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title: "Domestic Abuse Support Services (Family Safeguarding Plus)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0451ae"
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buyer: "OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Domestic Abuse Support Services (Family Safeguarding Plus)

Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0451ae

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## Summary

Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Domestic Abuse Support Services under the Family Safeguarding Plus Model. This procurement, classified under CPV code 85312300 for guidance and counselling services, falls within the services category. The contract, valued at £2,752,355, was signed on 24 June 2024 and aims to enhance statutory children's social care services through rapid, proactive support and intervention. The procurement process followed an open procedure, commencing the tender stage on 12 April 2024, with an end date for submissions set for 24 May 2024. The award was finalised on 15 April 2025, and the contract is currently in the active stage. The service is intended to be deployed across the UK region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social care services, particularly those experienced in handling family and domestic abuse cases. The Family Safeguarding Plus Model requires multi-agency teams equipped with a range of intervention techniques, making it suitable for organisations with expertise in multidisciplinary approaches and collaboration with statutory bodies like police and probation services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those with strong backgrounds in social care, guidance, and counselling, will find this contract a lucrative avenue for growth, enabling them to expand their service offerings and establish credibility within the public sector. Elmore Community Services, an SME based in Oxford, has been named the supplier, showcasing the opportunities available for smaller organisations to secure significant government contracts.

## Notice

The Family Safeguarding Plus Model (FSPM) was developed by Oxfordshire County Council and designed to improve the main statutory children's social care services. The Family Safeguarding Plus Model is designed to provide rapid, proactive support and intervention to children and their families. It is delivered by small multiagency teams who are trained in a range of highly effective interventions to address the complexity of the impact of the trio of vulnerabilities on children; reduce the number of children subject to statutory intervention and enable children to be cared for safely and thrive within their own families. Deployment of the Family Safeguarding Plus Model, with its multi-disciplinary joint children's and adult team specialists, is required to enhance the support to adults and children for statutory children's social care work and who are victims of and/or low risk perpetrators of Domestic Abuse. The Council is recommissioning the existing model with a similar Specification with the clear definition that this service focuses on low-risk perpetrators and med-high risk perpetrators supported by statutory services: Police and Crime Commissioner through the DRIVE program (Thames Valley Police) and Probation.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Family Safeguarding Plus Model (FSPM) was developed by Oxfordshire County Council and designed to improve the main statutory children's social care services. The Family Safeguarding Plus Model is designed to provide rapid, proactive support and intervention to children and their families. It is delivered by small multiagency teams who are trained in a range of highly effective interventions to address the complexity of the impact of the trio of vulnerabilities on children; reduce the number of children subject to statutory intervention and enable children to be cared for safely and thrive within their own families. Deployment of the Family Safeguarding Plus Model, with its multi-disciplinary joint children's and adult team specialists, is required to enhance the support to adults and children for statutory children's social care work and who are victims of and/or low risk perpetrators of Domestic Abuse. The Council is recommissioning the existing model with a similar Specification with the clear definition that this service focuses on low-risk perpetrators and med-high risk perpetrators supported by statutory services: Police and Crime Commissioner through the DRIVE program (Thames Valley Police) and Probation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015330-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 24 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,752,355 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX1 1TH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ELMORE COMMUNITY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2025 at 14:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015330-2025
- 12 Apr 2024 at 09:15 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011909-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
- https://sebp.due-north.com/

## Provenance

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