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Provision of Hospital Based Domestic Abuse Advocacy (HBDAA) Services

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

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24 Aug 2026 at 13:20

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime intends to commission hospital-based domestic abuse advocacy services for children and young people aged 11 to 25. Independent domestic violence advocates will identify, assess and support people affected by domestic abuse, child sexual abuse, rape, sexual exploitation or other safeguarding concerns, including those at risk of future harm. Support will include advocacy, practical help, stabilisation during crisis, recovery from physical or psychological injury, safeguarding coordination and links to services beyond hospital. The service will operate across London’s four Major Trauma Centres: King’s College Hospital, Royal London Hospital, St George’s Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital, working with clinical, community and safeguarding partners. The expected outcomes include improved safety and access to positive opportunities, reduced violence, harm, hospital attendance or readmission, and reduced offending.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has expressed an intention to procure and has not invited tenders. It is expected to use a light-touch services procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The planned contract includes two months’ mobilisation, a two-year initial period from 1 February 2027 to 31 March 2029, and a possible 24-month extension to 31 March 2031, giving a potential 50-month period. The maximum estimated fixed budget is £1,045,957.05 excluding VAT, subject to funding, governance and approvals; the published estimated value including VAT is £1,255,148.46. The indicative annual value for one hospital is £64,565.25. A market-warming session is planned for 8 September 2026, 10:00–11:00, via Microsoft Teams. This engagement is not a competition or contract award process.

The planned service will suit organisations experienced in domestic abuse advocacy, independent domestic violence advocacy, mentoring, violence reduction, safeguarding, exploitation or related support for children and young people affected by gender-based harm. Relevant providers should be able to work with people aged 11 to 25, exercise professional judgement when identifying vulnerability, and provide practical support and advocacy during or after a crisis. Experience in hospitals, emergency departments or other health-based settings will be particularly relevant, as will established partnerships with clinical, community and safeguarding professionals. Providers should understand local communities and referral systems around their allocated hospitals and be able to coordinate support across hospital and community settings. Organisations with a strong focus on reducing violence, harm, repeat attendance and offending should prepare for the future competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Hospital Based Domestic Abuse Advocacy (HBDAA) Services

Notice Description

Project background: Since 2014, City Hall has invested in embedding youth Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (IDVAs) into London's Major Trauma Centres (MTCs). Since 2023, this programme of work, referred to as hospital-based domestic abuse advocacy (HBDAA), has been overseen and managed by the VRU. Prior to the VRU, this programme and investment had been overseen and managed by MOPAC within City Hill, aligned to the Mayor's Police & Crime Plan (PCP). The HBDAA programme represents a violence reduction initiative, heavily aligned to the VRU's own violence reduction strategies, most notably: the trusted relationship between a young person, and a trusted adult, as well as the concept of place, reaching young people where they are, and, in this case, leveraging a reachable moment in the lives of young people to break patterns of violence and harm. Additionally, this intervention sits within a wider programme of hospital-based initiatives, specifically, operating alongside the VRU's hospital-based youth work (HBYW) programme, which embeds highly skilled and specialised youth workers into London's four MTCs and eight London A&E units. Description of the service The purpose of embedding these IDVAs is to support children and young people who have been impacted by domestic abuse and other gender based harm; IDVAs are there to offer a supportive and stabilising presence in crisis or distress, and help young people cope and recover from the trauma of physical or psychological injury due to domestic abuse, and help disrupt future patterns of violence and harm. The service engages young people aged 11-25 who present at Major Trauma Centres (MTCs) as victims of domestic abuse, or who are identified as being at risk of future harm. IDVAs provide practical support, advocacy, and help to coordinate a broader safeguarding response for the young person, working alongside clinical and community partners to help young people access appropriate services and support. Support offered typically at the point of presentation may extend beyond that of the hospital, and into the community. Target audience The VRU expects the Service to proactively identify, assess, and engage, young people, aged 11-25, who present at MTCs with injuries resulting from domestic abuse, or other gender-based harms. The following eligibility criteria will apply to the young people offered the Service. A young person: - will present at one of the specific MTCs within the scope of this service, AND; will be aged between 11 and 25 years of age; Additionally, a young person: - will have been, or will be suspected as having been, the victim of domestic abuse, OR; will have been, or will be suspected as having been, the victim of child sexual abuse, OR; will have been, or will be suspected as having been, the victim of rape, OR; will have been, or will be suspected as having been, the victim of sexual exploitation; and, or where a suspected safeguarding issue has arisen. This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and the Provider will be expected to use their professional judgment, sometimes in collaboration with hospital staff, to identify forms of vulnerability that warrant intervention. Scope of delivery Services will be delivered in London's four MTCs, namely: - King's College Hospital - Royal London Hospital - St George's Hospital - St Mary's Hospital Whilst the principles of delivery will remain the same across all hospitals, it is important that the successful bidder demonstrates a strong understanding of, and connection to, the local communities and systems in which their allocated hospitals are situated. The specific outcomes which the VRU are seeking through this provision include, but are not limited to: - Supporting young people to access positive opportunities and support. - Disrupting cycles of violence and reducing violence and harm. - Ensuring that children and young people feel and are safe. - Reducing hospital (re)admissions/attendance. - Reducing offending / severity of offending. Timeframe and Budget The maximum estimated fixed budget for this commission is up to PS1,045,957.05 excl VAT over a 50-month contract period (2-month mobilisation, and then a 2-year initial period plus a 24-month extension), subject to confirmation of funding, internal governance and relevant approvals. The indicative value to deliver services within one hospital is PS64,565.25 per annum. Market Engagement The VRU will be holding a market warming session on: Tuesday 8th September, 10.00 - 11.00 via MS Teams The VRU welcomes engagement from organisations with experience of delivering domestic abuse advocacy services, mentoring, violence reduction, safeguarding, exploitation, or related support services to children and young people experiencing gender-based harms, particularly within health-based settings. This may include experience of working within hospitals, emergency departments, or in close partnership with health and safeguarding professionals. The Eventbrite link for the market warming session can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hospital-based-domestic-abuse-advocacy-service-market-warming-tickets-1998740918893?aff=oddtdtcreator Please note that this exercise is in no way a call for competition and will not result in the award of a contract to any respondents to this notice.

Planning Information

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Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ea8a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080349-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,255,148 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
8 Sep 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 0LL
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

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