Notice Information
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Notice Title
ASC0317 - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Feasibility Study
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Notice Description
Leicester City Council has a statutory responsibility to provide safe accommodation for domestic abuse victims (adult and child). The responsibility is laid down in the Domestic abuse Act 2021. There are related duties in the Housing Act 1996 and the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. The provision of support is for all victims of domestic abuse including their children, regardless of their relevant protected characteristics, within 'relevant' accommodation (as defined by the Domestic Abuse Support (Relevant Accommodation and Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Sanctuary Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2021). The new duties (contained in Part 4 of the 2021 Act) on relevant local authorities aim to ensure victims of domestic abuse have access to the right accommodation-based support when they need it. The current model within Leicester City Council is to procure domestic abuse safe accommodation and related support services whereby the providers of the specialist support secure the accommodation from which their support will be delivered. They might own or lease this accommodation. This takes time, skill, knowledge, and resource to secure and can be a barrier to those organisations who might be interested in delivering specialist domestic abuse support. Within this model, the ability to expand units of safe accommodation is limited to what the support providers can source, and when, leading to higher placements in general needs temporary accommodation, with less support and higher cost. Leicester City Council, as lead for the Leicester Domestic Abuse Locality Partnership Board, would like to contract a consultancy supplier to establish if it would be in the best long-term interests of the Council to adopt an alternative method of delivering the domestic abuse safe accommodation provision, or continue as is.
Notice Details
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Notice Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-h6vhtk-056368
- Publication Source
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Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- Current Stage
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Tender
- All Stages
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Tender
- Notice Type
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UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
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Standard
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Procurement Method
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Open
- Procurement Method Details
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Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
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SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
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Not specified
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
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98 - Other community, social and personal services
- CPV Codes
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98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services
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Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
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£60,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
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£60,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
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Not specified
- Contracts Value
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Not specified
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Notice Dates
- Publication Date
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22 Jul 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
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18 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
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Not specified
- Award Date
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Not specified
- Contract Period
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30 Sep 2025 - 1 Jan 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
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Not specified
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Notice Status
- Tender Status
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Active
- Lots Status
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Active
- Awards Status
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Not Specified
- Contracts Status
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Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
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Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Contact Name
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Liane Pereira
- Contact Email
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liane.pereira@leicester.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
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Not specified
- Locality
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LEICESTER
- Postcode
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LE1 1FZ
- Post Town
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Leicester
- Country
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England
- Major Region (ITL 1)
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TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
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TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
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TLF21 Leicester
- Delivery Location
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TLF21 Leicester
- Local Authority
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Leicester
- Electoral Ward
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Castle
- Westminster Constituency
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Leicester South
Buyer Location
Further Information
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Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041822-2025
22nd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=2189ce0d-4b66-f011-813a-005056b64545
Leicester City Council 'The Authority' as lead for the Leicester Domestic Abuse Locality Partnership Board, would like to contract a consultancy supplier to establish if it would be in the best long-term interests of the Council to adopt an alternative method of delivering the domestic abuse safe accommodation provision, or continue as is. The Authority has a statutory responsibility to provide safe accommodation for domestic abuse victims (adult and child). The responsibility is laid down in the Domestic abuse Act 2021, with related duties in the Housing Act 1996 & the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. The provision of support is for all victims of domestic abuse including their children, regardless of their relevant protected characteristics, within 'relevant' accommodation (as defined by the Domestic Abuse Support (Relevant Accommodation & Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Sanctuary Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2021).
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Notice URLs
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