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title: "Co-located Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy (IDVA) Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f9b0"
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buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM"
published: "2023-09-04"
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# Co-located Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy (IDVA) Service

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f9b0

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## Summary

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is seeking a Co-located Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy (IDVA) Service through a procurement process. The service aims to support survivors of domestic abuse interacting with police, housing, and children's social care services in the borough. The contract, valued at £660,000 over 2 years with possible extensions, requires physical presence of IDVAs at co-location areas for project outcomes. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender deadline of 27th October 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the community, social, and personal services sector to provide advocacy support and training to survivors of domestic abuse. Suitable businesses should have experience in delivering services to vulnerable individuals and collaborating with statutory services. The procurement method is an open procedure with electronic and written submission methods. Businesses should focus on meeting the safety needs of survivors and improving the response of support agencies to qualify for this tender.

## Notice

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 'LBHF' are procuring a Co-located Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy service to deliver services within the borough's statutory services from the 1st April 2024 onwards. The contract is for 2 years with a provision for two additional one-year extensions (2+1+1), and has a maximum per annum price of PS165,000, with a maximum total contract value of PS660,000. The service will support survivors of domestic abuse who interact with the following statutory services in LBHF: Police and Criminal Justice Agencies, Housing, Children's Social Care. The aim of the service is to both improve safety of survivors, the experience of survivors interacting with these agencies and to improve the response of the agencies themselves. This will be delivered by: - Supporting survivors to access various interventions to increase the safety of themselves and/or their family - Building trust and facilitating better engagement with statutory services through advocacy and support - Improving the response of professionals involved in supporting survivors through training and professional consultation The successful tenderer will ensure that IDVAs are physically present at agreed co-location areas 3 days per week in order to deliver the agreed project outcomes.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The service will provide advocacy support to survivors of domestic abuse who access support from the Policy, Criminal Justice System, Housing and Children's Social Care as well as training and professional consultation to staff in these service areas.

Renewal: This contract is for 2 years initial term with a provision for 2 optional 1 year extensions (2+1+1)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026049-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £660,000 |
| Lots value | £660,000 |
| 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W6 9JU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Electoral ward | Hammersmith Broadway |
| Westminster constituency | Hammersmith and Chiswick |
| Delivery location | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2023 at 11:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026049-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.capitalesourcing.com

## Provenance

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