Official UK procurement notice
Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services (ISVA) & Sexual Assault & Abuse Therapeutic Services (Therapeutic Services)
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent (Police & fire)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent is conducting a tender process to award contracts for the following services
LOT 1 - Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services (ISVA)
LOT 2 - Sexual Assault & Abuse Therapeutic Services (Therapeutic Services)
LOT 1 - Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services (ISVA)
The PCC wishes to commission a high-quality ISVA Service for victims of sexual assault and abuse, supporting children, young people and adults across Kent and Medway
This service must be needs and risk led, providing a strong evidence-based delivery model, be trauma informed and independent from the Police and CJS. The service must be available to victims of sexual assault and abuse, who are resident in Kent and Medway regardless of age, gender, sex, whether it is an isolated event or repeated incidents, recent or non-recent, reported or not reported to the police, if it happened physically and or involve technology such as grooming. Provision must be age appropriate, accessible to all and available at the point the victim wishes to seek support.
LOT 2 - Sexual Assault & Abuse Therapeutic Services (Therapeutic Services)
The PCC wishes to commission a high-quality Therapeutic Service, for sexual assault and abuse victims that supports children, young people and adults across Kent and Medway.
This service must be needs and risk led, providing a strong evidence-based delivery model and be trauma informed. The service must be available to victims of sexual assault and abuse, who are resident in Kent and Medway regardless of age, gender, sex, whether it is an isolated event or repeated incidents, recent or non-recent, reported or not reported to the police.
Both Contracts for Lot 1 & Lot 2 were signed on
28/05/2026
CPV: Community health services · Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Health services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£6,545,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Lot 1 Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services (ISVA) This service must be needs…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,080,000
Lot 1 Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services (ISVA) This service must be needs and risk led, providing a strong evidence-based delivery model, be trauma informed and independent from the Police and CJS. The service must be available to victims of sexual assault and abuse, who are resident in Kent and Medway regardless of age, gender, sex, whether it is an isolated event or repeated incidents, recent or non-recent, reported or not reported to the police, if it happened physically and or involve technology such as grooming. Provision must be age appropriate, accessible to all and available at the point the victim wishes to seek support.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Tender Documentation
Lot #2Lot 2 Sexual Assault & Abuse Therapeutic Services (Therapeutic Services) This service…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,465,000
Lot 2 Sexual Assault & Abuse Therapeutic Services (Therapeutic Services) This service must be needs and risk led, providing a strong evidence-based delivery model and be trauma informed. The service must be available to victims of sexual assault and abuse, who are resident in Kent and Medway regardless of age, gender, sex, whether it is an isolated event or repeated incidents, recent or non-recent, reported or not reported to the police
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Tender Documentation
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 sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 60%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value Price: 5%
- Social Value Quality: 5%
Published award criteria (4)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value Price
- Social Value Quality
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Tender Documentation
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Dec 2025, 12:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 12:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
7F-2024-C004- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034169- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05512eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
20 Jun 2025 → 25 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by359 days ago22 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent324 days ago27 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends309 days ago11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts199 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published113 days ago25 Jun 2026, 12:41 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Dec 2025, 12:24 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract signature expected22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published25 Jun 2026, 12:41 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Lot 1 Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services (ISVA) This service must be needs…2 awards | |||
| EAST KENT RAPE CRISIS CENTRELot 1 Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services (ISVA)1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: 3 x 12months extension | £3,696,000 inc. VAT | 27 Nov 2025standstill to 11 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
| EAST KENT RAPE CRISIS CENTRE | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Lot 2 Sexual Assault & Abuse Therapeutic Services (Therapeutic Services) This service…2 awards | |||
| EAST KENT RAPE CRISIS CENTRELot 2 Sexual Assault & Abuse Therapeutic Services (Therapeutic Services)1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: 3 x 12months extension · Options: Additional funding may be available to support service delivery during the lifetime of this contract. As such the contract value may increase as per the procurement documents and tender notices associated to this procurement | £4,158,000 inc. VAT | 27 Nov 2025standstill to 11 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
| EAST KENT RAPE CRISIS CENTRE | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services (ISVA) Lot 1 · EAST KENT RAPE CRISIS CENTRE
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £3,696,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional 3 x 12 months (1+1+1)
1 agreed KPI: Victim Contact
- Victim Contact
Sexual Assault & Abuse Therapeutic Services (Therapeutic Services) Lot 2 · EAST KENT RAPE CRISIS CENTRE
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £4,158,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional 3 x 12 months (1+1+1)
1 agreed KPI: Victim Contact
- Victim Contact
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Lot 1 Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services (ISVA) This service must be needs… | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2 · Lot 2 Sexual Assault & Abuse Therapeutic Services (Therapeutic Services) This service… | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 4 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- EAST KENT RAPE CRISIS CENTREAwarded supplier
- EAST KENT RAPE CRISIS CENTREAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender