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Published 4 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GMCA1537 Commissioning Review of Independent Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Advisors (IDVA/ISVAs) Workforce

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£75,000£90,000 inc. VAT0.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025awarded 23 Dec 2025
Awarded to EQUALITY COLLABS LTD
Contract term 8 moends 30 Jun 2026 · starts 31 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

GMCA has awarded a contract for the provision of GMCA1537 Commissioning Review of Independent Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Advisors (IDVA/ISVAs) Workforce .

This contract is for a provider to engage with the GMCA and local partners to undertake a transformational review of the GMCA's Independent Domestic Abuse Advisor/Independent Sexual Violence Advisor commissioning and workforce model in GM. This contract is of key strategic importance to the future direction of Victims' Services in GM given the need to change the existing support model to better support the needs and experience of victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence. The GMCA requires the successful provider to:

  • Develop a process and final sustainable recommendations that are victim focused and reflect the voice of lived experience
  • Creatively engage with a range of partners at all stages of the process to engender buy-in, discover and define the issues; develop innovative proposals, test and deliver the model and design evaluation processes
  • Demonstrably draws on best practice and government guidance to ensure the commissioning model aligns.

Further information on the nature and scope of the contract requirements can be found in the procurement documentation.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 8 moSMEVCSEPublished value£75,000
Contract period: 31 Oct 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (8 mo)Value: £75,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The contract will be awarded on the basis of the most advantageous tender in line with the published award criteria and scoring methodology. A following award criteria will be used to assess tenders; Part 1 - Bidder Information (Pass/Fail) Part 2 - Suitability Questions (Pass/Fail) Part 3 - Quality: Technical Questions (85%) and Social Value (5%) Part 4 - Price (10%). A full breakdown of the award criteria, including any sub-criteria, can be found in the procurement documentation which is available to all potential bidders via The Chest (DN780791).

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST
Last source update
23 Dec 2025, 12:21 GMT
Authority reference
DN780791
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046870
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055947 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tenders must be submitted via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - www.the-chest.org.uk ↗.

The Chest reference for this opportunity is DN780791.

All tender responses must be submitted via The Chest. For the avoidance of doubt, tenders received in any other way will be rejected.

Timeline

4 Jul 2025 → 23 Dec 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST
  2. Market engagement
    18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    GMCA are inviting feedback from potential suppliers for a potential Commissioning Review of Independent Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Advisors (IDVA/ISVAs) Workforce. In the published document, you will find a description of the service, indicative details of the procurement process and a set of questions we are looking for potential bidders/suppliers to complete and return to inform the final design of the procurement.

    The deadline for returning your response to this pre-market engagement exercise is 5pm on Friday 18th July 2025.

    Responses must be returned via the Chest (the Nort-West e-procurement platform).

    The advert for this preliminary market engagement exercise can be found via this link:

    procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

  3. Tender notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    21 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Contract starts354 days ago
    31 Oct 2025
  7. Latest notice published301 days ago
    23 Dec 2025, 12:21 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    7 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    7 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
  5. Deadline published: 28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    7 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 09:51 BST
    UK4
  7. Deadline moved to 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    28 Aug 2025, 09:51 BST
    +1 days · was 28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  8. Contract details notice published
    23 Dec 2025, 12:21 GMT
    UK7
  9. Status changed to complete
    23 Dec 2025, 12:21 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 4 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £74,6501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
EQUALITY COLLABS LTDSME£74,650 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · EQUALITY COLLABS LTDSME

    Signed
    23 Dec 2025
    Value
    £74,650
    Period
    23 Dec 2025 – 4 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXBN-3793-LCTQ 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6EUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • EQUALITY COLLABS LTDAwarded supplier 20 Wenlock Road, London, London, N1 7GUContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender