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Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisors

Cornwall Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

20 Jul 2026 at 15:44

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Tender

01 Jul 2026 at 14:26

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cornwall Council commissioned a specialist Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisor service for Cornwall. The service is designed for families where domestic abuse is a primary concern, with advisers based within Family Help teams. It provides short-term, focused support to increase safety, improve understanding of risk and help families access wider domestic abuse services. The advisers work alongside Children’s Social Care rather than replacing it. The requirement includes a small team of specialist domestic abuse workers and a supervisor or team lead to ensure consistent delivery and coordination. This is a specialist community and social support service, classified under CPV 98000000, and is suitable for organisations delivering domestic abuse, family support or related safeguarding services.

The procurement reached tender: Cornwall Council invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission allowed in English. The enquiry deadline was 19 July 2026 at 17:00 and the tender submission deadline was 3 August 2026 at 23:30. The planned contract period was 1 January 2027 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend to 31 March 2031. Its estimated value was £2,185,289. Evaluation comprised 85% quality, based on method statements, and 15% social value. Economic and technical conditions of participation were set out in Table 3 of the Invitation to Tender. Cornwall Council cancelled the procurement on 20 July 2026 after feedback and clarification questions prompted a review of the specification and tender documents. It intended to revisit and republish the opportunity in September or October 2026, or earlier if possible.

This opportunity suits specialist domestic abuse organisations, family support providers, safeguarding services and voluntary, community or social enterprises with the capability to support families experiencing domestic abuse. Suppliers would need practitioners able to assess and respond to risk, increase family safety, explain domestic abuse and connect families with wider specialist services. Delivery also requires effective partnership working with Family Help teams and Children’s Social Care, while maintaining a distinct advisory role. A supervisor or team lead is needed to coordinate the advisers and maintain consistency across the service. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Organisations considering a future revised tender should be prepared to evidence both economic capacity and technical ability, and to produce strong method statements with meaningful social value commitments.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisors

Notice Description

Cornwall Council is recommissioning the Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisor (FDASA) Service, with a new contract expected to begin January 2027. The FDASA model provides a small team of specialist domestic abuse workers who are based within Family Help teams to offer short-term, focused support to families where domestic abuse is a primary concern. Their role is to increase safety, improve understanding of risk, and support access to wider domestic abuse services, while working alongside--rather than replacing--Children's Social Care. The service includes a supervisor/team lead to ensure consistency and coordination.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The proposed contract term will be four years and three months to ensure alignment with the wider Domestic Abuse commissioning arrangements. As grant funding is currently confirmed to April 29 only, the contract will include a break clause at the end of March 29 (after 2 years and 3 months), with the option to extend for a further two years, subject to funding confirmation. Start date : 1/1/27 End date: 31/03/29 - initial period of 2 years and 3 months Extension 1/4/29 End date: 31/03/31 - extension of 2 years

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c169
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068370-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination 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

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,185,289 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,185,289 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Cancelled
Contracts Status
Cancelled

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cornwall Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TRURO
Postcode
TR1 3AY
Postcode Area
Truro
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Further Information

Notice Documents

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