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Provision of Hospital Based Domestic Abuse Advocacy (HBDAA) Services

The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

21 Sep 2026 at 13:44

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

24 Aug 2026 at 13:20

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime is commissioning hospital-based domestic abuse advocacy services for children and young people aged 11 to 25 who have experienced, or may be at risk of, domestic abuse, child sexual abuse, rape, sexual exploitation or related safeguarding concerns. Independent Domestic Violence Advocates will provide practical support, advocacy and stabilising help during or after hospital treatment, coordinate safeguarding with clinical and community partners, and support access to positive opportunities and longer-term services. The service aims to help young people recover from trauma, disrupt violence and harm, improve safety, reduce hospital attendances and admissions, and reduce offending. Delivery covers four London major trauma centres: King’s College Hospital, Royal London Hospital, St George’s Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital. This is a health and social work service.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure. It is a single lot, above the relevant threshold, with an estimated gross value of £1,255,148.46 including applicable taxes. The tender submission deadline was 23 October 2026 at 13:00, and the deadline for enquiries was 7 October 2026 at 13:00. Evaluation is based entirely on quality. The contract period is 1 February 2027 to 30 April 2029, with an optional extension of up to 24 months in 12-month increments, allowing a maximum end date of 30 April 2031. The intended award decision date is 15 January 2027. Bids may be submitted electronically in English through the Delta eSourcing portal.

This opportunity suits specialist domestic abuse, sexual violence, safeguarding, advocacy, youth support and health or social care providers, including small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Suppliers need to provide suitably skilled Independent Domestic Violence Advocates who can identify and assess vulnerability, support young people in crisis, deliver practical advocacy and coordinate multi-agency safeguarding responses. Relevant experience should include working with children and young people aged 11 to 25 affected by domestic abuse or gender-based harm, including sexual abuse, rape and exploitation. Strong links with London communities, hospitals, clinical teams and local support systems are important because delivery spans four major trauma centres. Providers must also demonstrate the capacity to offer support beyond hospital settings and work towards measurable reductions in harm, repeat hospital attendance and offending.

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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. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-and-social-work-services./6NN7G6WPZK To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6NN7G6WPZK

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Optional extension of 24 months in 12 month increments

Planning Information

As per the details in the notice.

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/089160-2026
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
SME, 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

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
23 Oct 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 30 Apr 2029 2-3 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
The 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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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