Official UK procurement notice
Family Court Pathfinder: Independent Specialist Domestic Abuse Advocacy Support Service
Authority: The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a service contract designed on improving the experience and outcomes for children and families, delivering a streamlined and efficient multi-agency court process for private law children cases. It will support the provision of independent and specialist Domestic Abuse advocacy and support within Designated Family Judge areas across Hampshire and Isle of Wight in relation to private law proceedings.
This is a new service that is supporting the Government's commitment to pilot a reformed approach to child arrangement proceedings. The new service is aligned to the Police and Crime Commissioner's (PCC) commitments in her Police and Crime Plan to continue to work in partnership to help protect women and girls from all forms of abuse and to commission services to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG) and support victims/survivors, including victims/survivors of domestic abuse, sexual crimes and stalking.
Total maximum value (inc. Extensions) - £1,090,935
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,090,935
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).
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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 (1)
- Quality
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
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2028
- First published
- 23 Jun 2025, 14:42 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Dec 2025, 12:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
OPCC0005- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046235- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0551d9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Jun 2025 → 2 Dec 2025 · 9 dates- Planning notice published23 Jun 2025, 14:42 BST
- Market engagement14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
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- Tender notice published5 Aug 2025, 15:54 BST
- Clarification questions by28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by377 days ago8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent371 days ago15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts324 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published323 days ago2 Dec 2025, 12:22 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jun 2025, 14:42 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published5 Aug 2025, 15:54 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,090,9355 Aug 2025, 15:54 BST
- Status changed to active5 Aug 2025, 15:54 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Aug 2025, 15:54 BST
- Deadline published: 8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST5 Aug 2025, 15:54 BST
- Contract award notice published15 Oct 2025, 09:36 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Oct 2025, 09:36 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Dec 2025, 12:22 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 23 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The You TrustSMEVCSE1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 3 years on a 1+1+1 basis | £1,090,935 | 7 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Family Court Pathfinder: Independent Specialist Domestic Abuse Advocacy Support Service · The You TrustSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 28 Oct 2025
- Value
- £1,090,935
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Possible extension to 31 March 2029 (subject to funding) 3 years on a 1+1+1 basis
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 4 | 5 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE YOU TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender