--- title: "Core Domestic Abuse Contract - West Berkshire Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b74aa704-8a1d-4640-a3c7-c004f070946f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b74aa704-8a1d-4640-a3c7-c004f070946f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b74aa704-8a1d-4640-a3c7-c004f070946f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b74aa704-8a1d-4640-a3c7-c004f070946f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST BERKSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2022-06-29" --- # Core Domestic Abuse Contract - West Berkshire Council Buyer: WEST BERKSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b74aa704-8a1d-4640-a3c7-c004f070946f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b74aa704-8a1d-4640-a3c7-c004f070946f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b74aa704-8a1d-4640-a3c7-c004f070946f.json) ## Summary West Berkshire Council is planning to tender for the Core Domestic Abuse Contract, which is vital for delivering health and social work services in the West Berkshire area. This contract includes services such as refuge accommodation and independent domestic violence advisors. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with key engagement milestones set, including a deadline for feedback submissions by 5pm on 13 July 2022. The contract is aimed at ensuring a high-quality and specialist service aligns with the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, and it is particularly focused on providing value for money. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in health, social work, and community services, especially those that are small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies offering ancillary services related to domestic violence support, such as counselling, outreach, and helpline services, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Engaging in the market engagement survey and attending the upcoming market engagement event at the end of July could provide valuable insights for prospective bidders to tailor their proposals effectively. ## Notice West Berkshire Council's (WBC) Public Health and Wellbeing Team are planning to tender for their core Domestic Abuse contract, which expires on 31 March 2023. Services to be included are: * - Refuge accommodation * - Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVA) * - Community Outreach * - Access Service, including a Helpline and website We want to ensure that our core Domestic Abuse contract delivers a high quality, specialist service to all survivors of domestic abuse in line with the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, whilst also providing value for money. We are inviting prospective bidders and other stakeholders to complete a short survey. It should take approximately 5 - 10 minutes to complete and the feedback will help inform our future service delivery and specification. We have not asked for you to provide your company name, so responses are anonymous. The survey can be found here - https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/DApre-market The deadline for responses is 5pm on Wednesday, 13 July 2022. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Pathmadeva - Category Manager (Communities and Wellbeing) By way of advance notice, we also plan to hold a Market Engagement event at the end of July and more details will be provided about this in due course. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c746beb-56da-4ccd-9962-41da067cf74e | | 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 | 29 Jun 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Jul 2022 | | 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 | WEST BERKSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | NEWBURY | | Post town | Reading | | Postcode | RG14 5LD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | West Berkshire | | Electoral ward | Newbury Central | | Westminster constituency | Newbury | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 29 Jun 2022 at 18:21 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c746beb-56da-4ccd-9962-41da067cf74e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c746beb-56da-4ccd-9962-41da067cf74e 29th June 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/DApre-market ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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