Domestic Abuse Home Safety and Sanctuary Service

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  "date": "2026-08-14T10:55:52+01:00",
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    "name": "Bath & North East Somerset Council"
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    "title": "Domestic Abuse Home Safety and Sanctuary Service",
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    "description": "Bath & North East Somerset Council is undertaking a soft market-testing exercise to identify suitably qualified organisations that may be interested in the future provision of a specialist Domestic Abuse Home Safety and Sanctuary Service within Bath and North East Somerset.\nThis is preliminary market engagement only and any contract dates provided are estimates only whilst we continue to review any anticipated procurement exercise. \nPurpose of the service\nThe purpose of the proposed service is to support victim-survivors of domestic abuse to remain safely in their own homes, where it is safe and appropriate for them to do so and this is their preferred option.\nThe Council is seeking to develop a coordinated, trauma-informed service that provides practical home safety and target-hardening interventions alongside specialist domestic abuse expertise.\nThe service is intended to provide an end-to-end response following an authorised referral, with the commissioned provider taking responsibility for coordinating the intervention from initial contact and assessment through to completion of agreed works and follow-up.\nThe service will complement existing local provision and landlord responsibilities rather than unnecessarily duplicate them. Where appropriate, the provider will work with housing associations, private landlords and other relevant agencies to establish what existing measures can be provided and coordinate any additional intervention required.\nIt is anticipated that the commissioned provider will:\n•\tsafely contact the victim-survivor following referral and undertake an individual home safety and property assessment;\n•\tconsider the victim-survivor's individual circumstances, risks, safety needs and wishes when developing an appropriate home safety plan;\n•\tidentify and recommend appropriate practical home safety and target-hardening measures;\n•\tliaise with housing associations, landlords and relevant agencies where required, including obtaining necessary permissions and establishing what existing provision is available;\n•\tarrange, fund and manage appropriately qualified contractors to undertake agreed works;\n•\tensure contractors entering victim-survivors' homes are DBS checked and have appropriate domestic abuse awareness and trauma-informed training relevant to their role;\n•\tensure home visits and installations are undertaken using a trauma-informed and survivor-centred approach, with appropriate specialist domestic abuse practitioner involvement;\n•\tarrange and oversee the installation of agreed home safety measures, which may include locks and other security measures, cameras/video doorbells, external security lighting, alarms and other appropriate interventions identified through assessment;\n•\tprovide appropriate follow-up following completion of works; and\n•\tmaintain appropriate records and provide monitoring and outcome information to the Council.",
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      "name": "Bath & North East Somerset Council",
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      "address": {
        "region": "UKK12",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Bath",
        "postalCode": "BA1 5AW",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "The Guildhall"
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  "language": "en",
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        "id": "077570-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077570-2026",
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        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "datePublished": "2026-08-14T10:55:52+01:00"
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        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-08-28T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "We are particularly interested in hearing from organisations with relevant experience and capability in delivering domestic abuse services, Sanctuary Schemes, home safety/target-hardening services or comparable provision.\nWe are open to organisations that could deliver the complete service directly or through appropriate partnership or subcontracting arrangements. Part of this exercise is to understand the capability of the market and potential delivery models before the Council finalises the service specification.\nThis notice does not constitute a call for competition or a guarantee of invitation to quote. Its purpose is solely to understand market interest, identify potentially suitable suppliers and inform the Council's development of the proposed service.\nSubmission of an expression of interest does not oblige the Council to invite any organisation to quote, nor does it commit the Council to proceed with a procurement exercise.\nInterested parties are invited to submit a form using the following link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/a8RZLNbD39"
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