Notice Information
Notice Title
HAC5910: Tower Hamlets Asian Women's Refuge
Notice Description
Tender for provision of supported emergency accommodation which offers Asian women with their children an immediate safe route out of homes where they have experienced domestic abuse. Provision of the support staff to fulfil this requirement. Contract is for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend for a further two 12-month periods, at circa PS153,000 per year. The estimated value for the five year term is PS765,000
Lot Information
Lot 1
Tower Hamlets has a proud history of supporting people who are socially excluded through the delivery of personalised, early intervention housing support services. Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a key priority for the Council and has developed the Tower Hamlets Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy 2019-24. This strategy sets out our priorities and commitments for tackling all forms of gendered violence. The provision of supported emergency accommodation which offers Asian women with their children an immediate safe route out of homes where they have experienced domestic abuse is key to meeting this commitment. Further to this the new Domestic Abuse Act 2021 places a duty on local authorities in England to provide support to victims of domestic abuse and their children in refuges or other safe accommodation. Tower Hamlets Council delivers our refuge provision within a pan-London strategic response to domestic violence working closely with the Greater London Authority (GLA) and specifically the Mayors Office for Policing & Crime (MOPAC). London's draft strategy for consultation was published on 5th November 2021, informed by a London needs assessment. The final Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Strategy was published in December 2021 The service will deliver as a minimum: * 5 hours per week, per person of direct support * It should include as a minimum a first point of contact for service users during the operating hours.
Options: Option to extend from an initial three year term, for periods up to 12 months for a further 24 months in total. The total possible contract term is five years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04bdd6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061237-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £765,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £765,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £743,060 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Dec 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Sep 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TOWER HAMLETS
- Contact Name
- Ms Morgan Hughes
- Contact Email
- morgan.hughes@towerhamlets.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2073644099
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E1 1BJ
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Whitechapel
- Westminster Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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