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Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Community Outreach Service

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

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Planning

14 Sep 2026 at 19:09

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council is planning services providing safe accommodation and community outreach for people affected by domestic abuse across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The model is intended to combine secure accommodation with specialist, trauma-informed support from appropriately trained staff. It aims to provide a consistent, high-quality response that improves safety, wellbeing and longer-term outcomes for individuals and families. The work is classified as health and social work services and other community, social and personal services. It is a public service under the light-touch regime, with delivery across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area. The council’s commissioning intentions are shaped by its Preventing Domestic Abuse, Safe Accommodation and Domestic Abuse Perpetrators strategies for 2026 to 2031.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has set out an intention to procure but has not invited tenders. It expects to publish the procurement opportunity in November 2026, with contracts anticipated to start on 2 August 2027 and run to 1 August 2032, with possible renewal extending to 1 August 2034. The published estimated value is £1 gross in GBP. The council is conducting a market engagement event online via Microsoft Teams on 30 September 2026, from 9.30am to 10.30am, to explain the proposed service model, local need, demand and commissioning approach. Organisations wishing to attend are expected to register by midday on 28 September 2026. Participation will not affect any future procurement outcome.

The planned service is likely to suit providers of domestic abuse accommodation, refuge or supported housing, specialist outreach and related community support. Strong candidates will be able to provide safe and secure accommodation alongside trauma-informed support, with appropriately trained staff able to work with individuals and families affected by domestic abuse. Providers should be prepared to deliver a consistent, high-quality service focused on safety, wellbeing and longer-term outcomes, and to understand local demand and service-user needs. Experience engaging with people with lived experience, partners, stakeholders and other service providers would be relevant to the council’s stated approach. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so specialist organisations in those sectors should monitor the future procurement and prepare their delivery model.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Community Outreach Service

Notice Description

Market Engagement Event - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Community Outreach Service Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole (BCP) Council will be hosting a Market Engagement Event on Wednesday 30 September 2026 09:30am-10:30am via Microsoft teams for organisations interested in the future delivery of Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Community Outreach Services across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This event will provide prospective providers with an opportunity to learn more about BCP Council's vision to ensure that people affected by domestic abuse have access to safe and secure accommodation, alongside specialist, trauma-informed support delivered by appropriately trained staff. Our ambition is to provide a consistent, high-quality response that improves safety, wellbeing and long-term outcomes for individuals and families impacted by domestic abuse. The session will include an overview of the proposed Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Community Outreach Services model, as well as information relating to local need and service demand. We will share key data and insights from BCP Council's Domestic Abuse Services, together with details of the extensive engagement undertaken with people with lived experience, partners, stakeholders and service providers across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The event will also provide an opportunity to understand how our future commissioning intentions have been shaped by the priorities and objectives set out within the following strategies: * Preventing Domestic Abuse Strategy 2026-2031 * Safe Accommodation Strategy 2026-2031 * Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Strategy 2026-2031 The procurement opportunity for the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Community Outreach Services contracts is expected to be published on Supplying the Southwest in November 2026, with contracts anticipated to commence in August 2027. To attend the market engagement event, please register your interest by midday on Monday 28th September 2026. by completing the registration form via the link in the attached advert. Please note that participation in, or non-participation in, this market engagement event will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process. The event is being conducted solely for the purposes of informing the market and supporting BCP Council's commissioning and procurement planning. Any future procurement will be undertaken in accordance with applicable procurement legislation and principles of transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination.

Planning Information

Please register your interest for this Market Engagement Event on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk to receive a registration form for the Market Engagement Event.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f99a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087079-2026
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
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Nov 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Aug 2027 - 1 Aug 2032 Over 5 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
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOURNEMOUTH
Postcode
BH2 6DY
Postcode Area
Bournemouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Delivery Location
TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Electoral Ward
Bournemouth Central
Westminster Constituency
Bournemouth West

Further Information

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