Official UK procurement notice
GMCA1537 Commissioning Review of Independent Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Advisors (IDVA/ISVAs) Workforce
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGMCA 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 publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£75,000
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).
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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055947Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- 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
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- Planning notice published4 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST
- Market engagement18 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:
- Tender notice published7 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
- Clarification questions by21 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts354 days ago31 Oct 2025
- Latest notice published301 days ago23 Dec 2025, 12:21 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Jul 2025, 14:50 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published7 Aug 2025, 12:21 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active7 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
- Procurement method changed7 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST7 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
- Tender notice published28 Aug 2025, 09:51 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST28 Aug 2025, 09:51 BST+1 days · was 28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract details notice published23 Dec 2025, 12:21 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete23 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| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EQUALITY COLLABS LTDAwarded 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
- Tender notice Tender 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