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West Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Perpetrator service using CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) Programme

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

17 Aug 2026 at 13:02

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

17 Aug 2026 at 09:31

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

30 Jul 2026 at 07:32

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Yorkshire Combined Authority is procuring a domestic abuse perpetrator support service using the Cautioning and Relationship Abuse (CARA) Programme. The provider will lead delivery and further development of the service across Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. It will support first-time, standard-risk perpetrators who receive a conditional caution, together with associated intimate partners or family members who are willing to engage. Where capacity allows, the service will also support medium-risk perpetrators who receive No Further Action and voluntarily attend CARA, with successful completions recorded as Outcome 22. The requirement is classified as counselling, guidance, health and social work services. The service is intended to support up to 650 perpetrators each year and associated victims where they choose to participate.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. It is a single-lot, above-threshold light-touch services procurement. Questions could be submitted until 11 September 2026 at 16:00, and tender responses were due by 25 September 2026 at 12:00. The intended award decision date was 23 November 2026. The contract is planned to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with two optional two-year extensions available, giving a maximum period to 31 March 2034. The estimated value is £2.1 million excluding VAT, or £2.52 million including VAT. Evaluation is weighted 80% quality and 20% price, with quality covering methodology, resources, project management, service design and delivery, quality and impact, and social value.

This opportunity suits organisations experienced in delivering domestic abuse perpetrator interventions, counselling, guidance or related health and social work services. Strong candidates will need to demonstrate a credible CARA-based methodology for working with conditional-caution perpetrators, and the ability to adapt delivery for voluntary medium-risk referrals where capacity permits. The evaluation also rewards resources, project management, service design and delivery, quality and impact, and social value, so bidders should be able to evidence effective operational management and meaningful outcomes. The service requires sufficient staffing, systems and delivery capability to support a substantial annual caseload across all five West Yorkshire districts, while engaging associated victims where they are willing. The procurement is identified as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

West Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Perpetrator service using CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) Programme

Notice Description

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is seeking to appoint a provider for the Mayors West Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Perpetrator service using CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) Programme covering all districts: Bradford; Calderdale; Kirklees; Leeds and Wakefield. The Mayor is seeking to appoint a provider to lead the delivery and further development of the West Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Perpetrator service using CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) Programme over a maximum contract period of 7 years that has the ability to support up to 650 perpetrators per annum and associated victims where they are willing to engage that are intimate partners or family members. The programme will focus on first time, standard level risk perpetrators of domestic abuse who receive a conditional caution. However, further developments in West Yorkshire also require the programme to work with, where capacity allows, medium risk perpetrators that have received No Further Action (NFA) but are willing to attend CARA on a voluntary basis, with successful voluntary completions recorded as an Outcome 22. The anticipated budget is PS2.1 million across the full 7 year period if all extension periods are taken.

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Renewal: 2 x 2 year optional extension periods available.

Planning Information

In July 2026, we published a UK3 Planned Procurement Notice (PPN) under the new Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), which included details and registration information for a Market Engagement Event relating to the future commissioning of the West Yorkshire Domestic Abuse Perpetrator service using CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) Programme The Market Engagement Event took place on Tuesday 11 August 2026, from 16:00 to 15:00 PM, and was held online via Microsoft Teams. The purpose of the event was to assess market interest, outline our commissioning strategy and ambitions, present key information including our funding position and proposed timeline, and introduce the e-tendering portal (YORtender) that will be used for the procurement. The session also included a Q&A segment to allow suppliers to raise queries. The event slides, and Q&A responses will be made available to all potential bidders as part of the tender documentation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d715
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078111-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
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

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,100,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,100,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
25 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
17 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 2DE
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Further Information

Notice Documents

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