Planning

Domestic Abuse Support Services in Milton Keynes

MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

26 Feb 2026 at 16:34

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

03 Oct 2025 at 10:24

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Milton Keynes City Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for domestic abuse support services, aimed at providing support to victims and their children, and challenging perpetrators' behaviour. This upcoming tender, titled "Domestic Abuse Support Services in Milton Keynes", falls under the health and social work services category and covers the region of Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom. Interested parties are invited to submit their responses to the market engagement by 12th March 2026. The council plans to hold a provider engagement event the week commencing 16th March 2026, contingent on sufficient interest. Given this is a strategic recommissioning process, the Council seeks culturally sensitive, innovative providers to fill these roles through a collaborative effort.

This procurement presents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in health and social work services to expand their operations and impact. Organisations that can offer crisis intervention services, women's refuge support, community-based perpetrator programmes, and innovative approaches to domestic abuse support are likely to find this tender particularly fitting. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage, considering the potential for partnerships and innovative collaboration highlighted by the Council. By securing a contract under this framework, businesses can contribute to essential services in the community while fostering organisational growth from March 2027 onwards.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Domestic Abuse Support Services in Milton Keynes

Notice Description

Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) wish to request information regarding general and specialist support for residents affected by domestic abuse. The Domestic Abuse Act came into force at the end of April 2021 and places new requirements on local authorities including a duty to provide support to victims of domestic abuse and their children in refuges and other safe accommodation. The following services are currently commissioned under a Strategic Partnership Framework, which ends in early 2027: 1. Crisis Intervention (IDVA) Service - Provides advice, information, risk assessment and safety and support planning to survivors of domestic abuse. 2. Refuge - Provides 28 self-contained flats with on-site support for women only, with or without children, and up to 40 children at any one time. This contract is for emotional and practical support. Group work, peer support and Children and Young People's service are provided on-site. This service element also provides wrap around support to survivors placed in temporary accommodation where refuge may not be available or appropriate i.e. male survivors or financially prohibitive. Support is also provided via re-settlement and outreach workers. 3. Perpetrator Programme - A programme of evidence-based group work and one-to-one sessions intended to challenge the behaviour of perpetrators of domestic abuse, while providing support to partners and ex-partners. In addition, a number of specialist, fixed-term projects are also commissioned via the Domestic Abuse New Burdens Grant, including co-located IDVA posts and a survivors' Counselling project. Over the next year, we will need to review commission DA support services in an inclusive, culturally sensitive and innovative way, in partnership with key stakeholders, providers and residents with lived experience. We would like to hear from organisations interested in working in partnership to deliver both our 'core' services and support in the wider community. We are keen to hear from providers on the questions published contained within the market engagement document on our e-tendering portal In-Tend. Please respond to the questions latest by 12 noon on Thursday 12th March 2026 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. If there is sufficient interest in a provider engagement event, to explore the proposal in more detail, this will be held, in person, w/c 16th March 2026, please also indicate within your response if you would like to receive an invitation to the event. The Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home

Planning Information

Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) wish to request information regarding general and specialist support for residents affected by domestic abuse. The Domestic Abuse Act came into force at the end of April 2021 and places new requirements on local authorities including a duty to provide support to victims of domestic abuse and their children in refuges and other safe accommodation. The following services are currently commissioned under a Strategic Partnership Framework, which ends in early 2027: 1. Crisis Intervention (IDVA) Service - Provides advice, information, risk assessment and safety and support planning to survivors of domestic abuse. 2. Refuge - Provides 28 self-contained flats with on-site support for women only, with or without children, and up to 40 children at any one time. This contract is for emotional and practical support. Group work, peer support and Children and Young People’s service are provided on-site. This service element also provides wrap around support to survivors placed in temporary accommodation where refuge may not be available or appropriate i.e. male survivors or financially prohibitive. Support is also provided via re-settlement and outreach workers. 3. Perpetrator Programme - A programme of evidence-based group work and one-to-one sessions intended to challenge the behaviour of perpetrators of domestic abuse, while providing support to partners and ex-partners. In addition, a number of specialist, fixed-term projects are also commissioned via the Domestic Abuse New Burdens Grant, including co-located IDVA posts and a survivors’ Counselling project. Over the next year, we will need to review commission DA support services in an inclusive, culturally sensitive and innovative way, in partnership with key stakeholders, providers and residents with lived experience. We would like to hear from organisations interested in working in partnership to deliver both our ‘core’ services and support in the wider community. We are keen to hear from providers on the questions published contained within the market engagement document on our e-tendering portal In-Tend . Please respond to the questions latest by 12 noon on Thursday 12th March 2026 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. If there is sufficient interest in a provider engagement event, to explore the proposal in more detail, this will be held, in person, w/c 16th March 2026, please also indicate within your response if you would like to receive an invitation to the event. The Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a7b0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017566-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,400,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Feb 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
6 Jul 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2027 - 29 Feb 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postcode
MK9 3EJ
Post Town
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ12 Milton Keynes
Delivery Location
TLJ12 Milton Keynes
Local Authority
Milton Keynes
Electoral Ward
Central Milton Keynes
Westminster Constituency
Milton Keynes Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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