Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Women's Refuge and Floating Support Service
Notice Description
The service will provide 24/7 housing related support to single women and women (aged 16 years or over, there is no upper age limit) and their children residing at the women's refuge, Amber House. Women accessing the service may have additional needs such as (not limited to) experiencing mental health issues, physical disabilities and substance misuse issues. The refuge will: * Provide emergency accommodation for single women and women with children fleeing Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) * Provide single women and women with children with a place of safety, security and stability and the time to make informed decisions about their future * Provide culturally aware and gender informed emotional and practical support * Provide effective housing related support to enable women affected by VAWDASV to rebuild their lives and make the transition to a settled home Amber House provides emergency accommodation with support for a period typically less than 6 months. The amount of time a woman (and her children) is accommodated at the refuge should be kept to a minimum. Support is provided to assist women to move on from Amber House in a planned way into their own accommodation. Women moving on from Amber House will be able to access (if required) a range of Floating Support Services commissioned by the Social Care and Housing Support Commissioning Team to further assist them with living independently in the community. The service must be compliant with the relevant elements of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 and must adhere to the Blaenau Gwent's Licence Extension Request Policy.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Contract can be extended for 2 years at 12 month intervals and subject to performance and funding
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f735
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083567-2025
- 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
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,315,273 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,315,273 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Jan 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-09-02
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BLAENAU GWENT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Paul Jones
- Contact Email
- paul.jones@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EBBW VALE
- Postcode
- NP23 6DN
- Post Town
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL53 Gwent Valleys
- Delivery Location
- TLL16 Gwent Valleys
-
- Local Authority
- Blaenau Gwent
- Electoral Ward
- Ebbw Vale South
- Westminster Constituency
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083567-2025
16th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com
Tender pack and all associated documents are accessible via Etenderwales at the web address https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com and reference Itt_122114 Provision of Womens Refuge and Floating Support Service Tender deadline is 12 noon Tuesday 20th January 2026
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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