme • Psychoeducational interventions for adults and children affected by Domestic abuse. Lot 3 - Domestic Abuse Training and education To include; • Awareness raising and training in settings, including E-learning, face to face packages , train the trainer approaches and communities of practice. • Healthy Relationships education programmes in primary, secondary, alternative provisions and those unable to engage in mainstream education. Please Note Each lot will contribute to a wider overall specification, where individual lots are being delivered by different providers there will be an expectation that a co-delivery approach will be taken to deliver a robust single point of access referral pathway and providers will work collaboratively across the piece to deliver the wider service as a whole.

Classification

  • CPV80100000 — Primary education services
  • CPV80200000 — Secondary education services
  • CPV80300000 — Higher education services
  • CPV80510000 — Specialist training services
  • CPV85112000 — Hospital support services
  • CPV85121100 — General-practitioner services
  • CPV85312300 — Guidance and counselling services
  • CPV85312500 — Rehabilitation services

Lots

  • Community Domestic Abuse Service – helpline and advocacy £8.2m
  • Therapeutic and Recovery Interventions£7m
  • Domestic Abuse Training and education £1.5m

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
DN700460
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk - Search Latest Opportunities - Search for Project reference DN700460 (Domestic Abuse Community Support Services)
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
27 Aug 2025, 14:00

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lot Details

Award Criteria Details
This procurement is divided into three (3) Lots. Bidder may submit tenders for one, multiple or all Lots. The contracting authority reserves the right to award more than one Lot to a single bidder. There is no maximum number of Lots that may be awarded to any one bidder. The authority will consider multi-lot discount offers as part of evaluations, please refer to the Invitation to Tender for further details and the Financial Assessment when bidding on more than one Lot.

Expected award period

Ends
8 Dec 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
18 Aug 2025, 14:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Community Domestic Abuse Service – helpline and advocacy
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
To include; • Provision of a Domestic Abuse helpline. • Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service on a need led basis. • Health and Primary Care IDVA Services. • Drop-in services. • Trauma stabilisation experienced/ witnessed and/or been impacted by domestic abuse. • Assertive outreach for those with multiple vulnerabilities. • Peer mentoring and volunteering opportunities.

Value

Amount
8,210,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
9,852,000

Renewal

Description
The right (but not the obligation) to extend the Term for up to two (2) further periods, the first of which is three (3) years and then further for two (2) years providing the maximum opportunity of 10 years. Based on ongoing requirement, funding provision and provider performance.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
This procurement will be assessed by way of Price Per Quality Point Assessment - please refer to the Invitation to Tender for details

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price Per Quality Point Assessment
Type
quality

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2036, 23:59
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Therapeutic and Recovery Interventions
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
To include; • Recovery and therapeutic support programmes delivered via both 1:1 and group support including trauma stabilisation and trauma processing for those impacted by domestic abuse adults and children. • Behaviour change and interventions (abusive person) programme (for adults and children). • Trauma stabilisation interventions for those who have experienced/ witnessed and/or been impacted by domestic abuse. • Peer mentoring programme • Psychoeducational interventions for adults and children affected by Domestic abuse.

Value

Amount
7,016,670
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
8,420,004

Renewal

Description
The right (but not the obligation) to extend the Term for up to two (2) further periods, the first of which is three (3) years and then further for two (2) years providing the maximum opportunity of 10 years. Based on ongoing requirement, funding provision and provider performance.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
This procurement will be assessed by way of Price Per Quality Point Assessment - please refer to the Invitation to Tender for details

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price Per Quality Point Assessment
Type
quality

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2036, 23:59
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Domestic Abuse Training and education
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
To include; • Awareness raising and training in settings, including E-learning, face to face packages , train the trainer approaches and communities of practice. • Healthy Relationships education programmes in primary, secondary, alternative provisions and those unable to engage in mainstream education.

Value

Amount
1,500,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,800,000

Renewal

Description
The right (but not the obligation) to extend the Term for up to two (2) further periods, the first of which is three (3) years and then further for two (2) years providing the maximum opportunity of 10 years. Based on ongoing requirement, funding provision and provider performance.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
This procurement will be assessed by way of Price Per Quality Point Assessment - please refer to the Invitation to Tender for details

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price Per Quality Point Assessment
Type
quality

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2036, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85312300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Guidance and counselling services
Entry 2
Id
85121100
Scheme
CPV
Description
General-practitioner services
Entry 3
Id
85112000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Hospital support services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85312300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Guidance and counselling services
Entry 2
Id
85312500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Rehabilitation services
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80510000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Specialist training services
Entry 2
Id
80100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Primary education services
Entry 3
Id
80200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Secondary education services
Entry 4
Id
80300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Higher education services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
045006-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
1 Aug 2025, 08:03

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYRH-9827-DWLP
Name
Cornwall Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK30
Country
GB
Locality
Truro
Postal Code
TR1 3AY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Treyew Road

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PYRH-9827-DWLP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Mr James Howarth
Telephone
+44 1872324971

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Truro · UKK30 · TR1 3AY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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