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Child Focused Courts: Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Services

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

06 Oct 2026 at 09:13

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

15 Sep 2026 at 09:19

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

29 Jul 2026 at 12:54

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, with support from the Police and Crime Commissioners for Durham and Cleveland, procured independent domestic violence adviser support services to help establish child-focused courts in the North East. The work is a specialist support service within the justice and domestic-abuse field, classified under legal services. It is intended to support child-focused court arrangements rather than provide general legal representation. Delivery is in the North East of England. The Ministry of Justice and Cafcass were also involved in evaluating the procurement. The requirement was packaged as a single lot and was suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The procurement is complete: the contract was awarded to Harbour Support Services on 14 September 2026 and signed on 30 September 2026. The contract runs from 17 November 2026 to 31 March 2028. Its awarded value is £684,028.18 excluding VAT (£820,833.82 including VAT). The buyer used an open procedure. Bids were assessed on quality, weighted at 60%, and price, weighted at 40%. The tender deadline was 24 August 2026 at noon, with enquiries closing on 17 August 2026 at noon. Three bids reached the final stage; all three were from voluntary, community and social enterprises. The process covered one lot, with no separate lot awards.

This award demonstrates demand from Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, working with Durham and Cleveland, for specialist domestic-abuse support that helps establish child-focused courts. A credible future competitor would need to show that it can provide independent domestic violence adviser services in a court setting and support arrangements centred on children. The quality weighting indicates that delivery approach and service quality carried more assessment weight than price, so suppliers should be able to evidence relevant expertise, effective support practice and reliable reporting. The successful supplier, Harbour Support Services, is a large voluntary, community and social enterprise based in Hartlepool; all three final-stage bidders were VCSEs. The requirement was also marked suitable for SMEs, so organisations of different sizes may be relevant if they can demonstrate the specialist capability and capacity required.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Child Focused Courts: Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Services

Notice Description

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, with the support of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Durham and Cleveland are looking to procure a supplier capable of helping establish child focused courts in the North East.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d661
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094057-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£684,096 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£684,096 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£684,028 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£684,028 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
24 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
17 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
Additional Buyers

Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE
Postcode
NE12 8EW
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
North Tyneside
Electoral Ward
Longbenton & Benton
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Harbour Support Services

Further Information

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