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title: "Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Research"
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# Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Research

Buyer: HOME OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e2dd

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## Summary

The Home Office is procuring research services titled "Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Research," which falls under the industry category of research. The tender process is currently active, with an allocated budget of £1.5 million aimed at funding several short-term research projects on domestic abuse perpetrators to enhance policy-making and the overall evidence base. The deadline for submission of bids is scheduled for 20th October 2021, and interested parties are required to register on the Home Office’s e-Sourcing Suite to participate in the process electronically.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses, especially those specialising in social research, behavioural studies, and public policy analysis. Companies that possess the expertise to investigate the various aspects of domestic abuse—including its causes, risk factors, and the effectiveness of intervention strategies—will be well-positioned to compete. With a focus on generating actionable insights for policy development, stakeholders such as universities, research institutes, and consultancy firms are particularly suited to participate in this research initiative, contributing to critical advancements in domestic abuse prevention and intervention strategies.

## Notice

1.1. Following the previous round of research funding, the Home Office is seeking to award up to a total of PS1.5 million to support a number of short-term research projects into domestic abuse perpetrators to inform future policy making and develop the evidence base more broadly. 1.2. The primary aim of this fund is to develop our understanding of the perpetrators of domestic abuse, and to strengthen the evidence base for 'what works' in addressing their behaviour.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Domestic abuse is a devastating crime that shatters the lives of victims and their families. For the year ending March 2020, the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimates that 2.3 million adults (1.6 million women and 757,000 men) aged 16 to 74 years experienced domestic abuse in the last year . Much of this abuse does not come to the attention of the police, with only 17% of partner abuse victims reporting their experience to the police in the year to March 2018. Despite the significant prevalence of these crimes, little is known about perpetrators of domestic abuse. Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a government priority. VAWG consists of the most abhorrent of abuses; rape and sexual assault, domestic abuse, 'honour'-based violence such as forced marriage and female genital mutilation, stalking and harassment - and other crimes. What they have in common is that they disproportionately - but not exclusively - affect women and girls. These crimes can have lasting and severe impacts to the physical and mental health of all victims, their families, communities and the economy. Later this year we will publish a new Domestic Abuse Strategy. Producing a strategy dedicated to tackling domestic abuse is in recognition of its pervasiveness and the devastating harm it is having on millions of lives. This be developed to complement the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy that was published in July, sharing the same evidence base and governance mechanisms. Not only will we continue to ensure that effective criminal justice sanctions are taken against perpetrators, but we will also support sustainable behaviour change and robust disruption to reduce reoffending and stop perpetrators from moving from one victim to the next. We have continued to work hard to ensure that we are able to bring more perpetrators to justice and support victims through the criminal justice system, including through our landmark Domestic Abuse Act and a programme of non-legislative action to transform the response to this appalling crime. As part of this, we are allocating PS1.5 million specifically for research to support effective commissioning and delivery of services and interventions. The primary aim of this fund is to develop our understanding of the perpetrators of domestic abuse, and to strengthen the evidence base for 'what works' in addressing their behaviour. Specifically, we would like to invite research proposals which will build our knowledge around the following areas. Research Q1 - Causes, drivers and aggravating factors of domestic abuse. Research which increases our understanding of the long-term 'causes' of domestic abuse Research Q2 - Identifying perpetrators of domestic abuse Research which builds our understanding of who perpetrators of abuse are, including the characteristics of perpetrators and numbers of perpetrators. Research Q3 - Interpersonal abuse in adolescent relationships Research into the perpetration of domestic abuse in adolescent intimate-partner relationships. We are particularly interested in the risk factors which might make young people more vulnerable to domestic abuse Research Q4 What works in preventing offending Research that expands our understanding of 'what works' for preventing abuse at different stages of victimisation. Research Q5: Domestic abuse risk assessment Research into domestic abuse risk assessment, looking at what works in terms of risk identification approaches and tools and analysis on the predictive validity of particular tools Research Q6: Evaluation Research into the effectiveness of perpetrator programmes. We are interested in understanding the impact that interventions can have in reducing the risk of (re-) offending. Research Q7: Domestic Abuse-related suicides.Research into the link between domestic abuse and suicide for perpetrators of domestic abuse and their victims. 5.8. Research 8 - Feasibility studies Feasibility project(s)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031169-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Oct 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| Lots value | £1,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,471,198 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOME OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 19 |
| Supplier names | ADVOCACY AFTER FATAL DOMESTIC ABUSE; CENTRE FOR JUSTICE INNOVATION; CORDIS BRIGHT; CREST ADVISORY; ESRO LTD (TRADING AS REVEALING REALITY; KING'S COLLEGE LONDON; LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY; LONDON SOUTHBANK UNIVERSITY; NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH; OPCIT RESEARCH; RECONNECT SERVICES; SAFELIVES; THE OFFICE OF THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER WEST MIDLANDS; UCL CONSULTANTS; UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE; UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM; UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX; UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE; UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 14 Dec 2021 at 22:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031169-2021
- 20 Sep 2021 at 21:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023402-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/
- https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

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