Official UK procurement notice
Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation - Sanctuary Scheme
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLeicester City Council (the Authority) invited tenders via an Open Tender process for the provision of a Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation - Sanctuary Scheme service for Leicester City.
A Sanctuary Service is a survivor centred initiative which aims to make it possible for victim-survivors of domestic abuse to remain in their own homes, where it is safe for them to do so, where it is their choice, and where the perpetrator does not live in the accommodation. This is done by providing additional security - 'installing a sanctuary' - to the victims' property or perimeter alongside the provision of specialist domestic abuse support.
The service is to be provided free of charge to applicants. The local authority sought for a provider to deliver a prompt and effective target hardening measures for domestic abuse victims in Leicester in collaboration with the specialist locality domestic abuse support service. The provider will need to work closely and efficiently with this service and robustly evidence clear impact of meeting local need. This service will be provided within the boundaries of Leicester City.
CPV: Enhanced security lock · Locks · Locksmith services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£240,000
- Economic & financial standing
Full detail on legal and financial capacity conditions of participation can be located within the published tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Full detail on technical ability conditions of participation can be located within the published tender documents.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: The assessment of the quality element of service delivery which accounts for 70% of the maximum total score. Full detail on how the quality element will be evaluated can be located within the tender documents.
- Price: The assessment of the price element for this contract which accounts for 30% of the maximum total score. Full detail on how the price evaluation will be conducted can be located within the tender documents.
- Economic & financial standing
Full detail on legal and financial capacity conditions of participation can be located within the published tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Full detail on technical ability conditions of participation can be located within the published tender documents.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Goods
- 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
- 28 Oct 2025, 09:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 09:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
SCE0044- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002920- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d4d1Find a Tender
- Risks
Detail of risks to contract performance included within the tender documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Oct 2025 → 25 Jun 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published352 days ago28 Oct 2025, 09:49 GMT
- Market engagement322 days ago27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
As part of the commissioning process, the authority is conducting a second Soft Market Test (SMT). The documentation published as part of this SMT now includes a draft specification highlighting in more detail the proposed key requirements for this service. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders in the wider market the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the potential service model and specification principles. The commissioners will use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification.
This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The authority is using this process solely to test the market to gather information and ascertain the level of interest in this particular service. There are therefore no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback.
To participate in this Preliminary Market Engagement, for organisations that may be interested, either individually or as part of a consortium, please complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire. The SMT Questionnaire must be completed and submitted by no later than 23:59hrs on Thursday 27th November 2025.
The PME Questionnaire can be accessed through the following link:
procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
Please be aware that we are subject to the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and that potentially any information we hold is liable to disclosure under that Act. For this reason, we would strongly advise that any information you consider to be confidential is labelled as such. The Authority may also decide to include certain information in the publication scheme which the Authority maintains under the Act. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("FOIA"), members of the public or any interested party may make a request for information to the Authority. The Authority will consider the disclosure of any information, contained in the PME questionnaire, subject to the exemptions under the FOIA.
- Next notice expected283 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published274 days ago14 Jan 2026, 09:06 GMT
- Clarification questions by262 days ago26 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline248 days ago9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent200 days ago30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by188 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends188 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts137 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published112 days ago25 Jun 2026, 09:15 BST
Notice history
11 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Oct 2025, 09:49 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Oct 2025, 10:08 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Nov 2025, 09:49 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published14 Jan 2026, 09:06 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active14 Jan 2026, 09:06 GMT
- Procurement method changed14 Jan 2026, 09:06 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT14 Jan 2026, 09:06 GMT
- Contract award notice published30 Mar 2026, 14:22 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Mar 2026, 14:22 BST
- Contract signature expected1 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published25 Jun 2026, 09:15 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 21 Nov 2025
- 2025-10: 2 releases · 28 Oct 2025, 28 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-7 Locks LtdSMESCE0044 - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation - Sanctuary Scheme1 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: The proposed contract will be for an initial period of 10 months to commence on 1st June 2026, with the option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for up to a further period or periods of 24 months, potentially taking the contract term to a maximum of 34 months up to 31st March 2029. | £209,583 | 30 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
SCE0044 - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation - Sanctuary Scheme · 24-7 Locks LtdSME
- Signed
- 4 Jun 2026
- Value
- £209,583
- Period
- 4 Jun 2026 – 3 Apr 2027 · up to 3 Apr 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract will be for an initial period of 10 months commencing on 4th June 2026, with the option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for up to a further period or periods of 24 months, potentially taking the contract term to a maximum of 34 months up to 3rd April 2029.
No agreed KPIs: Contract value below £5 million inc. VAT.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- 24-7 Locks Secure Horizon LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Unrestricted and full direct access to the documents related to this procurement are available free of charge via the web address.
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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender