--- title: "Force Control Room - Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-da5cf7e0-1cf9-4a61-9089-28cb8345e6ef" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-da5cf7e0-1cf9-4a61-9089-28cb8345e6ef" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da5cf7e0-1cf9-4a61-9089-28cb8345e6ef.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da5cf7e0-1cf9-4a61-9089-28cb8345e6ef.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE OFFICE OF THE POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER" published: "2024-05-21" --- # Force Control Room - Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) Buyer: THE OFFICE OF THE POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-da5cf7e0-1cf9-4a61-9089-28cb8345e6ef [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-da5cf7e0-1cf9-4a61-9089-28cb8345e6ef) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da5cf7e0-1cf9-4a61-9089-28cb8345e6ef.json) ## Summary The Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner is seeking suppliers for a contract titled "Force Control Room - Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA)" in the Health services and Social work industry categories. This planning stage tender is located in Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom, with an engagement end date set for 21st June 2024. This tender presents an opportunity for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations to provide specialist domestic abuse support services in partnership with Humberside Police. Businesses with expertise in health services and social work are well-suited to compete for this contract, which aims to enhance victim support and improve responses to domestic abuse incidents reported to the police. ## Notice The Humberside Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner are seeking views from the supplier marketplace relating to a Force Control Room IDVA service. To apply please complete the attached questionnaire and return to stewart.atkinson@humberside.police.uk Further details: Humberside Police Force received funding from the Home Office, in partnership with five other force areas, to implement innovative programmes which aimed to increase responses to domestic abuse and improve victim experience and criminal justice outcomes. This programme, named Domestic Abuse: A Whole System Approach (DAWSA) was led by the Northumbria Police force and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Northumbria, and an independent evaluation of DAWSA was conducted in 2019 (CordisBright, 2019a). Within DAWSA, each force area implemented a different approach, depending on geographical area, available resources and the needs of local communities, with the aim of improving responses to domestic abuse and victim support. To achieve this, three force areas, including Humberside, implemented a domestic violence support and assistance scheme (DVSA), in which DVSA partners, such as IDVAs, were located in the Force Control Room. The specialist domestic abuse support workers were available in the Force Control Room at peak demand times. This scheme aimed to increase support for victims at the point of, or immediately following, a domestic abuse incident being reported to police, to enhance knowledge of police and DVSA workers though partnership, to increase the number of victims 16 engaging with safeguarding and specialist support and improve victim experience of reporting domestic abuse incidents. Humberside Context The Humberside approach to DASWA was a Force Control Room (FCR) IDVA, a specialist domestic abuse support initiative, which co-locates an independent IDVA service with Humberside Police FCR. Where 999 and 101 calls relate to domestic abuse, callers are offered a referral to the FCR IDVA by the initial call handler. The IDVA FCR provides an independent service designed to empower and support the victims of domestic abuse, support repeat victims and refer to onward support and into MARAC. The co-location of IDVAs in the FCR builds good working relationships between the police, and has led to improvements in the speed and quality of decision-making around risk. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7effe80b-50f0-4576-a36b-3c5c3cd279a2 | | 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 | 21 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Jun 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 | THE OFFICE OF THE POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER | | Locality | COTTINGHAM | | Post town | Hull | | Postcode | HU16 5SN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | | ITL 3 | TLE12 East Riding of Yorkshire | | Local authority | East Riding of Yorkshire | | Electoral ward | Cottingham North | | Westminster constituency | Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 21 May 2024 at 19:01 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7effe80b-50f0-4576-a36b-3c5c3cd279a2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7effe80b-50f0-4576-a36b-3c5c3cd279a2 21st May 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1aaa55cc-f6b0-4bad-8b9e-4486c5775990 Please complete the attached request for information document and return if you are interested in delivering services to work with victims and perpetrators of DA offences in the Humber Region. Please read the executive summary. - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5cd142ba-846f-46f3-ab50-5ab5fcb79fb3 University of Hull executive summary to be read prior to completing questionnaire. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-da5cf7e0-1cf9-4a61-9089-28cb8345e6ef. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da5cf7e0-1cf9-4a61-9089-28cb8345e6ef.json.