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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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25 Aug 2026 at 18:19

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council commissioned the 2026/27 Ask the Question initiative in Barnsley. This is a specialist training and service-development programme focused on routine enquiry about sexual harm across mainstream and statutory services. Its scope includes moving the programme from pilot and implementation into sustainable practice, improving practitioners’ confidence and their responses after disclosures, developing local train-the-trainer capability, and strengthening evidence about service-user journeys and outcomes. The work is therefore suited to organisations with expertise in sexual violence and abuse services, safeguarding practice, practitioner training and service improvement. The named supplier, Barnsley Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Services (BSARCS), is a Barnsley-based voluntary, community or social enterprise and a small or medium-sized enterprise.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 25 August 2026 to Barnsley Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Services (BSARCS). The council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. There was one lot, covering the full initiative. The contract was signed on 25 August 2026 and runs from 26 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its gross and stated value is £85,286 including the stated currency of GBP. The award is active and the contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so no competing evaluation criteria are recorded for this procurement.

For organisations monitoring future demand from Barnsley, this award demonstrates a requirement for specialist sexual-harm prevention and response work delivered through public and statutory services. A credible provider would need established expertise in sexual abuse and rape crisis support, the ability to train practitioners and develop train-the-trainer arrangements, and practical experience embedding routine enquiry into mainstream services. It would also need to support safe, effective post-disclosure responses and collect robust evidence on service-user journeys and outcomes. Local knowledge, trusted relationships with statutory and community services, and the capacity to move a pilot into sustainable practice would be commercially relevant. The award to a specialist voluntary-sector SME shows that this scale of work can suit a focused local provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ask the Question Initiative

Notice Description

Delivery of the 2026/27 Ask the Question initiative in Barnsley, moving the programme from pilot and implementation into sustainable practice. The service will embed routine enquiry about sexual harm across mainstream and statutory services, strengthen practitioner confidence and post-disclosure responses, develop local train-the-trainer capacity, and improve evidence of service-user journeys and outcomes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ebf3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081039-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80510000 - Specialist training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£85,286 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Aug 20262 days ago
Contract Period
26 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Postcode
S70 2TA
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE33 Barnsley
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Barnsley
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Barnsley North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Barnsley Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Services (BSARCS)

Further Information

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