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Provision of Project CARA

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

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23 Oct 2026 at 13:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria commissioned Project CARA, an early awareness-raising and diversionary intervention for people who have committed domestic abuse and received a Diversionary Caution. The service is intended to address abusive behaviour through intervention after caution, rather than detention. The work is a criminal rehabilitation service and is delivered in the Northumbria area of England. The requirement is focused on this specific domestic abuse diversion programme; it is not a general policing or offender-management contract.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. It was awarded directly without competition under a below-threshold route. TLC: Talk, Listen, Change was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with two optional 12-month extensions, subject to external funding availability, potentially extending the term to 31 March 2029. The contract value is £393,464 excluding VAT (£472,156.80 including VAT). The procurement comprised one lot. The award date and evaluation criteria are not stated in the published data.

For suppliers considering comparable future work for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, this award demonstrates demand for a specialist intervention for domestic abuse offenders who have received a Diversionary Caution. A credible provider would need the ability to deliver early, structured behaviour-change work with this participant group and to support the programme’s diversionary purpose. Relevant experience in domestic abuse services, offender rehabilitation and engagement with people cautioned for abuse would be commercially pertinent. The selected provider is a voluntary-sector organisation, indicating that a specialist charity can deliver this requirement; the data does not establish that this status is a formal participation condition. Providers would also need the capacity to deliver locally across Northumbria and to manage service continuity where extensions depend on external funding.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Project CARA

Notice Description

Provision of Project CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse), an early 'awareness raising diversionary' intervention targeting domestic abuse offenders who have received a Diversionary Caution.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ef8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100480-2026
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

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£393,464 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 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
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE
Postcode
NE12 8EW
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Tyneside
Electoral Ward
Longbenton & Benton
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change

Further Information

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