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title: "Findaway"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHUMBRIA POLICE"
published: "2023-01-05"
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# Findaway

Buyer: NORTHUMBRIA POLICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-21652ee6-d8cb-4fca-bcef-3689f627dd27

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## Summary

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) has awarded a contract for the "Findaway" project in the Education and training services category. The Northumbria VRU, in collaboration with various agencies, aims to tackle serious violence and domestic abuse in the North East region of the United Kingdom. The contract, valued at £105,000 GBP, was directly awarded using the procurement method "Other - Direct Award". The tender period ended on September 1, 2022, with a contract duration from November 7, 2022, to November 6, 2025. Northumbria Police is the purchasing organization located in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

This contract offers opportunities for small and voluntary sector enterprises suited to provide community-focused interventions for serious violence and domestic abuse. Businesses involved in support services, community engagement, and public health initiatives would find this tender aligning with their expertise. The contract period spans over three years, providing stability for vendors and enabling long-term engagement in addressing critical societal issues within the Northumbria region, creating a positive impact on the local community.

## Notice

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) is one of eighteen areas that have secured funding from the Home Office to develop a Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) and commission services to deliver interventions that reduce serious violence. The Northumbria VRU uses a Public Health Approach to tackle violent crime by working collaboratively with police, local government, health agencies, education representatives and other community representatives to address the underlying causes of serious violence. The VRU recognises the need for earlier intervention to strengthen the co-ordinated community response to domestic abuse. Families, friends and community members are usually the first to know, and often the best placed to offer support, if someone they know is being controlled, scared or hurt by a partner or family member. The VRU is therefore seeking to match fund the Findaway Project to enable it to work across Northumbria to fill a current gap in the community response to domestic abuse. The service is not aimed at victims or perpetrators as there are already services in place providing that support - instead it is aimed at those informal networks who are close to the victim or the person who is causing the harm. Findaway seeks to equip families, friends and communities with the knowledge and skills they need to effectively support the people they care about.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e8ea8af-c6a3-47d3-b97a-1d7c461d1305 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Direct Award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 7 Nov 2022 - 6 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £105,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £105,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHUMBRIA POLICE |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 3PH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WEARSIDE WOMEN IN NEED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 5 Jan 2023 at 14:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e8ea8af-c6a3-47d3-b97a-1d7c461d1305

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e8ea8af-c6a3-47d3-b97a-1d7c461d1305
  5th January 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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