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title: "Family Court Pathfinder: Independent Specialist Domestic Abuse Advocacy Support Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0551d9"
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published: "2025-12-02"
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# Family Court Pathfinder: Independent Specialist Domestic Abuse Advocacy Support Service

Buyer: THE OFFICE OF THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0551d9

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## Summary

The Family Court Pathfinder tender, initiated by The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, is focused on providing an Independent Specialist Domestic Abuse Advocacy Support Service within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. This service contract aims to enhance outcomes for children and families in private law children cases, implementing a streamlined, multi-agency approach. The procurement process follows an open procedure under a special "lightTouch" regime and is classified within the "Social work and related services" category. The contract, valued up to £1,090,935 including extensions, spans from 1st December 2025 to 31st March 2026, with possible extensions until 2029. The procurement stages have progressed from planning to tendering, finally resulting in a contract award on 2nd December 2025.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in domestic abuse advocacy and related social services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, which were found to be suitable and actively participated in the bidding process. With the focus on independent advocacy in family law proceedings, organisations with expertise in domestic abuse services are well-positioned to contribute to the reform pilot initiative. The alignment with governmental commitments to tackling violence against women and girls and supporting victim-survivors underscores an ongoing demand for innovative service providers capable of delivering effective and sensitive advocacy solutions within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight regions.

## Notice

This is a service contract designed on improving the experience and outcomes for children and families, delivering a streamlined and efficient multi-agency court process for private law children cases. It will support the provision of independent and specialist Domestic Abuse advocacy and support within Designated Family Judge areas across Hampshire and Isle of Wight in relation to private law proceedings. This is a new service that is supporting the Government's commitment to pilot a reformed approach to child arrangement proceedings. The new service is aligned to the Police and Crime Commissioner's (PCC) commitments in her Police and Crime Plan to continue to work in partnership to help protect women and girls from all forms of abuse and to commission services to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG) and support victims/survivors, including victims/survivors of domestic abuse, sexual crimes and stalking. Total maximum value (inc. Extensions) - PS1,090,935

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract will have the potential to be extended for a period or periods of up to 3 years until 31st March 2029 subject to future Government funding and policy decision.

### Planning Information

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## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078871-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | 2028-09-01 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,090,935 |
| Lots value | £1,090,935 |
| Awards value | £1,090,935 |
| Contracts value | £1,090,935 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE OFFICE OF THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT |
| Locality | FAREHAM |
| Post town | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO17 5BN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ35 South Hampshire |
| Local authority | Fareham |
| Electoral ward | Uplands & Funtley |
| Westminster constituency | Fareham and Waterlooville |
| Delivery location | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE YOU TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2025 at 12:22 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078871-2025
- 15 Oct 2025 at 08:36 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065432-2025
- 5 Aug 2025 at 14:54 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046235-2025
- 23 Jun 2025 at 13:42 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034430-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078871-2025
  2nd December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065432-2025
  15th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046235-2025
  5th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034430-2025
  23rd June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=eUPeI3qVpkGVhxZdbGtNvdMqOIKfGWNAgMjmtHrIjpxUNThaUEhUNTlFV1NXUkxYUUU4RzZCNFJNTC4u
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshirepolice/
- https://theyoutrust.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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