Official UK procurement notice
DA0045 - Refuge Provision
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe requirement is for continued domestic abuse accommodation-related support services, specifically women’s refuge accommodation for Leicester. The service will be delivered in two lots:
General Refuge and BME Refuge.
For General Refuge, the requirement includes an optimal of 25 units, support for women and children impacted by domestic abuse, children’s support, counselling, an increase of 2 additional units, alignment of support across Council-held safe accommodation contracts, delivery of domestic abuse training
and a reduced training commitment of 2 days. The financial change is approximately £77,000 per annum.
For BME Refuge, the requirement includes an optimal of 18 units for women from Black and other minoritised ethnicity communities, community outreach, immigration support, children’s support, an increase of 3 additional units, alignment of support across Council-held safe accommodation contracts, delivery of domestic abuse training and a reduced training commitment of 2 days. The financial change is approximately £90,000 per annum.
The direct award is justified in line with Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act (additional or repeat goods, services or works). This justification applies where the services are to be provided by the existing supplier and a change in supplier would result in services that are different from or incompatible with those currently being provided, giving rise to disproportionate operational difficulties. The Council considers that introducing a new provider during this period would create disproportionate operational difficulties and increase the risk of disruption to established safeguarding arrangements and continuity of support for service users. A strictly time-limited direct award of 24 months is therefore considered necessary to maintain continuity of service And to allow the relevant time for future commissioning arrangements to be designed and procured in collaboration with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (or equivalent body), Leicestershire County Council and Rutland District and County Council.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Oct 2026, 09:09 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 09:09 BST
- Authority reference
DA0045 - Refuge Provision- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093609- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f74aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
- Because of the uncertainty around Local Government Reorganisation and the wider service position involving local authorities and the Police commissioner. A direct award for a limited period of 12 months with a possible extension of 12 months is necessary to ensure the continued provision of our essential domestic abuse services and maintain consistent pathways for the residents of Leicester City accessing this service. This will also allow the relevant time to allow future commissioning arrangements to be designed and procured in collaboration with Leicester County and in line with the implications of the recent LGR announcement. The proposed direct award will be undertaken in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Under direct award justification contained in Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 (additional or repeat goods, services or works). This justification may apply where the services are to be provided by the existing supplier and a change in supplier would result in services that are different from or incompatible with those currently being provided, giving rise to disproportionate operational difficulties. The Council considers that introducing a new provider during this period would create disproportionate operational difficulties and increase the risk of disruption to established safeguarding arrangements and continuity of support for service users. A strictly time-limited direct award of 12 months with a possible extension of 12 months is therefore considered necessary to maintain continuity of service provision whilst future commissioning arrangements are developed collaboratively across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and aligned with the implementation of the new unitary authority arrangements.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published27 days ago10 Sept 2026, 16:13 BST
- Next notice expected23 days ago14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago5 Oct 2026, 09:09 BST
- Contract startsin 175 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s Aid Leicestershire LtdSMEVCSEDA0045 - Refuge Provision Lot 11 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: The maximum end date is 31/03/2029. | £533,333 | — | Standstill |
| PANAHGHAR SAFE HOUSE LIMITEDSMEVCSEDA0045 - Refuge Provision Lot 2 (BME)1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: The maximum extension date is 31/03/2029. | £566,667 | — | Standstill |
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Transparency notice published5 Oct 2026, 09:09 BSTUK5
- Published value updated5 Oct 2026, 09:09 BSTwas £726,000
- Status changed to complete5 Oct 2026, 09:09 BST
- Pipeline notice published10 Sept 2026, 16:13 BSTUK1
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- PANAHGHAR SAFE HOUSE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Women’s Aid Leicestershire LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender