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title: "CO6129 Women's Safety and Support Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056172"
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# CO6129 Women's Safety and Support Service

Buyer: TOWER HAMLETS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056172

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## Summary

The most recent public procurement process for Tower Hamlets involves the completion of a contract titled "CO6129 Women's Safety and Support Service". This contract, managed by Tower Hamlets, aims to provide specialized services to help women exit the sex industry and address problems related to Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). Classified under the health and social work services industry, the contract is valued at GBP 547,200 in total, with a net amount of GBP 456,000. It follows an open procurement procedure and covers the UK region. The contract was successfully awarded on 19 January 2026, and is set to begin on 1 April 2026, running until 31 March 2029, with potential extensions up to 2031. Beyond the Streets was awarded as the primary supplier, marking this stage as complete.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses within the health, social care, and public sector service fields, particularly those capable of providing outreach and case management support services. Businesses focusing on providing comprehensive support packages, such as those involving substance misuse and mental health services, would find this tender beneficial for growth and collaboration. SMEs like Beyond the Streets, which successfully secured the contract, highlight the potential for smaller enterprises to thrive in providing specialised community services, indicating a supportive environment for businesses that align with public service mandates and community welfare initiatives.

## Notice

Women's Safety and Support Service provides women involved in on-street survival sex with Outreach and Case Management support with a long term aim of supporting them out of sex industry. The project is committed to working with partners to deal with problems relating to Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). Tower Hamlets Council is committed to end sexual exploitation through selling survival sex as reflected in in the VAWG and Women's Safety Strategy Action Plan 2024-2029 and in the VAWG and Women's Safety Strategy 2024-2029. It continues to be a priority area for the Council, with objectives related to this in the Tower Hamlets Strategic plan for 2022/2026. The Tower Hamlets Substance Misuse Strategy 2020-2025 also places an emphasis on the need to tackle domestic violence and exploitation through sex industry by providing support services such as drug and alcohol treatment, mental health and sexual health clinics. This project will continue to benefit the community in the following ways by: Providing support for women to exit the sex industry and as a result reducing the number of sex industry related problems such as ASB, human trafficking, sexual grooming, pimping, drug dealing, robbery, noise, litter, harassment, soliciting and kerb-crawling. Providing women who sell survival sex with support around safeguarding, safety planning, accessing accommodation, substance misuse services, physical health & mental health services Supporting women in reporting instances of violence and sexual violence to the Police and statutory services Provide a borough-wide partnership response in supporting women who sell survival sex in various contexts via the Tower Hamlets Prostitution Partnership (THPP).

### Lot Information

Enhanced Rough Sleeping Outreach Service

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) is driven by the vision of positively improving the quality of life of vulnerable socially excluded people. They are committed to ensure that rough sleeping is prevented wherever possible and, where it cannot be prevented, it is rare, brief and non-recurring. For over 20 years, the council has commissioned a rough sleeping street outreach service. During this time, thousands of individuals have been identified, assessed, and supported through tailored action plans. The service has successfully achieved many move from the streets into temporary or permanent accommodation, while working with partners to ensure that clients sustain their homes and have opportunities to improve their health and well-being. This document is the specification for the delivery of an Enhanced Rough Sleeping Outreach Service (EROS) in London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The overarching aim of the Service is to support individuals who are rough sleeping in Tower Hamlets by responding to alerts of new rough sleepers, conducting assessments, and providing casework that engages both statutory and non-statutory services to ensure a holistic response to client needs. This is with the aim of supporting individuals to access suitable and appropriate accommodation and move them away from rough sleeping for good. This specification shall form part of the legal basis for the provision of the service for the contractual period of 4 years. It describes in detail the services to be delivered. It sets out the principles, requirements, activities, outcomes and monitoring for the Service that are expected to be achieved over the Service contract period. It is expected that services will be subject to review, change and innovate over the course of their delivery. The successful bidder shall need to commence the new service 01st April 2026.

Renewal: this is a 1+1+1+1 model

Advice and Support Services

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) is driven by the vision of positively improving the quality of life of vulnerable socially excluded people. They are committed to ensure that rough sleeping is prevented wherever possible and, where it cannot be prevented, it is rare, brief and non-recurring. The council has commissioned a form of an Advice and Support Service, aimed at supporting individuals sleeping rough and those at risk of rough sleeping, for over 15 years. Previously it has been incorporated into a broader resource centre model, but this contract is now solely for the Advice and Support element. The Advice and Support Service, which must be delivered from an inclusive and appropriate building, is an assessment and referral service with a specific focus on achieving accommodation and reconnection outcomes. It also connects people sleeping rough with physical and mental health care, substance use treatment, harm reduction services, employment opportunities, and peer mentoring.

Renewal: this is a 1+1+1+1 model

### Planning Information

A market engagement brief to inform suppliers of details of the service.
An opportunity to submit questions which will be responded to and published to all interested suppliers.
Questions to be submitted by 8th August, 12:00.
Responses sent out by 15th August, 17:00
Providers wishing to make enquiries should register their interest free of charge via the Proactis Procurement Portal www.londontenders.org (Ref no. DN779528) and submit their questions via the message function no later than 8th August, 12:00.
All questions will be responded to by 15th August, 17:00. All responses will be published to all suppliers who expressed an interest in the preliminary market engagement activity. This will be communicated via the messaging function on Proactis.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005085-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details 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 | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Nov 2025 |
| Future notice date | 8 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | 23 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,424,000 |
| Lots value | £7,424,000 |
| Awards value | £7,424,000 |
| Contracts value | £456,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TOWER HAMLETS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E1 1BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Whitechapel |
| Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | BEYOND THE STREETS; PROVIDENCE ROW CHARITY; ST MUNGO'S HOUSING ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 21 Jan 2026 at 08:57 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005085-2026
- 23 Dec 2025 at 15:45 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085939-2025
- 17 Oct 2025 at 10:50 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066252-2025
- 18 Jul 2025 at 12:16 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041291-2025
- 17 Jul 2025 at 14:18 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041024-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005085-2026
  21st January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085939-2025
  23rd December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066252-2025
  17th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041291-2025
  18th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041024-2025
  17th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.londontenders.org/
- https://www.londontenders.org/Uploadthroughthisportal

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