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Official procurement procedure
Countywide Independent Domestic Abuse Advisor (IDVA) Service for Bedfordshire_ME
Community health services
Counselling services
Health and social work services
+3 more
Published value
£5,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire: "Countywide Independent Domestic Abuse Advisor (IDVA) Service for Bedfordshire_ME". Published status: planning. Published value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £5,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 8 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published24 Apr 2026, 15:04 BST | Last source update24 Apr 2026, 15:04 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationCommunity health services, Counselling services, Health and social work services, Health services, Other community, social and personal services | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-068388 | ||
What is being bought
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), together with the co commissioning partners Bedford Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council and Luton Borough Council (together referred to as “the co commissioning parties”), are undertaking a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of market interest in the future delivery of a countywide Independent Domestic Abuse Advisor (IDVA) service for adults and children.
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What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
24 Apr 2026, 15:04 BST - Official notice release published
22 Apr 2026, 14:03 BST - Published value updated to £5,000,000
15 Apr 2026, 17:24 BST - Status changed to planning
15 Apr 2026, 17:24 BST - Official notice release published
15 Apr 2026, 17:24 BST - Buyer information updated
15 Apr 2026, 17:24 BST - Published tender amendment
Not publishedThe notice has been updated to include details on how to register, log in, and access this opportunity via the Atamis portal.
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
24 Apr 2026, 15:04 BST - Procedure published
24 Apr 2026, 15:04 BST - engagement
31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledShould there be sufficient market interest in engaging with the new serviced delivery model, further in‑person market engagement events will be communicated via our portal.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PMYD-4367-RCGWDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 24 Apr 2026, 15:04 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |