Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 8 Jul 2026, 17:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of The Drive Project

Authority: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF24)

Published estimate£634,876≈ £635k / year · £761,851 inc. VAT50.4% below final estimate

Submissions closed 12 Aug 2026awarded 7 Sept 2026

Awarded to RISE MUTUAL CIC2 awards

Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire are creating a contract with a specialist provider to deliver the DRIVE Project.

The Drive Project is a response to domestic abuse that aims to reduce the number of child and adult victims of domestic abuse by disrupting and changing perpetrator behaviour. It implements a whole-system approach through an intensive individual case management intervention alongside a co-ordinated multi-agency response to drive perpetrators to change their behaviour. The Drive Project focuses on increasing victim safety alongside the crucial protective work of victims’ services. The service has been developed to knit together existing services, complementing and enhancing existing interventions.

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Rehabilitation services · Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£634,876

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 (1 yr) · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensionsValue: £634,876 exc. VAT · £761,851 inc. VAT

Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Possible 12 month extension to 30/09/28

75231200 Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals 85000000 Health and social work services 85312300 Guidance and counselling services 85312320 Counselling services 85312500 Rehabilitation services 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

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

Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical: 70%
Price: 20%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical
Social Value
Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Jul 2026, 17:18 BST
Last source update: 29 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 10 Sept 2026
Authority reference: C1362
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-064409
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling servicesHealth and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesRehabilitation servicesServices related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c6d3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Submission deadline: 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 29 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

northamptonshire-opfcc.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

8 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published106 days ago
8 Jul 2026, 17:18 BST
Clarification questions by86 days ago
29 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline72 days ago
12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent45 days ago
8 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by42 days ago
10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends34 days ago
18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published24 days ago
29 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
Contract starts22 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2026

Tender notice published
8 Jul 2026, 17:18 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
8 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
8 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST
Contract signature expected
22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
29 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £634,8761 award exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RISE MUTUAL CICSMEVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2028Extensions: Possible 12 month extension option available (value of extension included in overall contract value).	£634,876	7 Sept 2026standstill to 18 Sept 2026	Standstill
RISE MUTUAL CICSMEVCSE	£315,011 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of The Drive Project · RISE MUTUAL CICSMEVCSE
Signed
28 Sept 2026
Value
£315,011
Period
1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
12 month extension option available
No agreed KPIs: Performance information will be provided through Contract Management meetings.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	4	3	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQZB-4253-GCQD Darby House ,Darby Close ,Park Farm Industrial Estate, Wellingborough, East Midlands, NN8 6GSContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Rise Mutual CICAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12123151 Third Floor The Bridge 73-81 Southwark Bridge Road, London, London, SE1 0NQContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender8 Jul 2026, 17:18 BST