Award

Domestic Abuse Emergency, Safe and Supported Accommodation

CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

04 Dec 2025 at 14:37

Tender

26 Sep 2025 at 17:59

Planning

18 Jun 2025 at 14:53

Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire East Council is advancing through the procurement process with the Domestic Abuse Emergency, Safe and Supported Accommodation contract. This initiative, under the award stage, seeks to offer secure and supportive housing solutions for individuals affected by domestic abuse, promoting independence and resilience, with contract values estimated at £1,236,084 GBP. Located in the Crewe area (UKD62), the procurement has proceeded through various stages since its announcement, including tender initiation on September 26, 2025, and award notice as of December 4, 2025. The contractual period commences from April 1, 2026, extending until March 31, 2029, with potential renewals up to 2031. The Council employed a competitive flexible procedure, included within the special light-touch regime, assuring transparency and adherence to legal standards.

This contract offers significant business growth opportunities for organisations, especially social enterprises and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), capable of delivering social work services with accommodation. Firms specialising in emergency housing solutions with experience in supporting individuals experiencing domestic abuse are suited to engage with this tender. Consortium bids are permissible, allowing for collaboration between domestic abuse service providers and registered social housing suppliers. The competitive flexible procedure permits tenderers to showcase their qualitative and pricing capabilities, providing a fair chance for competent businesses to enter the market and deliver essential services to vulnerable populations in Cheshire East.

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Notice Title

Domestic Abuse Emergency, Safe and Supported Accommodation

Notice Description

The Domestic Abuse Emergency, Safe and Supported Accommodation will support people and their families who are experiencing or who have been subject to domestic abuse, providing high quality safe and supportive accommodation and promoting resilience, independence, and healthy lives. The Council was seeking to commission a Domestic Abuse Emergency, Safe and Supported Accommodation Service for people who are experiencing domestic abuse. The service will offer emergency or supported housing, to address their needs and to support recovery to re-establish them into independent accommodation, in a timely manner. The accommodation will provide a psychologically informed environment that promotes modern standards of living, is safe, secure and provides individuals with dignity and privacy. The service will work flexibly and ensure provision of a range of emergency accommodation for people who need to be accommodated due to domestic abuse, this can include single men or women, or men/women with their children. It will meet the needs of people who have further complexities. This service is VAT exempt.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 2 x 12 months optional extensions : - 01/04/2029 - 31/03/2030 - 01/04/2030 - 31/03/2031 Optional extensions to be implemented at the sole discretion of the Council

Planning Information

Cheshire East Council is conducting a soft market testing survey to understand interest from providers in the delivery of bespoke Safe Accommodation with a support offer to those affected by Domestic Abuse. We also want to use feedback to help inform our future commissioning intentions, including the service model. Organisations interested in taking part in the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation soft market testing must express their interest in Chest Project DN778998 to access and download a copy of the questionnaire. Registration is free and can be accessed at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/. Completed questionnaires must be submitted, via the Chest, by 17:00pm Friday 11th July 2025.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054f49
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079793-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,236,084 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
27 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
11 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
26 Nov 20252 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2030-05-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL
Contact Name
Emma Harris
Contact Email
procurementeast@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CREWE
Postcode
CW1 2JZ
Post Town
Crewe
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
TLD62 Cheshire East

Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Crewe Central
Westminster Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

YMCA CHESHIRE

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