Notice Information
Notice Title
Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation - Sanctuary Scheme
Notice Description
Leicester City Council (the Authority) is inviting tenders via an Open Tender process for the provision of a Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation - Sanctuary Scheme service for Leicester City. A Sanctuary Service is a survivor centred initiative which aims to make it possible for victim-survivors of domestic abuse to remain in their own homes, where it is safe for them to do so, where it is their choice, and where the perpetrator does not live in the accommodation. This is done by providing additional security - 'installing a sanctuary' - to the victims' property or perimeter alongside the provision of specialist domestic abuse support. The service is to be provided free of charge to applicants. The local authority will be looking for a provider to deliver a prompt and effective target hardening measures for domestic abuse victims in Leicester in collaboration with the specialist locality domestic abuse support service. The provider will need to work closely and efficiently with this service and robustly evidence clear impact of meeting local need. This service will be provided within the boundaries of Leicester City. The proposed contract will be for an initial period of 10 months to commence on 1st June 2026, with the option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for up to a further period or periods of 24 months, potentially taking the contract term to a maximum of 34 months up to 31st March 2029.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Throughout the term of any resulting Contract the Council may progress the inclusion of new services not already provided for in the Contract as a modification to the Contract provided the Council agrees to such modification and is in compliance with Section 74 of the Act. Where any modification is agreed this will be varied in accordance with the Contract.
Renewal: The proposed contract will be for an initial period of 10 months to commence on 1st June 2026, with the option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for up to a further period or periods of 24 months, potentially taking the contract term to a maximum of 34 months up to 31st March 2029.
Planning Information
As part of the commissioning process, the authority is conducting a second Soft Market Test (SMT). The documentation published as part of this SMT now includes a draft specification highlighting in more detail the proposed key requirements for this service. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders in the wider market the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the potential service model and specification principles. The commissioners will use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The authority is using this process solely to test the market to gather information and ascertain the level of interest in this particular service. There are therefore no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. To participate in this Preliminary Market Engagement, for organisations that may be interested, either individually or as part of a consortium, please complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire. The SMT Questionnaire must be completed and submitted by no later than 23:59hrs on Thursday 27th November 2025. The PME Questionnaire can be accessed through the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ca800ca3-42c6-f011-813a-005056b64545 Please be aware that we are subject to the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and that potentially any information we hold is liable to disclosure under that Act. For this reason, we would strongly advise that any information you consider to be confidential is labelled as such. The Authority may also decide to include certain information in the publication scheme which the Authority maintains under the Act. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("FOIA"), members of the public or any interested party may make a request for information to the Authority. The Authority will consider the disclosure of any information, contained in the PME questionnaire, subject to the exemptions under the FOIA.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d4d1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002920-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
44521100 - Locks
44521130 - Enhanced security lock
98395000 - Locksmith services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 5 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Muhammad Sidat
- Contact Email
- procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE1 1FZ
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF21 Leicester
- Delivery Location
- TLF21 Leicester
-
- Local Authority
- Leicester
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Leicester South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002920-2026
14th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075896-2025
21st November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068823-2025
28th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068803-2025
28th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=e317c675-9cf0-f011-813c-005056b64545
Unrestricted and full direct access to the documents related to this procurement are available free of charge via the web address.
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