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title: "Domestic Abuse Respite Service (DARS)"
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# Domestic Abuse Respite Service (DARS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/domestic-abuse-respite-service-dars-ocds-h6vhtk-046f35). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Liverpool City Council: "Domestic Abuse Respite Service (DARS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Liverpool City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-council-ons-e08000012)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 July 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Housing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7, UKD72
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £820,386 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-046f35`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/domestic-abuse-respite-service-dars-ocds-h6vhtk-046f35#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3Deebbd2d9-2a1f-ef11-812b-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/domestic-abuse-respite-service-dars-ocds-h6vhtk-046f35#participate

## Description
The Domestic Abuse Respite Service (DARS) will provide vulnerable people who are homeless (or at risk of) and suffered domestic abuse or other forms of violence (including VAWG) with intensive, trauma informed support and helped them make choices and decisions around next steps for recovery.
The service will provide:
• 8 units for single women: The accommodation for the women’s service will be a single gendered service with 8 self-contained units ensuring people have their own private space and facilities to meet their personal needs. Each unit will be fully furnished and will be an aspirational living space. Staff will be situated onsite 24/7.
• 2 for single men. The accommodation for men will offer dispersed units with daily visiting support, offsite support will be available 24/7. The accommodation will be self-contained and fully furnished.
All DARS units must meet the requirements set out within the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 for safe accommodation and support and meet DLUHC safe accommodation quality standards

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Location of the DARS unit should be across the city with good transportation links.
All 10 units should be high-quality self-contained accommodation and provide emotional and practical support to people of all ages.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 028872-2024-DN723130-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **City of Liverpool YMCA, t/a YMCA Together**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-87220`
  - Value: £820,386 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 028872-2024-DN723130-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £820,386
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028872-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-10T07:45:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T09:34:39.601Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-046f35