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Domestic Abuse Community Support Services

CORNWALL COUNCIL

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31 Jul 2025 at 14:32

Summary of the contracting process

Cornwall Council invites tenders for the provision of Domestic Abuse Community Support Services, to be conducted through an open procurement process. This opportunity comprises three service lots which span over a maximum of ten years, including a five-year initial contract with optional extensions. The procurement relates to guidance and counselling services, hospital support services, and training, under the public health and social services sector, located in the UKK3 region, United Kingdom. Key submission deadlines include the expression of interest deadline on 27 August 2025 and the enquiry period ending on 18 August 2025, with an expected contract award by 8 December 2025, aiming for services commencement on 1 April 2026.

This contract represents substantial potential for business growth, encouraging participation from SMEs and VCSEs capable of delivering complex social service programs. Entities focusing on domestic abuse interventions, counselling, health services, training, and education will align well with the tender requirements. Interested businesses could leverage this contract to build or extend their service offerings in the public sector, potentially collaborating with others to meet the mixed needs of the tender's delivery model across its defined lots. Providers have the flexibility to bid for one or multiple lots, with multi-lot discounts evaluated, facilitating dynamic partnerships across the service spectrum.

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Notice Title

Domestic Abuse Community Support Services

Notice Description

The Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (DASV) team is responsible for directly commissioning specialist domestic abuse and sexual violence services for Cornwall on behalf of the Safer Cornwall Partnership, to respond to the strategic priorities identified within the partnership Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategies. We use the Public Health Commissioning process to provide a shared understanding of local need, to develop our commissioning intentions, to inform procurement and to evaluate and review whether we are enabling victims, their families and children and those who engage in abusive behaviours to have their needs met effectively. Provision of Domestic Abuse Community Support Services, Cornwall Council will be the lead commissioner for these services on behalf of the Safer Cornwall Partnership. The opportunity will comprise of the following 3 lots and the maximum opportunity of this contract is a period of 10 years. Comprising of an initial 5 year contract term, which may be followed by up to two optional extension clauses, the first of which is 3 years and then a further for 2 years providing the maximum opportunity of 10 years. Lot 1 - Community Domestic Abuse Service - helpline and advocacy To include; * Provision of a Domestic Abuse helpline. * Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service on a need led basis. * Health and Primary Care IDVA Services. * Drop-in services. * Trauma stabilisation experienced/ witnessed and/or been impacted by domestic abuse. * Assertive outreach for those with multiple vulnerabilities. * Peer mentoring and volunteering opportunities. Lot 2 - Community Domestic Abuse Service - recovery and therapeutic support To include; * Recovery and therapeutic support programmes delivered via both 1:1 and group support including trauma stabilisation and trauma processing for those impacted by domestic abuse adults and children. * Behaviour change and interventions (abusive person) programme (for adults and children). * Trauma stabilisation interventions for those who have experienced/ witnessed and/or been impacted by domestic abuse. * Peer mentoring programme * Psychoeducational interventions for adults and children affected by Domestic abuse. Lot 3 - Domestic Abuse Training and education To include; * Awareness raising and training in settings, including E-learning, face to face packages , train the trainer approaches and communities of practice. * Healthy Relationships education programmes in primary, secondary, alternative provisions and those unable to engage in mainstream education. Please Note Each lot will contribute to a wider overall specification, where individual lots are being delivered by different providers there will be an expectation that a co-delivery approach will be taken to deliver a robust single point of access referral pathway and providers will work collaboratively across the piece to deliver the wider service as a whole.

Lot Information

Community Domestic Abuse Service - helpline and advocacy

To include; * Provision of a Domestic Abuse helpline. * Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service on a need led basis. * Health and Primary Care IDVA Services. * Drop-in services. * Trauma stabilisation experienced/ witnessed and/or been impacted by domestic abuse. * Assertive outreach for those with multiple vulnerabilities. * Peer mentoring and volunteering opportunities.

Renewal: The right (but not the obligation) to extend the Term for up to two (2) further periods, the first of which is three (3) years and then further for two (2) years providing the maximum opportunity of 10 years. Based on ongoing requirement, funding provision and provider performance.

Therapeutic and Recovery Interventions

To include; * Recovery and therapeutic support programmes delivered via both 1:1 and group support including trauma stabilisation and trauma processing for those impacted by domestic abuse adults and children. * Behaviour change and interventions (abusive person) programme (for adults and children). * Trauma stabilisation interventions for those who have experienced/ witnessed and/or been impacted by domestic abuse. * Peer mentoring programme * Psychoeducational interventions for adults and children affected by Domestic abuse.

Renewal: The right (but not the obligation) to extend the Term for up to two (2) further periods, the first of which is three (3) years and then further for two (2) years providing the maximum opportunity of 10 years. Based on ongoing requirement, funding provision and provider performance.

Domestic Abuse Training and education

To include; * Awareness raising and training in settings, including E-learning, face to face packages , train the trainer approaches and communities of practice. * Healthy Relationships education programmes in primary, secondary, alternative provisions and those unable to engage in mainstream education.

Renewal: The right (but not the obligation) to extend the Term for up to two (2) further periods, the first of which is three (3) years and then further for two (2) years providing the maximum opportunity of 10 years. Based on ongoing requirement, funding provision and provider performance.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056a6b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044845-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

80100000 - Primary education services

80200000 - Secondary education services

80300000 - Higher education services

80510000 - Specialist training services

80511000 - Staff training services

85112000 - Hospital support services

85121100 - General-practitioner services

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312320 - Counselling services

85312500 - Rehabilitation services

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£16,726,670 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£16,726,670 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
18 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CORNWALL COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr James Howarth
Contact Email
james.howarth@cornwall.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1872324971

Buyer Location

Locality
TRURO
Postcode
TR1 3AY
Post Town
Truro
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

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