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title: "Domestic Abuse Community Support Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0527e2"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL"
published: "2025-05-28"
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# Domestic Abuse Community Support Service

Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0527e2

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## Summary

Cornwall Council plans to undertake a procurement process to commission a Domestic Abuse Community Support Service within the United Kingdom, specifically covering the UKK30 region in Truro. The procurement stage is currently in planning, with the process anticipated to be published in June 2025. As a sub-central government public authority, Cornwall Council, led by Mr James Howarth, is seeking to respond to strategic priorities relating to domestic abuse and sexual violence, as set by the Safer Cornwall Partnership. The procurement method aligns with public health commissioning processes, aiming for service delivery under a legal framework established by the UK Public Health Act 2023/54, with the planned contract set to commence on the 1st of April 2026 for up to ten years.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses capable of providing specialist domestic abuse and sexual violence services, including guidance and counselling, hospital support, rehabilitation, and education services. The services are divided into three lots, each offering a collaborative delivery approach to enhance community support, recovery, therapeutic intervention, training, and education. Companies involved in health services, primary and secondary education, rehabilitation, and specialist training are well-suited to compete for this contract, catering to a diverse set of requirements and contributing to the creation of a coherent single point of access for referrals. Businesses that excel in these areas will have the potential to contribute to a safer Cornwall community while growing their service portfolio.

## Notice

The Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (DASV) team is responsible for directly commissioning specialist domestic abuse and sexual violence services for Cornwall on behalf of the Safer Cornwall Partnership, to respond to the strategic priorities identified within the partnership Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategies. We use the Public Health Commissioning process to provide a shared understanding of local need, to develop our commissioning intentions, to inform procurement and to evaluate and review whether we are enabling victims, their families and children and those who engage in abusive behaviours to have their needs met effectively. Provision of Domestic Abuse Community Support Services, Cornwall Council will be the lead commissioner for these services on behalf of the Safer Cornwall Partnership. The opportunity will comprise of the following 3 lots and the maximum opportunity of this contract is expected to be a period of 10 years. Comprising of an initial 5 year contract term, which may be followed by up to two optional extension clauses, the first of which is 3 years and then a further for 2 years providing the maximum opportunity of 10 years. Lot 1 - Community Domestic Abuse Service - helpline and advocacy To include; * Provision of a Domestic Abuse helpline. * Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service on a need led basis. * Health and Primary Care IDVA Services. * Drop-in services. * Trauma stabilisation experienced/ witnessed and/or been impacted by domestic abuse. * Assertive outreach for those with multiple vulnerabilities. * Peer mentoring and volunteering opportunities. With an anticipated, but my no means confirmed annual value of PS700,000 - 800,000, final budget values will be confirmed when the procurement is published. Lot 2 - Community Domestic Abuse Service - recovery and therapeutic support To include; * Recovery and therapeutic support programmes delivered via both 1:1 and group support including trauma stabilisation and trauma processing for those impacted by domestic abuse adults and children. * Behaviour change and interventions (abusive person) programme (for adults and children). * Trauma stabilisation interventions for those who have experienced/ witnessed and/or been impacted by domestic abuse. * Peer mentoring programme * Psychoeducational interventions for adults and children affected by Domestic abuse. With an anticipated, but my no means confirmed annual value of PS700,000 - 800,000, final budget values will be confirmed when the procurement is published. Lot 3 - Domestic Abuse Training and education To include; * Awareness raising and training in settings, including E-learning, face to face packages , train the trainer approaches and communities of practice. * Healthy Relationships education programmes in primary, secondary, alternative provisions and those unable to engage in mainstream education. With an anticipated, but my no means confirmed annual value of PS100,000-PS150,000, final budget values will be confirmed when the procurement is published. Please Note Each lot will contribute to a wider overall specification , where individual lots are being delivered by different providers there will be an expectation that a co-delivery approach will be taken to deliver a robust single point of access referral pathway and providers will work collaboratively across the piece to deliver the wider service as a whole. The procurement is anticipated to publish in June.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028084-2025 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CORNWALL COUNCIL |
| Locality | TRURO |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR1 3AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick |
| Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth |
| Delivery location | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80100000 - Primary education services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 85112000 - Hospital support services
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

## Release History

- 28 May 2025 at 11:53 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028084-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028084-2025
  28th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cornwall.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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