Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 6 Mar 2025, 16:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

24108 CCC Domestic Abuse Mobile Advocacy Service

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£1,595,000≈ £456k / year · £1,914,000 inc. VAT5.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Apr 2025awarded 2 Jul 2025
Awarded to IMPAKT housing & support
Contract term 3 yrs 6 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 has implemented a statutory requirement on Local Authorities to ensure there is a safe accommodation strategy for individuals subjected to domestic abuse. Mobile Advocacy is a key part of the Cambridgeshire Safe Accommodation Strategy.

  • No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement carried out before 24 Feb 2025, a Prior Information Notice (PIN) was published Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-004299 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004299-2025?origin=SearchResults&p=1

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrs 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,595,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs 6 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,595,000 exc. VAT · £1,914,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available. The Council at it's sole discretion may extend the contract with 3 month's notice. If the council does not wish to extend the agreement beyond its initial term then it will expire.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Conditions of Participation are set out in appendix 1 of the ITT document.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Assessment: 75%
  • Price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Assessment: This section requires a minimum score of 70% of the available marks for the quality assessment. Providers who do not achieve this will be eliminated from the procurement process and their price will not be evaluated.
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Conditions of Participation are set out in appendix 1 of the ITT document.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Mar 2025, 16:07 GMT
Last source update
2 Feb 2026, 09:46 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Jul 2025
Authority reference
24108
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008243
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea34 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Please refer to the 'Price and Payment Details' section of the tender questionnaire.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Cambridgeshire County Council is subject to the English Devolution White Paper which will lead to local government re-organisation potentially during the term of this contract. This risk is defined as a known unknown risk as we do not yet understand the implications of that potential re-organisation.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
30 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

6 Mar 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Mar 2025, 16:07 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    18 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    2 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Standstill ends
    15 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts390 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published266 days ago
    2 Feb 2026, 09:46 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Mar 2025, 16:07 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    6 Mar 2025, 16:14 GMT
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    7 Mar 2025, 12:03 GMT
    UK4
  4. Tender notice published
    24 Apr 2025, 09:50 BST
    UK4
  5. Deadline moved to 30 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
    24 Apr 2025, 09:50 BST
    +5 days · was 25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 17:43 BST
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    2 Jul 2025, 17:43 BST
  8. Contract signature expected
    16 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  9. Contract details notice published
    2 Feb 2026, 09:46 GMT
    UK7
Published amendments (3)

Updated procurement description regarding lots.

Contract Locations updated to be more specific

Deadline extended to 30 Apr 2025

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2025-03: 3 releases · 6 Mar 2025, 7 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,512,5001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IMPAKT housing & supportVCSE25 Jul 2025 – 1 Mar 2031 · up to 1 Mar 2033Extensions: There are two extensions available for this contract, each comprising of an additional 12 month period totaling 24 months in the event of both being exercised. The Council may at its sole discretion by giving the Supplier not less than 3 months' notice in writing extend this Agreement beyond the Initial Term for a further period of 12 months (the "Extended Period"). The same terms and conditions as those contained within this Agreement shall apply to any Extended Period. The Council may at its sole discretion by giving the Supplier not less than 3 months' notice in writing extend this Agreement beyond the Extended Period for a further period of 12 months (the "Further Extended Period"). The same terms and conditions as those contained within this Agreement shall apply to any Further Extended Period. If the Council does not wish to extend this Agreement beyond the Initial Term this Agreement shall expire on the expiry of the Initial Term.£1,512,5002 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • 24108 CCC Domestic Abuse Mobile Advocacy Service · IMPAKT housing & supportVCSE

    Signed
    29 Oct 2025
    Value
    £1,512,500
    Period
    29 Oct 2025 – 1 Mar 2031 · up to 1 Mar 2033 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 month extension options.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders12—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJVB-3262-VGVJ New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, East of England, PE28 4YEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • IMPAKT HOUSING & SUPPORT LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02337961GB-PPON: PMCR-8741-BNWV Stamford House 118 Bromham Road, Bedford, East of England, MK40 2QNContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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