✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 15:53.
Opportunity overview
Procurement of 3 refuges for women and their children needing safe accommodation from domestic abuse. Each refuge will provide support for women and additional specific children’s support for up to 32 women and their children at any one time. This will be three lots covering the following areas:
LOT 1: Cambridge City or South Cambs
LOT 2: Fenland or East Cambs
LOT 3: Huntingdonshire
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
CCC/000013
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
1. Visit https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/cambridgeshire/home to access the In-Tend supplier portal;
2. Register/log-in and access the Cambridgeshire County Council company portal;
3. Search for current tender opportunities - this procurement is named "26060 Domestic Abuse Refuges";
4. Express interest to get access to the tender documents;
5. Opt-in to view the Tender questionnaire;
6. Complete questionnaire, add mandatory documents and any other relevant documents as part of your tender return;
7. Click "submit return" to submit your response.
Bidders can submit responses for one or more lots and there is no minimum or maximum number of lots that a bidder can be awarded.
LOT 1: Cambridge City or South Cambs
LOT 2: Fenland or East Cambs
LOT 3: Huntingdonshire
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Title
LOT 1: Cambridge City or South Cambs
Description
Refuge in Cambridge City or South Cambridgeshire for 11 women and accompanying children
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Value
Including VAT
1,071,000
Amount
892,500
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Weighting Description
The Authority is using price per quality point for the evaluation methodology. The Authority will divide each total bid price by the total quality score for that bid. The bid with the lowest price per quality point will be the most advantageous tender.
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
The Authority will evaluate the bid via weighted quality questions and these are set out in the Invitation to Tender document.
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
We will evaluate the total price and use this to calculate the price per quality point.
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes
Contract period
Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2032, 00:59
Renewal
Description
2 x 12
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
LOT 2: Fenland or East Cambs
Description
Refuge for women and their children needing safe accommodation from domestic abuse in Fenland or East Cambs
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Value
Including VAT
898,200
Amount
748,500
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Weighting Description
The Authority is using price per quality point for the evaluation methodology. The Authority will divide each total bid price by the total quality score for that bid. The bid with the lowest price per quality point will be the most advantageous tender.
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
The Authority will evaluate the bid via weighted quality questions and these are set out in the Invitation to Tender document.
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
We will evaluate the total price and use this to calculate the price per quality point.
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes
Contract period
Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2032, 00:59
Renewal
Description
2 x 12
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
LOT 3: Huntingdonshire
Description
Refuge for women and their children needing safe accommodation from domestic abuse in Huntingdonshire.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Value
Including VAT
898,200
Amount
748,500
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Weighting Description
The Authority is using price per quality point for the evaluation methodology. The Authority will divide each total bid price by the total quality score for that bid. The bid with the lowest price per quality point will be the most advantageous tender.
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
The Authority will evaluate the bid via weighted quality questions and these are set out in the Invitation to Tender document.
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
We will evaluate the total price and use this to calculate the price per quality point.
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
1
097081-2026Tender 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
Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking three domestic-abuse refuge services for women and accompanying children requiring safe accommodation. The three lots cover Cambridge City or South Cambridgeshire, Fenland or East Cambridgeshire, and Huntingdonshire. The combined service is stated to support up to 32 women and their children at any one time.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for organisations able to provide domestic-abuse refuge accommodation and support for women and children in the specified Cambridgeshire areas. No certification, financial, insurance, legal-form or detailed selection requirements are supplied.
Key points identified
Core serviceProvide refuge accommodation and support for women and children affected by domestic abuse.Evidence: "Procurement of 3 refuges for women and their children needing safe accommodation from domestic abuse" and "Each refuge will provide support for women and additional specific children’s support".
CapacityUp to 32 women and their children at any one time across the three refuges.Evidence: "up to 32 women and their children at any one time".
Lot 1 capacityRefuge for 11 women and accompanying children.Evidence: Lot 1 description: "Refuge in Cambridge City or South Cambridgeshire for 11 women and accompanying children".
93% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking three domestic-abuse refuge services for women and accompanying children requiring safe accommodation. The three lots cover Cambridge City or South Cambridgeshire, Fenland or East Cambridgeshire, and Huntingdonshire. The combined service is stated to support up to 32 women and their children at any one time.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for organisations able to provide domestic-abuse refuge accommodation and support for women and children in the specified Cambridgeshire areas. No certification, financial, insurance, legal-form or detailed selection requirements are supplied.
Key deliverables
Three refuge services providing safe accommodation for women and accompanying children affected by domestic abuse
Support for women
Additional specific children's support
Lot 1 refuge capacity for 11 women and accompanying children
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Core service
98% confidence
Provide refuge accommodation and support for women and children affected by domestic abuse.
View supporting evidence
"Procurement of 3 refuges for women and their children needing safe accommodation from domestic abuse" and "Each refuge will provide support for women and additional specific children’s support".
Capacity
95% confidence
Up to 32 women and their children at any one time across the three refuges.
View supporting evidence
"up to 32 women and their children at any one time".
Lot 1 capacity
98% confidence
Refuge for 11 women and accompanying children.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 description: "Refuge in Cambridge City or South Cambridgeshire for 11 women and accompanying children".
Supplier eligibility requirements
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility, financial standing, insurance, exclusion or legal-form requirements are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Total stated value
98% confidence
GBP 2,389,500.
View supporting evidence
Process value_max: 2389500 GBP.
Lot 1 stated value
98% confidence
GBP 892,500.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 value_amount: 892500 GBP.
Lot 2 stated value
98% confidence
GBP 748,500.
View supporting evidence
Lot 2 value_amount: 748500 GBP.
Lot 3 stated value
98% confidence
GBP 748,500.
View supporting evidence
Lot 3 value_amount: 748500 GBP.
Contract term and payment terms
98% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No contract start date, end date, duration or payment terms are supplied.
Delivery
Lot 1 delivery area
99% confidence
Cambridge City or South Cambridgeshire.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 title: "LOT 1: Cambridge City or South Cambs"; description: "Refuge in Cambridge City or South Cambridgeshire".
Lot 2 delivery area
99% confidence
Fenland or East Cambridgeshire.
View supporting evidence
Lot 2 title: "LOT 2: Fenland or East Cambs"; description: "in Fenland or East Cambs".
Lot 3 delivery area
99% confidence
Huntingdonshire.
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Lot 3 title and description: "Huntingdonshire".
Service commencement and duration
99% confidence
Unknown.
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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display_status: "open"; source_status: "active".
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure.
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procurement_method_details: "Open procedure".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
23 November 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline: "2026-11-23T12:00:00+00:00"; the same deadline is listed for all lots.
Publication date
99% confidence
14 October 2026.
View supporting evidence
published_at: "2026-10-14T14:41:09+01:00".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Detailed tender requirements unavailable in supplied content
98% confidence
Selection criteria, quality requirements, safeguarding arrangements, accommodation specifications, staffing requirements and evaluation methodology are unknown.
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Only the notice summary, lot descriptions and CPV classification are supplied; no tender documents or detailed criteria are provided.
Lot 2 and Lot 3 capacity unspecified
99% confidence
The overall capacity is up to 32 women and their children, and Lot 1 specifies 11 women, but the supplied Lot 2 and Lot 3 descriptions do not state individual capacity.
View supporting evidence
Overall description states "up to 32 women and their children"; Lot 1 states "11 women"; Lot 2 and Lot 3 descriptions contain no capacity figure.
Delivery-area alternatives
99% confidence
Lots 1 and 2 each specify alternative areas rather than one fixed locality.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1: "Cambridge City or South Cambs"; Lot 2: "Fenland or East Cambs".
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