Official UK procurement notice
Domestic Abuse Recovery Service
Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLiverpool City Council is to award a provider a contract to deliver a Domestic Abuse Recovery Service (DARS) to individuals experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse.
The purpose of the service is to appoint a provider to deliver a minimum of 12 units for a DARS to be commissioned on a 24-month basis with an option to extend the contract for up to a further twelve-month extension period(s) for a value of up to £500,000 per annum (excluding VAT) using funds from the Domestic Abuse New Burdens Funding 2025/26 revenue grant allocation.
This procurement took place as an Open Procedure procurement under the Procurement Act 2023, with the units being delivered in separate single gendered buildings with a minimum of 6 self-contained units within each site.
- No preliminary market engagement: UK2 - Preliminary market engagement notice: Title: Safe Accommodation for victims and survivors of Abuse/Domestic Abuse Recovery Service Procurement Identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050302 Published 15 April 2025
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Qualitative questions = 70% (Please review ITT Instructions for more information)
- Price: Pricing based on weekly unit cost =15% Cost Breakdown question = 5% (Please review ITT Instructions for more information)
- Social Value: Social Value = 10% (Please review ITT Instructions for more information)
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jan 2026, 15:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 13:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN802946- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003582- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0606e4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Bidders are requested to access Pro-Contract (The Chest) at the following link (procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/Adve… ↗)
Access project DN 802946, where you must express your interest, before being able to access the tender documentation and completing and submitting in accordance with the ITT instructions
Timeline
15 Jan 2026 → 15 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published280 days ago15 Jan 2026, 15:15 GMT
- Clarification questions by266 days ago29 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline252 days ago12 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by220 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent204 days ago2 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published203 days ago2 Apr 2026, 13:50 BST
- Standstill ends190 days ago15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jan 2026- Tender notice published15 Jan 2026, 15:15 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Apr 2026, 13:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Apr 2026, 13:50 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool YMCAVCSE1 May 2026 – 28 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: 12 month extension available. | £999,574 | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 15 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CITY OF LIVERPOOL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (INC.)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender