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Published 21 Sept 2023, 12:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Countywide Domestic Abuse Specialist Outreach Service

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£7,000,000≈ £3.5m / year
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2023awarded 10 Jan 2024
Awarded to HARBOUR SUPPORT SERVICES
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for a Countywide Domestic Abuse Specialist Outreach service in County Durham.

The service will consist of multiple elements sitting under a single point of contact for individuals or agencies seeking support. The service will operate in close partnership with the Council and other key partner agencies (eg. County Durham and Darlington Constabulary, Health services etc.).

The service will be a specialist domestic abuse service with the necessary resources, experience and expertise in supporting victim-survivors of domestic abuse (including children and young people and those who cause harm) working in partnership with a range of agencies.

The service is to include, but is not limited to, the provision of the following to victim-survivors of domestic abuse that reside within County Durham:

  • A Perpetrator/Prevention service.
  • An Independent Domestic Abuse Advocacy (IDVA) service.
  • A Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse

(CAPVA) service which includes the delivery of the REPSECT

Young People's Programme.

  • Delivery of a range of empowerment programmes that

support recovery (this includes the delivery of the National

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

Domestic Abuse Recovering Together (DART) Programme).

  • Access to specialist domestic abuse counsellors.
  • Adult victim support services.
  • Specific support to Children and Young People (CYP).
  • Administration of Operation Encompass notifications.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts… 2 yrsPublished value£7,000,000

This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime). Additional information: The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 24 months each from the actual end date.

The Council believes that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) applies to this contract.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: North East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Sept 2023, 12:25 BST
Last source update
11 Jan 2024, 08:28 GMT
Authority reference
DN680984
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000883
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040297 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Proactis / ProContract · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Language: EN
Submission deadline
23 Oct 2023, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Oct 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Oct 2023, 10:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    11 Jan 2024, 08:28 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Jan 2024, 08:28 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HARBOUR SUPPORT SERVICES——Awarded

Contracts

  • Countywide Domestic Abuse Specialist Outreach Service · HARBOUR SUPPORT SERVICES

    Signed
    10 Jan 2024
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2—£6,553,800 – £7,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, DURHAM, North East, DH15UQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.