Official UK procurement notice
Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS)
Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)
Re-procurement plannedHealthy relationships/domestic abuse support service for young people in Gloucestershire
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council went out to procure a single provider framework agreement for domestic abuse support services (GDASS), using the
LIGHT TOUCH REGIME
The Council in conducting this procurement using Public Contract Regulations 2015; however, the Council exercised its right to deviate from the formalities of the procedure given the flexibilities permitted by Regulation 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) in the conduct of procurements for "light regime" services.
CPV: Health and social work services · Health training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 1 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Core Support to VictimsAwarded
Core support for victims which may include overall service management and the main front door for the service, support victims/survivors across a spectrum of risk, support to the multi-agency response to domestic abuse, prevention & early intervention work, entry level & basic domestic abuse training to professionals, awareness raising, co-location of staff with other specialist services and a protected characteristic champions approach.
Lot #2Support in Safe AccommodationAwarded
Support in safe accommodation which may include support to access safe accommodation, direct support within specified safe accommodation, referrals to other support for victims in safe accommodation, management of a flexible funding pot, co-located workers within the registered provider sector and upskilling/training for workers in the registered provider sector
Lot #3Support in the Health SystemAwarded
Support in the Health System which may include: Health Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVA) co-located within hospital settings or other health settings, other direct support for victims within health settings, General Practice Development Workers (upskilling staff within primary care) and wider upskilling of staff within the health system.
Lot #4Support in the Courts and the Criminal Justice SystemAwarded
Support in the Courts and Criminal Justice System, which may include: Response IDVAs working with the police, IDVA support within the court system, advocacy within the family courts and specialist training to litigants in person.
Lot #5Training, Awareness Raising and EngagementAwarded
Training, awareness raising and engagement, which may include: training for professionals both entry level and more advanced training for front line professionals, coordination of networks and community awareness raising.
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 (2)
- Quality: 75%
- Price: 25%
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Sept 2024, 17:36 BST
- Last source update
- 29 May 2025, 11:59 BST
- Authority reference
DN741144- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028423- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0497dcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- —
Timeline
18 Oct 2024 → 29 May 2025 · 2 dates- Next notice expected18 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published29 May 2025, 11:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025- Status changed to complete29 May 2025, 11:59 BST
- Procurement method changed29 May 2025, 11:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Core Support to Victims
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Support in safe accommodation
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Support in the Health System
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Support in the Courts and the Criminal Justice System
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Training, Awareness Raising and Engagement
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Core Support to Victims | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | £7,000,000 – £14,000,000 |
| 2 · Support in Safe Accommodation | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | £3,000,000 – £3,500,000 |
| 3 · Support in the Health System | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | £1,000,000 – £2,500,000 |
| 4 · Support in the Courts and the Criminal Justice System | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | £1,000,000 – £2,500,000 |
| 5 · Training, Awareness Raising and Engagement | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | £70,000 – £1,500,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £10,000,000 – £20,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- GREENSQUAREACCORD LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GREENSQUAREACCORD LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.