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City of London Women's Programme Floating Support Service

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

28 Aug 2026 at 10:25

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

11 May 2026 at 14:25

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

02 Apr 2026 at 10:05

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation is procuring a floating support service for its City of London Women’s Project, a six-bed temporary accommodation service in the London Borough of Greenwich. The service is for female survivors of domestic abuse and domestic violence, helping them move towards safe, healthy and independent housing. It covers rapid, tailored and wrap-around support for people facing homelessness, intersectional disadvantage and neurodiversity-related needs. The provider will help residents overcome barriers to resettlement, develop personal housing plans and maintain safety and wellbeing. Delivery will be coordinated, where appropriate, with the local Domestic Abuse Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference and independent domestic violence advisers. The commissioning department is the City of London Corporation’s Department of Community and Children’s Services. This is a social work and related service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold open competition. Three bids were received, including one from an SME and two from voluntary, community or social enterprises. Her Centre Ltd was awarded the single lot on 27 August 2026 for £466,937.46 excluding VAT, or £560,324.95 including VAT. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with an optional two-year extension available until 30 September 2031. The original estimated value was £500,000 excluding VAT, or £600,000 including VAT. The evaluation weighted quality at 55%, responsible procurement at 15% and price at 30%. The planned contract signature date was 7 September 2026. Electronic submission was allowed, with tenders closing on 11 June 2026 and enquiries closing on 4 June 2026.

This award indicates established demand for specialist domestic abuse support within temporary accommodation in Greenwich, commissioned by the City of London Corporation. Relevant suppliers would need experience providing trauma-informed, tailored support to female survivors of domestic abuse and domestic violence, particularly people affected by homelessness, intersectional disadvantage and neurodiversity. Credible delivery would require the ability to help residents overcome resettlement barriers, prepare for independent housing and develop individual housing plans, while maintaining safety and wellbeing. Providers should also be able to coordinate effectively with domestic abuse risk-assessment arrangements and independent domestic violence advisers. The opportunity was suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, and competition included both types of organisation. Strong quality, responsible procurement and price propositions were all important to the successful outcome.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

City of London Women's Programme Floating Support Service

Notice Description

The City of London Corporation is awarding a Floating Support Service to provide wrap-around support to female survivors of DA/DV who are located in a 6-bed temporary accommodation in the London Borough of Greenwich. The City of London Women's Project (COLWP) is a 6-bed HMO located in the London Borough of Greenwich that serves female survivors of DA/DV, under the statutory duties of the Housing Act 1996 (Part VII), the Homeless Reduction Act 2017 and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. This floating support service will provide rapid, effective, and tailored support to the City of London Women's Project with the goal of empowering survivors of domestic abuse to prepare them to move into safe, healthy and independent housing. The service will support intersectionally marginalised service users with a range of needs, focusing on removing barriers to resettlement and ensuring their safety and wellbeing, with built-in understanding of the added needs surrounding neurodiversity and homelessness. The service will interact with the local Domestic Abuse MARAC and IDVA's where appropriate to ensure support is coordinated and client focussed whilst supporting the service users to develop and work through their personal housing plans. The City of London Corporation Department of Community and Children's Services is responsible for delivering these services.

Planning Information

Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) The City is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement in accordance with the provisions of Section 16 to Part 3 [Award of Public Contracts and Procedures] of the Procurement Act 2023 prior to the issuing of the Tender Notice. PME in this case is where the City, at an early stage in the development of its proposals, but prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity, seeks input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping a future procurement opportunity. This exercise will provide an opportunity for the City to obtain insight into sector innovations and how participants might approach the delivery of the service in question. To this end, we would ask providers that do not deliver in London to consider responding to this exercise, as we are seeking to incorporate national best practice and innovation into this service. It also gives a useful early insight into the likely level of interest in a proposed project from that market. Participants must also note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or any future procurement that the City may conduct, nor that the City will procure any such supplies and services or accept any proposals offered. Any Procurement of supplies and services by the City will be carried out strictly in accordance with the Procurement Act (PA23). The City has developed a questionnaire (attached at the end of this document), which could be found on the tender portal https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/, that they would like interested parties to complete. As stated above, the outcome of the PME exercise will inform an options appraisal with recommendations. Please complete the questionnaire attached to the link below and return. https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067b6b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082066-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£466,937 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
11 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CITY OF LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Her Centre Ltd

Further Information

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