Planning

London Victim and Witness Service: Domestic Abuse

MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICING AND CRIME

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Planning

27 Sep 2023 at 14:28

Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) is planning a tender for the procurement of a specialist service for adult victim-survivors of domestic abuse in London. The tender, titled "London Victim and Witness Service: Domestic Abuse," falls under the health and social work services industry category. The procurement stage is in the planning phase, with a future notice date set for 30th October 2023. The total value of the service is £35,750,000 over a 5.5-year term.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses that specialise in providing support services for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Businesses well-suited to compete are those with expertise in delivering tailored support services for diverse communities, including minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ persons, and individuals with specific needs. The procurement method is an open procedure, with an emphasis on developing an Ecosystem of support services to improve outcomes for victims and enhance collaboration across services in London.

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Notice Title

London Victim and Witness Service: Domestic Abuse

Notice Description

The procurement of a specialist service for adult victim-survivors of domestic abuse.

Lot Information

Lot 1

MOPAC has commissioned the London Victim and Witness Service (LVWS) providing support for victims and witnesses of crime since 2019. The LVWS contract comes to an end on 30 September 2024. The Police and Crime Plan 2022-25 and Mayor's Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy (VAWG) 2022-25 strengthens the commitment made to improve support for victims with a focus on: * Improving the service and support that victims receive from the MPS, support services and the CJS, including in online interaction; * Victims receiving a better criminal justice response and outcome; * Reducing the number of repeat victims of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking. MOPAC wants to work with providers to develop an Ecosystem of support services across London. The Ecosystem will champion trusted relationships and collaboration across services, whilst providing the necessary balance of specialist and by and for provision alongside robust and resilient pan-London services to effectively support victims from London's diverse communities. The services are expected to deliver an agreed set of outcomes and share knowledge, skills and capabilities to support its continuous development and efficiency. MOPAC and partners within the Ecosystem will work closely with the Metropolitan Police Service on the development of a Victim Care Hub, to improve victims' experience of the Criminal Justice System. To form this Ecosystem, MOPAC seek to commission the following four services through a series of separate tenders: 1. Central referral mechanism and support service for adult victims 2. Specialist service for victims and survivors of domestic abuse 3. Specialist service for young victims 4. Specialist restorative justice services This prior information notice is for tender number 2 (TN2). The contract will run for an initial period of up to 42 months (3.5 years), with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months (2 years). The indicative value of this service is PS27,500,000 over the full 5.5 year term. Potential additional services may be included into this contract at a maximum additional value of PS8,250,000 bringing the total maximum value to PS35,750,000. At a minimum, TN2 will be expected to deliver the following: * Operate a robust model for services to support victims and survivors of domestic abuse (DA), appropriate to the risk they are facing and offering the right level of support according to their needs; * Provide tailored support for all victim and survivors with appropriate services for persons from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ persons, people with no recourse to public funds, insecure immigration status, other protected characteristics and intersections between them; * Provide a distinct service for male victims and survivors; * Work with partners across the Ecosystem to develop innovative ways to deliver better outcomes; * Drive consistency of service provision across London, working in harmony with other services including Local Authority commissioned provision.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040442
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028532-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£35,750,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Oct 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICING AND CRIME
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
lvwsdesign@mopac.london.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 0LL
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

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