Notice Information
Notice Title
Countywide Support Service for Young Victims and Witnesses of Crime
Notice Description
The Cambridgeshire Office of The Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) are seeking to award a contract for the provision of a Countywide Support Service for Young Victims and Witnesses of Crime.
Planning Information
Commissioning a countywide support service for young victims and witnesses of crime. The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is looking for a local organisation to provide emotional and practical support and advocacy for children and young people aged four to 18 (up to 25 with additional needs) who become victims and witnesses of crime. The service should be delivered in a way which meets the needs of the child or young person. This service is being commissioned to provide short to medium support, this is broadly described as a maximum of six weeks or six sessions, but should be considered flexible based upon the victim’s need. The successful bidder will be required to: • assess the needs of victims/witnesses referred to them and agree bespoke support plans which meet their needs to enable them where possible to cope and recover from the crime they have experienced; • deliver emotional support in a trauma-informed way • provide advice, guidance and signposting to parents/carers/guardians to enable them to be able to support the young person. • where required, support victims to access (including self-refer) specialist services and advocate on their behalf; Providers will be asked to deliver the service from their local organisation’s base within the county of Cambridgeshire/Peterborough. Staff will be expected to make regular visits to the Victim and Witness Hub (currently based at Copse Court in Peterborough) to foster collaborative working practices and attend/deliver joint training. Referrals for support will come via the Victim and Witness Hub, Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) or Independent Sexual Violence Advocate Service (ISVA) and self-referrals. The provider must have a comprehensive working knowledge of the local partnership landscape including education safeguarding arrangements. All service requirements will be detailed in a comprehensive Service Specification, which will be released with the Invitation to Tender in mid December. TUPE does not apply to this contract. The intention is to award a 2 year contract with a further 3, 1 year extensions. This contract is likely to be co-funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner and respective local authorities. A Market Engagement Event is planned for 10.30am on 1 December 2025 and will be hosted at - Cambridgeshire Police HQ Huntingdon Cambs PE29 6NP This engagement event is to provide an overview of the service requirements, commissioning intentions and timelines for the procurement. Please email louise.field@suffolk.police.uk to confirm attendance and if you would like the opportunity to book a 1-1 with the Commissioners. If you are unable to attend in person, but are interested in this opportunity, please still get in touch and we will set up a Teams meeting.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e32c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081058-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, 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
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
85000000 - Health and social work services
85300000 - Social work and related services
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
85320000 - Social services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- 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
- THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE
- Contact Name
- Louise Field
- Contact Email
- louise.field@suffolk.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HUNTINGDON
- Postcode
- PE29 9LA
- Post Town
- Peterborough
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLH1 East Anglia, TLH11 Peterborough, TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Huntingdon North
- Westminster Constituency
- Huntingdon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081058-2025
9th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075941-2025
21st November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074826-2025
18th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074713-2025
18th November 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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