Official UK procurement notice
Domestic Abuse Services - Lot 2
Authority: North Tyneside Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Awarded value£950,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to ACORNS (NORTH TYNESIDE)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Tyneside Council commissioned a fully integrated Domestic Abuse Service (IDAS) for an initial term of three years, with the option to extend for up to two further years. This service will deliver holistic, trauma-informed support for victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
This service is Lot 2 of a previous procurement unsuccessful process.
Value £950,000
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Oct 2025, 08:48 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jul 2026, 12:16 BST
- Authority reference
OPEN2025899- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071649- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05aed6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
No suitable submissions were received via a previous Open Tender Process
Related procedures1
- Replaces an unsuccessful procedure Domestic Abuse Services
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Oct 2025 → 29 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends360 days ago24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published83 days ago29 Jul 2026, 12:16 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published14 Oct 2025, 08:48 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published15 Oct 2025, 13:30 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected25 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published29 Jul 2026, 12:16 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £950,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACORNS (NORTH TYNESIDE)VCSEIntergrated Domestic Abuse - Lot 21 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: 3 year Contract with the option the extend by 2 x 12 month periods. | £950,000 | 13 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ACORNS (NORTH TYNESIDE)VCSE
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2026
- Value
- £950,000
- Period
- 30 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 3 year Contract with the option the extend by 2 x 12 month periods.
3 agreed KPIs: Number of referrals received, broken down by referral source · Percentage of referrals assessed within 10 working days · Number and percentage of referrals accepted into the service
- Number of referrals received, broken down by referral source
- Percentage of referrals assessed within 10 working days
- Number and percentage of referrals accepted into the service
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ACORNS (NORTH TYNESIDE)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender