Official UK procurement notice
HCC - 12/25 - Provision of County Wide Advocacy Service and One Stop Shops for Victims and Survivors of Violence against Women and Girls
Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHertfordshire County Council went out to Procurement for the Provision of County Wide Advocacy Service and One Stop Shops for Victims and Survivors of Violence against Women and Girls. This is a UK7 Contract Details Notice and this opportunity has now closed.
CPV: Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£13,200,000
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).
- Price - 20%
- Quality - 80%: Broken down as above in the weighting description
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Apr 2025, 10:46 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2026, 17:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
HCC2516934- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082077- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fbc7Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoices are to be submitted to the Council, in accordance with the Prices and Payment clause in the Conditions of Contract. Payments of the Charges shall be made via the Controcc system each quarter in advance, for one quarter of the annual Charges. Payment will normally be made within thirty (30) days of receipt of a correct invoice.
- Risks
The Contract will be based on the Council's standard contract terms included with the tender documents. There are no known immediate risks to performance during the initial three-year fixed term of this contract. However, a key strategic risk relates to future UK policy changes abolishing the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office (who will be a party to the contract) and local government reorganisation and devolution arrangements. Such changes could directly affect the structure, scope, or continuation of the contract during the initial 3 year contract term and beyond. While no decisions have been made at this stage, the contracting authority is actively monitoring the evolving landscape. Suppliers should be aware that any resulting implications will be managed in accordance with applicable legislation and the contract terms, particularly the Change Control provisions at paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 of the draft contract. These include the parties cooperating in good faith to agree the terms of any required change, and if the parties cannot agree the change a right for the contracting authority to terminate the contract on not less than 3 months’ written notice to the Contractor.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Apr 2025 → 5 Aug 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published2 Apr 2025, 10:46 BST
- Market engagement8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
If you would like to attend, please email [email protected] to receive an invite.
You will then be sent the questions that will be discussed on the day, though these may be subject to change. These do not need to be answered prior to the PME but are being provided to allow preparation for the day's discussion.
Participation in the PME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PME will be reimbursed by the Council.
- Tender notice published315 days ago11 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMT
- Clarification questions by286 days ago9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline272 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent227 days ago10 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by220 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts114 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published78 days ago5 Aug 2026, 17:02 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Apr 2025, 10:46 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jul 2025, 17:05 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published11 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £13,200,00011 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMT
- Status changed to active11 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMT
- Procurement method changed11 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT11 Dec 2025, 14:48 GMT
- Contract award notice published10 Mar 2026, 13:51 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Mar 2026, 13:51 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Aug 2026, 17:02 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 23 Jul 2025
- 2025-04: 1 release · 2 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RefugeVCSE1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: The Initial Contract Period is three (3) years with the option to extend for up to two (2) further years, year on year and subject to available funding | £13,322,839 | 10 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
HCC - 12/25 - Provision of County Wide Advocacy Service and One Stop Shops for Victims and Survivors of Violence against Women and Girls · RefugeVCSE
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- Value
- £13,322,839
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Initial Contract Period is three (3) years with the option to extend for up to two (2) further years, year on year and subject to available funding
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awardedOfficial documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please either register or log in to the above web address, and then 'express interest' and 'opt in' in order to view the full set of documentation relating to this tender opportunity
Notices 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender