--- title: "Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service for Suffolk" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0374be" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0374be" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0374be.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0374be.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "7 FORCE COMMERCIAL SERVICES" published: "2023-03-03" --- # Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service for Suffolk Buyer: 7 FORCE COMMERCIAL SERVICES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0374be [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0374be) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0374be.json) ## Summary The Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk, represented by 7 Force Commercial Services, is procuring an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service for Suffolk. The tender seeks to safeguard victims of domestic abuse assessed as high risk by effective safety planning. The procurement is in the services category, with a budget of £3,450,000 for a five-year contract term starting on 1st October 2023. Key dates include the tender release on 27/02/2023, tender closing on 03/04/2023, and tender award on 05/06/2023. This tender presents an opportunity for service providers in the counselling, social work, and health sectors to compete for the IDVA service contract. Businesses experienced in providing services for victims of domestic abuse and effective safety planning are well-suited to participate. The procurement method is an open procedure, and interested parties can access the tender documentation via the 7 Force e-tendering portal. The contract includes Key Performance Indicators monitored through management meetings to ensure service delivery compliance. ## Notice The Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk is seeking a countywide Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) service to safeguard, through effective safety planning, victims of domestic abuse who are assessed as high risk and reduce their risk. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk is seeking a countywide Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) service to safeguard, through effective safety planning, victims of domestic abuse who are assessed as high risk and reduce their risk. The service safeguards, through effective safety planning, victims of domestic abuse who are assessed as high risk. The Suffolk Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) service was first commissioned by the PCC in 2014 and subsequently in 2018. In order to provide continuity of a service for high-risk victims of domestic abuse in Suffolk. Ensuring value for money for the public purse, the Office of the PCC shall be embarking on this procurement process with the intention to award a contract to start from 1st October 2023. The Authority are seeking to award a Three-year contract with the option to extend for 2 x 12 months, totalling a five year contract term. The maximum budget available is PS3,450,000.00 for the full contract term, this figure is based on a budget of PS690,000 per annum. Tender timelines are available in the electronic documentation, Invitation to Tender document. Basic indicative timelines are as follows: Tender release: 27/02/2023 Tender close: 03/04/2023 Tender award: 05/06/2023. Additional information: If you have any questions in relation to this tender opportunity, please utilise the messaging portal via the e tendering system Atamis - https://7force.force.com Renewal: Two options to extend for 12 month periods upon agreement ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006323-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | 3 Apr 2023 | | Future notice date | 4 Jan 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,450,000 | | Lots value | £3,450,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | 7 FORCE COMMERCIAL SERVICES | | Additional buyers | 7 FORCES COMMERCIAL SERVICES | | Locality | IPSWICH | | Post town | Ipswich | | Postcode | IP5 3QS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk | | ITL 3 | TLH63 East Suffolk | | Local authority | East Suffolk | | Electoral ward | Martlesham & Purdis Farm | | Westminster constituency | Suffolk Coastal | | Delivery location | TLH1 East Anglia, TLH14 Suffolk CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 80561000 - Health training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85100000 - Health services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85310000 - Social work services - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services - 85312320 - Counselling services - 85320000 - Social services - 85323000 - Community health services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 3 Mar 2023 at 14:57 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006323-2023 - 27 Feb 2023 at 18:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005747-2023 - 24 Oct 2022 at 12:37 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029913-2022 - 11 Oct 2022 at 13:37 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028565-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.suffolk.police.uk - https://7force.force.com - https://7force.force.com/ - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=53855&B=BLUELIGHT - https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/ - https://www.suffolk.police.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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