Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 4 Sept 2025, 10:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Male Independent Domestic Violence Adviser

Official notice

Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£520,729≈ £481k / year · £520,729 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 4 Nov 2025awarded 1 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to Black Country Women's Aid
Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (WMPCC) is seeking a specialist provider, or consortium of providers, to deliver an outcome focused, high quality and person-centred Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) service for victims of domestic abuse (DA) aged 16 and over across the West Midlands region who are men.

CPV: Advisory services provided by nurses · Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community · Social services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 1 moSMEVCSEPublished value£520,729
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr 1 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £520,729 exc. VAT · £520,729 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: optional extensions of 12 + 12 months

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
  • Simple description: 75% Quality , 15% Price (Value for money), 10% Social Value

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Sept 2025, 10:42 BST
Last source update
2 Dec 2025, 10:48 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
Authority reference
WMPCC - 92873
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057720
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Advisory services provided by nursesCounselling servicesGuidance and counselling servicesHealth and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesProvision of services to the communitySocial services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0593d5 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days upon receipt of satisfactory quarterly monitoring and invoice for agreed amount

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
4 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
10 Oct 2025, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Sept 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 10:42 BST
  2. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 13:47 BST
  3. Next notice expected391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Market engagement391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    Inviting feedback and pre procurement event to be arranged

  5. Clarification questions by383 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 09:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline358 days ago
    4 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
  7. Assessment summaries sent331 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  8. Award decision expected by330 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  9. Latest notice published330 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 10:48 GMT
  10. Standstill ends320 days ago
    11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  11. Contract starts241 days ago
    1 Mar 2026

Notice history

12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 10:42 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 10:45 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 13:19 BST
    UK2
  4. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 13:47 BST
    UK4
  5. Published value published: £520,729
    18 Sept 2025, 13:47 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    18 Sept 2025, 13:47 BST
  7. Procurement method changed
    18 Sept 2025, 13:47 BST
  8. Deadline published: 4 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
    18 Sept 2025, 13:47 BST
  9. Contract award notice published
    1 Dec 2025, 17:30 GMT
    UK6
  10. Status changed to complete
    1 Dec 2025, 17:30 GMT
  11. Contract award notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 10:48 GMT
    UK6
  12. Contract signature expected
    12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2025-09: 3 releases · 4 Sept 2025, 4 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £182,9591 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Black Country Women's AidVCSE1 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: Optional extensions based on need and performance£182,959 inc. VAT1 Dec 2025standstill to 11 Dec 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one11—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHLH-1699-TDLT Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6ATContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Black Country Women's AidAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02791788 Landchard House, Victoria Street,, West Bromwich,, West Midlands, B70 8HYContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure