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West Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Perpetrator service using CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) Programme

West Yorkshire Combined Authority · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 00:26.

Opportunity overview

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is seeking to appoint a provider for the Mayors West Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Perpetrator service using CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) Programme covering all districts: Bradford; Calderdale; Kirklees; Leeds and Wakefield. The Mayor is seeking to appoint a provider to lead the delivery and further development of the West Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Perpetrator service using CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) Programme over a maximum contract period of 7 years that has the ability to support up to 650 perpetrators per annum and associated victims where they are willing to engage that are intimate partners or family members. The programme will focus on first time, standard level risk perpetrators of domestic abuse who receive a conditional caution. However, further developments in West Yorkshire also require the programme to work with, where capacity allows, medium risk perpetrators that have received No Further Action (NFA) but are willing to attend CARA on a voluntary basis, with successful voluntary completions recorded as an Outcome 22. The anticipated budget is £2.1 million across the full 7 year period if all extension periods are taken.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV85312300 — Guidance and counselling services
  • CPV85312320 — Counselling services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000£2.1m

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
113019
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
25 Sept 2026, 13:00

Enquiry period

Ends
11 Sept 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
23 Nov 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
2,520,000
Amount
2,100,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Quality = 80% Weighting Price = 20% Weighting

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Methodology
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Resources
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Project Management
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Service Design and Delivery
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Quality and Impact
Criterion 6
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Suitability

Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 01:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2 x 2 year optional extension periods available.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312320
Description
Counselling services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312300
Description
Guidance and counselling services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
078111-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Aug 2026, 13:02
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHYG-7328-ZLQJ

Address

Street Address
Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 2DE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE42

Contact

Name
Sukhninder Kaur

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UKE42 · LS1 2DE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE4 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 071950-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 077947-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 078111-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·