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Opportunity overview
Birmingham City Council is seeking to commission external consultancy to conduct a thorough domestic abuse needs assessment for the city.
The needs assessment will form a key part of Birmingham’s evidence-led approach to tackling domestic abuse, providing robust evidence of local need. The needs assessment should take the form of a well-evidenced written report, supported by a thorough compilation of both qualitative and quantitative data. It should provide a comprehensive and honest picture of the prevalence and response to domestic abuse across agencies within Birmingham, looking at changes over the past three years, expected changes in the next three years and any gaps or needs around new communities in the city.
It must go beyond the duty set out by the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, which only represents the needs of those who require support in domestic abuse safe accommodation. The assessment we require will span across the continuum of domestic abuse, capturing need at prevention, support and crisis stages.
This will include mapping the current domestic abuse pathways, across Criminal Justice services, Children Services, Health, Housing/Homelessness, Education, Adult Social Care etc. (this is a non-exhaustive list), to support Birmingham’s whole systems approach to supporting survivors of domestic abuse. The mapping will include commissioned and non-commissioned domestic abuse services, the exempt accommodation sector across the city and the associated pathways across this provision.
The contract for the services will commence on 7th December 2026 and will be in place for a period of 6 months.
Classification
CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
CPV73110000 — Research services
CPV73200000 — Research and development consultancy services
CPV73210000 — Research consultancy services
CPV79315000 — Social research services
CPV79419000 — Evaluation consultancy services
CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
CPV85300000 — Social work and related services
CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services
Lots
Lot 1AED 90k · Source currency differs from tender
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
PQ0695
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
This Request for Quotations is being issued using the Council's e-tendering system 'In-tend' and organisations must ensure that they are registered users. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the 'in-tend' system. https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the etendering@birmingham.gov.uk.
Deadline for request for quotation is noon on 2nd November 2026
The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 70%. The overall weighting for the price criteria is 30% . For full details please refer to the procurement documents.
Items and delivery
Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73000000
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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094979-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Birmingham City Council is seeking an external consultancy to produce a citywide domestic abuse needs assessment. The work requires qualitative and quantitative evidence, analysis of the previous three years and anticipated needs over the next three years, and mapping of domestic abuse pathways and provision across public services and accommodation sectors. The contract is planned to run for six months from 7 December 2026.
Who this may suit
Suitable for consultancies with demonstrable social research, domestic abuse, needs-assessment, service-mapping and multi-agency stakeholder engagement capability.
Key points identified
Service requirementConduct a thorough domestic abuse needs assessment for Birmingham.Evidence: "commission external consultancy to conduct a thorough domestic abuse needs assessment for the city"
Evidence and reportProvide a well-evidenced written report supported by qualitative and quantitative data.Evidence: "well-evidenced written report, supported by a thorough compilation of both qualitative and quantitative data"
Time-period analysisExamine changes over the past three years and expected changes in the next three years.Evidence: "looking at changes over the past three years, expected changes in the next three years"
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Birmingham City Council is seeking an external consultancy to produce a citywide domestic abuse needs assessment. The work requires qualitative and quantitative evidence, analysis of the previous three years and anticipated needs over the next three years, and mapping of domestic abuse pathways and provision across public services and accommodation sectors. The contract is planned to run for six months from 7 December 2026.
Who this may suit
Suitable for consultancies with demonstrable social research, domestic abuse, needs-assessment, service-mapping and multi-agency stakeholder engagement capability.
Key deliverables
Well-evidenced written domestic abuse needs-assessment report
Compilation and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data
Assessment of prevalence, agency response, historic changes and forecast needs
Mapping of domestic abuse pathways, commissioned and non-commissioned services, exempt accommodation and associated pathways
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Service requirement
99% confidence
Conduct a thorough domestic abuse needs assessment for Birmingham.
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"commission external consultancy to conduct a thorough domestic abuse needs assessment for the city"
Evidence and report
99% confidence
Provide a well-evidenced written report supported by qualitative and quantitative data.
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"well-evidenced written report, supported by a thorough compilation of both qualitative and quantitative data"
Time-period analysis
98% confidence
Examine changes over the past three years and expected changes in the next three years.
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"looking at changes over the past three years, expected changes in the next three years"
Scope
98% confidence
Cover prevention, support and crisis stages across the continuum of domestic abuse, beyond the safe-accommodation duty under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.
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"span across the continuum of domestic abuse, capturing need at prevention, support and crisis stages"
Pathway mapping
98% confidence
Map current domestic abuse pathways across agencies including criminal justice, children's services, health, housing/homelessness, education and adult social care.
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"mapping the current domestic abuse pathways, across Criminal Justice services, Children Services, Health, Housing/Homelessness, Education, Adult Social Care etc."
Provision mapping
98% confidence
Include commissioned and non-commissioned domestic abuse services, the exempt accommodation sector, and associated pathways.
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"The mapping will include commissioned and non-commissioned domestic abuse services, the exempt accommodation sector across the city and the associated pathways"
Supplier eligibility requirements
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No explicit eligibility, financial standing, insurance, organisational-size or geographic supplier requirements are stated in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated contract value
96% confidence
Up to £90,000.
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Process value_max: 90000 GBP.
Lot value currency discrepancy
99% confidence
Lot 1 is recorded as 90,000 AED, conflicting with the process-level maximum of 90,000 GBP.
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Process value_max: 90000 GBP; Lot 1 value_amount: 90000, currency: AED.
Pricing/payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or pricing model is supplied.
Delivery
Delivery area
95% confidence
Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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Buyer is Birmingham City Council; delivery location region is UKG31; scope is described as "for the city" and "within Birmingham".
Contract duration
99% confidence
6 months.
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"will be in place for a period of 6 months"
Planned commencement
99% confidence
7 December 2026.
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"The contract for the services will commence on 7th December 2026"
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procedure
99% confidence
Below-threshold open competition.
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procurement_method_details: "Below threshold - open competition".
The lot value is denominated in AED while the overall process value is denominated in GBP; bidders should verify the contract budget and currency in the tender documentation.
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Lot 1: 90000 AED; process value_max: 90000 GBP.
Sensitive subject matter
89% confidence
Domestic abuse research and multi-agency pathway mapping will require robust ethical, safeguarding, data-protection and survivor-sensitive methodologies, but detailed requirements are not stated.
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The scope concerns domestic abuse prevalence, survivors, services and cross-agency pathways; no specific methodology or compliance requirements are supplied.
Scope breadth
93% confidence
The assignment spans prevention, support, crisis response and several public-service systems, which may create significant stakeholder-access and delivery dependencies within a six-month term.
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Scope includes multiple agencies and service types; contract duration is 6 months.
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