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Opportunity overview
Overview
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority intends to undertake a competitive procurement for the provision of a Child Focused Courts: Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service across South Yorkshire.
Child Focused Courts represents significant change to private law children cases. The model aims to improve the experience and outcomes for children and families, particularly adult and child victims of domestic abuse. It focuses on early identification of risk, increased engagement with children and bespoke support for victims, all within a streamlined court process.
Within the model, there is a funded pathway for Cafcass or local authorities to refer victims of domestic abuse to specialist agencies for IDVAs to provide expert risk assessment and support.
This notice is issued to provide advance visibility of a forthcoming procurement opportunity. It is not an invitation to tender, and suppliers should not submit tenders or proposals in response to this notice.
The final service requirements, contract value, dates, award criteria, performance arrangements and contractual provisions will be set out in the tender documents.
Classification
CPV85320000 — Social services
Lots
Lot 1£1.1m
Documents and notices
Planned procurement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
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
DN833303
Status
planned
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Associated tender documents will become available at
https://procontract.due-north.com
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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097918-2026Planned procurement 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
Early-stage planned procurement by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority for a Child Focused Courts IDVA support service across South Yorkshire. The intended model includes specialist-agency IDVAs providing expert risk assessment and support to domestic-abuse victims referred by Cafcass or local authorities. This is not yet open for bids; the notice explicitly says suppliers must not submit tenders or proposals. Final requirements and terms will appear in tender documents.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for specialist domestic-abuse support agencies with evidenced IDVA risk-assessment and victim-support capability. Supplier eligibility, credentials and final delivery requirements are unknown at this planning stage.
Key points identified
Service scopeProvide a Child Focused Courts Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service across South Yorkshire.Evidence: “provision of a Child Focused Courts: Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service across South Yorkshire.”
Intended specialist activityIDVAs are intended to provide expert risk assessment and support to domestic-abuse victims referred by Cafcass or local authorities.Evidence: “a funded pathway for Cafcass or local authorities to refer victims of domestic abuse to specialist agencies for IDVAs to provide expert risk assessment and support.”
Final supplier requirementsUnknown until tender documents are issued.Evidence: “The final service requirements... will be set out in the tender documents.”
93% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage planned procurement by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority for a Child Focused Courts IDVA support service across South Yorkshire. The intended model includes specialist-agency IDVAs providing expert risk assessment and support to domestic-abuse victims referred by Cafcass or local authorities. This is not yet open for bids; the notice explicitly says suppliers must not submit tenders or proposals. Final requirements and terms will appear in tender documents.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for specialist domestic-abuse support agencies with evidenced IDVA risk-assessment and victim-support capability. Supplier eligibility, credentials and final delivery requirements are unknown at this planning stage.
Key deliverables
Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) support service
Expert risk assessment for referred domestic-abuse victims
Support for referred domestic-abuse victims within the Child Focused Courts pathway
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Service scope
99% confidence
Provide a Child Focused Courts Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service across South Yorkshire.
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“provision of a Child Focused Courts: Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service across South Yorkshire.”
Intended specialist activity
98% confidence
IDVAs are intended to provide expert risk assessment and support to domestic-abuse victims referred by Cafcass or local authorities.
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“a funded pathway for Cafcass or local authorities to refer victims of domestic abuse to specialist agencies for IDVAs to provide expert risk assessment and support.”
Final supplier requirements
99% confidence
Unknown until tender documents are issued.
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“The final service requirements... will be set out in the tender documents.”
Supplier eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown.
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The notice does not state eligibility, financial standing, insurance, organisation-size or selection requirements; it says final service requirements and contractual provisions will be set out in tender documents.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Indicative maximum value
95% confidence
£1,104,590 GBP.
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Opportunity field value_max: 1104590 GBP; Lot 1 value_amount: 1104590 GBP.
Contract value and terms
99% confidence
Final contract value and contractual provisions are unknown.
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“The final service requirements, contract value, dates, award criteria, performance arrangements and contractual provisions will be set out in the tender documents.”
Delivery
Delivery geography
99% confidence
South Yorkshire.
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“Support Service across South Yorkshire.” Delivery location field: region UKE3.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
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“The final service requirements, contract value, dates... will be set out in the tender documents.”
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement status
100% confidence
Upcoming planned procurement; not open for tender submission.
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Display status: “upcoming”; stage: “planning”; “This notice is issued to provide advance visibility of a forthcoming procurement opportunity. It is not an invitation to tender, and suppliers should not submit tenders or proposals in response to this notice.”
Procurement method metadata
90% confidence
Open procedure is recorded in the source metadata, subject to final tender documentation.
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procurement_method: “open”; procurement_method_details: “Open procedure”; the notice states final requirements and contractual provisions will be set out in tender documents.
Recorded submission deadline
98% confidence
24 November 2026, 00:00 UTC; this should not be treated as an invitation-to-tender deadline because the notice expressly says not to submit tenders or proposals.
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submission_deadline: “2026-11-24T00:00:00Z”; “It is not an invitation to tender, and suppliers should not submit tenders or proposals in response to this notice.”
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Not open for bidding
100% confidence
This is an early-stage visibility notice, not an invitation to tender. Do not submit a tender or proposal in response to it.
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“This notice is issued to provide advance visibility of a forthcoming procurement opportunity. It is not an invitation to tender, and suppliers should not submit tenders or proposals in response to this notice.”
Material scope and commercial uncertainty
100% confidence
Final service requirements, contract value, dates, award criteria, performance arrangements and contractual provisions are not yet stated.
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“The final service requirements, contract value, dates, award criteria, performance arrangements and contractual provisions will be set out in the tender documents.”
Deadline interpretation warning
99% confidence
A submission deadline is present in the source, but conflicts operationally with the explicit instruction not to submit tenders or proposals to this planned notice. Monitor the future tender documentation rather than treating the displayed date as a live bid deadline.
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submission_deadline: “2026-11-24T00:00:00Z”; “It is not an invitation to tender, and suppliers should not submit tenders or proposals in response to this notice.”
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