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title: "Domestic Abuse Services - Early Market Engagement"
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# Domestic Abuse Services - Early Market Engagement

Buyer: WAKEFIELD COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3add37c1-fb79-4fb8-a4cc-ff12e88a46fa

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## Summary

Wakefield Council is initiating a planning stage for the "Domestic Abuse Services - Early Market Engagement," focusing on community service provisions in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. This process involves a soft market engagement exercise, beginning on 12th August 2024 with an engagement end date of 30th August 2024. This initiative falls under the industry category of community and social services, specifically targeting crisis management, social work, counselling, and community health services. Potential service providers are invited to participate in face-to-face or virtual meetings, scheduled for 18th, 19th, and 20th September 2024, each lasting 60 minutes.

This tender offers significant opportunities for growth, especially for businesses experienced in delivering domestic abuse support services. The Council seeks a diverse range of providers, from large corporate entities to smaller local VCSEs and SMEs. Engaging in this process can provide valuable insights and establish partnerships with the Council, enhancing providers' service portfolios and market presence. Interested businesses should contact Sally Fawcett, Strategic Safer Communities Manager, by 30th August 2024 to express interest and arrange participation. This opportunity is ideal for organisations specialising in crisis support, perpetrator intervention, community support, and safe accommodation.

## Notice

Domestic abuse is one of the most harmful crimes in our communities with far reaching and long-lasting consequences for victims and their families. Wakefield has a strong history of partnership working in this area and the Wakefield Domestic Abuse Strategy however there is still more that can be done to prevent domestic abuse, improve the support and protection for victims and their children, and bring perpetrators to justice. To address these challenges and strengthen our multi-agency approach to domestic abuse we would like engage with provider on how we could improve our offer further via a soft market engagement exercise around a proposed model of delivery. The proposed model will include: * Single Point of Access * Crisis Support * Perpetrators Disruption and Support * Community Support: Support, Recovery and confidence building * Specialist work with Children and Young People * Safe Accommodation The Council intends to meet with around 6 potential service providers. We encourage a range of providers from large corporate organisations to smaller local VCSEs and SMEs to express interest in attending the soft market engagement. The Council will have discretion as to which providers are selected to take part to ensure we have a good breadth of market representation and experience. Face-to-face (in person in Wakefield or by teams) meetings will be scheduled for 60 minutes per provider and will be held on 18th, 19th and 20th September 2024. We would require a maximum of 2 representatives per provider to attend the engagement. This engagement is aimed at providers that have experience of delivering domestic abuse support services including services to perpetrators such as behaviour change programmes. AGENDA - POINTS FOR DISCUSSION * Proposed Model of Delivery * Management of the Model * Single Point of Access * Out of Hours Provision * Safe Accommodation * Partnership Working * Information Sharing * Equitable Service Access * Contract Period * General To express an interest in meeting with the commissioners on a one-to-one basis please email Sally Fawcett, Strategic Safer Communities Manager at daforum@wakefield.gov.uk by Friday 30th August 2024. Please include in the email: organisation name, up to 2 representatives including email address, confirm if you are a large corporate organisation, smaller local VCSE or SME and indicate a preference of a face to face or virtual meeting. The outcome of the market engagement will be summarised and included in any subsequent procurement process, should they arise (albeit without attributing responses to specific providers). Participation or non selection of participation in this market engagement exercise will not affect or preclude any provider from participating in any future procurement process should they arise. Background Paper A background paper and questions for consideration will be issued to providers selected for the soft market engagement prior to the meetings.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86779a4d-383a-402f-88b9-1de4fd3e4911 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WAKEFIELD COUNCIL |
| Locality | WAKEFIELD |
| Post town | Wakefield |
| Postcode | WF1 2EB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Electoral ward | Wakefield North |
| Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 79430000 - Crisis management services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 85312320 - Counselling services
- 85323000 - Community health services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2024 at 06:48 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86779a4d-383a-402f-88b9-1de4fd3e4911

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86779a4d-383a-402f-88b9-1de4fd3e4911
  12th August 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

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