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Provision of The Drive Project

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire

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Award

08 Sep 2026 at 11:28

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

08 Jul 2026 at 17:18

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire commissioned the Drive Project, a specialist domestic-abuse service intended to reduce the number of adult and child victims by disrupting and changing perpetrator behaviour. The service combines intensive individual case management for perpetrators with a coordinated response from multiple agencies. It is designed to increase victim safety and complement existing victims’ services and other interventions. The requirement covers health and social work, guidance and counselling, rehabilitation, and community and personal services, including services related to the rehabilitation of offenders. Delivery is across Northamptonshire, including the commissioner’s area around Wellingborough. This is a service contract for a provider able to deliver a nationally defined Drive Project specification within the local multi-agency system.

The procurement has reached award stage and the tender is complete. It used a single-lot above-threshold open procedure. Rise Mutual CIC was selected on 7 September 2026 for £634,876 excluding VAT (£761,851.20 including VAT). The contract is due to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, with a possible 12-month extension to 30 September 2028; the extension value is included in the overall value. The standstill period ends on 18 September 2026, and signature is scheduled by 22 September 2026. Four bids reached the final stage, including four from SMEs and three from VCSEs. Evaluation weighted technical quality at 70%, social value at 10% and price at 20%. The lot was identified as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.

This award shows sustained local demand for specialist domestic-abuse perpetrator intervention linked to victim-safety services. A credible future competitor would need to provide intensive individual case management, demonstrate the ability to disrupt and change perpetrator behaviour, and work effectively across a coordinated multi-agency response. Experience in counselling, rehabilitation, health and social work, or related offender rehabilitation services would be relevant to the service scope. The evaluation places greatest emphasis on technical quality, so delivery methodology, safeguarding practice, case-management capability and evidence of effective outcomes would be central to a strong proposition. Social value also carries a defined weighting. The successful market included SMEs and VCSEs, indicating that smaller mission-led providers may be capable of competing where they can demonstrate sufficient specialist capacity and partnership arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of The Drive Project

Notice Description

The Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire is seeking to commission a specialist provider to deliver the DRIVE Project. The Drive Project is a response to domestic abuse that aims to reduce the number of child and adult victims of domestic abuse by disrupting and changing perpetrator behaviour. It implements a whole-system approach through an intensive individual case management intervention alongside a co-ordinated multi-agency response to drive perpetrators to change their behaviour. The Drive Project focuses on increasing victim safety alongside the crucial protective work of victims' services. The service has been developed to knit together existing services, complementing and enhancing existing interventions. PME was not undertaken as part of this procurement as The Drive Project is a national project with a pre-determined specification.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c6d3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084792-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals

85000000 - Health and social work services

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312320 - Counselling services

85312500 - Rehabilitation services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£634,876 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£634,876 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£634,876 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
12 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WELLINGBOROUGH
Postcode
NN8 6GS
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Brickhill & Queensway
Westminster Constituency
Wellingborough and Rushden

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RISE Mutual CIC

Further Information

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