Official UK procurement notice
Safe Accommodation for victims and survivors of domestic abuse
Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLiverpool City Council (LCC) is commissioning a range of safe accommodation units for
victim / survivors of domestic abuse with a minimum requirement to deliver 58 units as
follows:
- 32 units for women with children
- 22 units for single women with no children
- 4 units for men, including men with children
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£3,000,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1women with childrenAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,632,306
Minimum of 32 units for women with children
- Economic & financial standing
Please review tender documents for more information.
- Technical & professional ability
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Lot #2Single women with no childrenAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,153,284
Minimum of 22 units for women with no children
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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Lot #3Men (including men with children)AwardedRenewalPublished value£214,410
Minimum of 4 units for men, including men with children
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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 (2)
- Quality/Social Value: 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality/Social Value: 70% Quality 10% Social Value
- Price: Price = 20%
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- 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
- 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
- 15 Apr 2025, 10:33 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2026, 14:53 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
DN771595- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023477- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050302Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 Apr 2025 → 5 Feb 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published15 Apr 2025, 10:33 BST
- Market engagement29 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Title:Safe Accommodation for victims and survivors of domestic abuse
Description:Provider Event
Date: Wednesday 30th April 2025 10.30am - 11.30am
Location: Microsoft Teams Invite
Aimed at:Any organisation which may be interested in bidding for either Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation services (3 Lots) and/or Domestic Abuse Respite Services for people who are rough sleeping, or at risk of, and have experienced Domestic Abuse or are at risk of such violence or abuse and have particularly complex needs.
Background
Liverpool City Council is seeking to commission suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide a range of accommodation and support for victim and survivors of domestic abuse. This opportunity is the result of a new burdens funding being made available to Liverpool City Council through the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.
Liverpool City Council are undertaking a provider market engagement session ahead of its intention to commission 2 differing domestic abuse safe accommodation services as follows:
- Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation - these are a range of services with a minimum of 58 units required across 3 Lots as follows:
- Minimum of 32 units for women with children
- Minimum of 22 units for women with no children
- Minimum of 4 units for men, including men with children
It is an essential requirement that there is flexibility across these services to accommodate people with protected characteristics.
The Contract will be for an initial 12-month period with 2 further 12 month options to extend.
- Domestic Abuse Recovery Service - this service is for people who are rough sleeping, or at risk of, and have experienced Domestic Abuse or are at risk of such violence or abuse and have particularly complex needs.
This contact is for 2 years with a further 12-month option to extend
Purpose of the Event
At the event the Council will set out:
- Its current commissioning position for the future development of both Safe Accommodation and Domestic Abuse Recovery Services
- the outcomes which the future service will be required to deliver, and
- the procurement process which it is intended to utilise and proposed procurement timelines.
The event is intended to give the provider market an opportunity to hear about (and provide feedback on) the Council's intentions for the future of both a range of Safe Accommodation and Domestic Abuse Recovery Services. Providers will have the opportunity to discuss any issues directly with the relevant commissioning officers from the Council.
Feedback from the provider market will help the Council fine tune its intentions and shape the procurement process to ensure it operates as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
The agenda for the session on 30/04/25 will consist of:
- Overview for services and plans
- Key timelines
- Q&A
Providers only - Please outline your interest by messaging via ProContract messaging area to book a place with your email address and contact details. You will then receive a reply with the meeting invite link.
Please click the following link for the advert:
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Closing date for submissions: 5pm on 29th April 2025
- Tender notice published20 May 2025, 17:09 BST
- Clarification questions by3 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent12 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published259 days ago5 Feb 2026, 14:53 GMT
Notice history
12 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Apr 2025, 10:33 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published20 May 2025, 17:09 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £3,000,00020 May 2025, 17:09 BST
- Status changed to active20 May 2025, 17:09 BST
- Procurement method changed20 May 2025, 17:09 BST
- Deadline published: 16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST20 May 2025, 17:09 BST
- Tender notice published21 May 2025, 17:44 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST21 May 2025, 17:44 BST+2 days · was 16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published12 Aug 2025, 19:11 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Aug 2025, 19:11 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Feb 2026, 14:53 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Updated submission date.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 15 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · women with children1 award | |||
| Liverpool YMCA1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 30 Aug 2028Extensions: contract length with be 12 months with an option to extend for a further 2 separate 12 month periods permissible subject to funding being made available. | £544,102 | 11 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Single women with no children1 award | |||
| Liverpool YMCA1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2025 · up to 30 Aug 2028Extensions: contract length with be 12 months with an option to extend for a further 2 separate 12 month periods permissible subject to funding being made available. | £384,428 | 11 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Men (including men with children)1 award | |||
| Liverpool YMCA1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 30 Aug 2028Extensions: contract length with be 12 months with an option to extend for a further 2 separate 12 month periods permissible subject to funding being made available. | £71,470 | 11 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Liverpool YMCA
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- £544,102
- Period
- 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 30 Aug 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- contract length with be 12 months with an option to extend for a further 2 separate 12 month periods permissible subject to funding being made available.
3 agreed KPIs: Service Responsiveness (referral response time) · Service Acceptance · Service Delivery
- Service Responsiveness (referral response time), Referrals for safe accommodation Referrals acknowledged and contact made within 24 hours
- Service Acceptance, Referrals for safe accommodation accepted
- Service Delivery, Safeguarding incidents - number of Safeguarding referrals made in accordance with the councils Safeguarding Adults procedures
Lot 2. Single women with no children · Liverpool YMCA
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- £384,428
- Period
- 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2025 · up to 30 Aug 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- contract length with be 12 months with an option to extend for a further 2 separate 12 month periods permissible subject to funding being made available.
3 agreed KPIs: Service Responsiveness (referral response time) · Service Acceptance · Service Delivery
- Service Responsiveness (referral response time), Referrals for safe accommodation Referrals acknowledged and contact made within 24 hours
- Service Acceptance, Referrals for safe accommodation accepted
- Service Delivery, Safeguarding incidents - number of Safeguarding referrals made in accordance with the councils Safeguarding Adults procedures
Lot 3. Men (including men with children) · Liverpool YMCA
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- £71,470
- Period
- 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 30 Aug 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- contract length with be 12 months with an option to extend for a further 2 separate 12 month periods permissible subject to funding being made available.
3 agreed KPIs: Service Responsiveness (referral response time) · Service Acceptance · Service Delivery
- Service Responsiveness (referral response time), Referrals for safe accommodation Referrals acknowledged and contact made within 24 hours
- Service Acceptance, Referrals for safe accommodation accepted
- Service Delivery, Safeguarding incidents - number of Safeguarding referrals made in accordance with the councils Safeguarding Adults procedures
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · women with children | 3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Single women with no children | 5final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Men (including men with children) | 2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Liverpool YMCAAwarded supplier
- Liverpool YMCAAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (13)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract
- Bidding documents and specifications Please access the Tender documents via Pro-Contract - https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=178836bd-3e19-f011-8136-005056b64545&projectStepId=02913839-9f34-f011-8136-005056b64545
- Signed contract
- Signed contract
Notices 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 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
- Contract award notice Contract award 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