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Domestic Abuse Refuge Service

Buyer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council →

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BuyerSefton Metropolitan Borough Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline2 Mar 2026
Value£890,000
Published8 May 2026

What is being bought

Sefton is seeking to procure a Domestic Abuse Refuge Service from June 2026 for a minimum of 3 years. The service will operate the refuge premises which are provided by One Vision Housing comprising 5 x 1- & 2-bedroom self-contained units to provide safe, supported accommodation for women and children fleeing domestic abuse. The service will address several of the priorities outlined in the action plan accompanying the Domestic & Sexual Abuse Strategy 2023-2028.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

1

Statuspending
SupplierWHAG
Value£879,918
Contract periodFrom 1 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2029

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d96b
Latest release ID042587-2026
Latest release timestampFri May 08 2026 13:46:28 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006534-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
8 May 2026award, contract042587-2026
26 Jan 2026tender006534-2026
4 Nov 2025planning070655-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2025-11-04T08:35:51Z"
      }
    ],
    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2025-11-24T23:59:59Z",
        "description": "The event is open to providers delivering or wishing to deliver Domestic Abuse refuge support services to residents in Sefton. The supplier event will be held on Monday 24th November 2025 10.00am until 12.00pm. \nThe event will be hosted at Crosby Lakeside & Adventure Centre, Cambridge Road, Waterloo, L22 1RR. \nExpressions of interest to be sent via the chest https://procontract.due-north.com"
      }
    ]
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}