--- title: "Domestic Abuse Support Services in Milton Keynes" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a7b0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a7b0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a7b0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a7b0.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-02-26" --- # Domestic Abuse Support Services in Milton Keynes Buyer: MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a7b0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a7b0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a7b0.json) ## Summary Milton Keynes City Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for domestic abuse support services, aimed at providing support to victims and their children, and challenging perpetrators' behaviour. This upcoming tender, titled "Domestic Abuse Support Services in Milton Keynes", falls under the health and social work services category and covers the region of Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom. Interested parties are invited to submit their responses to the market engagement by 12th March 2026. The council plans to hold a provider engagement event the week commencing 16th March 2026, contingent on sufficient interest. Given this is a strategic recommissioning process, the Council seeks culturally sensitive, innovative providers to fill these roles through a collaborative effort. This procurement presents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in health and social work services to expand their operations and impact. Organisations that can offer crisis intervention services, women's refuge support, community-based perpetrator programmes, and innovative approaches to domestic abuse support are likely to find this tender particularly fitting. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage, considering the potential for partnerships and innovative collaboration highlighted by the Council. By securing a contract under this framework, businesses can contribute to essential services in the community while fostering organisational growth from March 2027 onwards. ## Notice Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) wish to request information regarding general and specialist support for residents affected by domestic abuse. The Domestic Abuse Act came into force at the end of April 2021 and places new requirements on local authorities including a duty to provide support to victims of domestic abuse and their children in refuges and other safe accommodation. The following services are currently commissioned under a Strategic Partnership Framework, which ends in early 2027: 1. Crisis Intervention (IDVA) Service - Provides advice, information, risk assessment and safety and support planning to survivors of domestic abuse. 2. Refuge - Provides 28 self-contained flats with on-site support for women only, with or without children, and up to 40 children at any one time. This contract is for emotional and practical support. Group work, peer support and Children and Young People's service are provided on-site. This service element also provides wrap around support to survivors placed in temporary accommodation where refuge may not be available or appropriate i.e. male survivors or financially prohibitive. Support is also provided via re-settlement and outreach workers. 3. Perpetrator Programme - A programme of evidence-based group work and one-to-one sessions intended to challenge the behaviour of perpetrators of domestic abuse, while providing support to partners and ex-partners. In addition, a number of specialist, fixed-term projects are also commissioned via the Domestic Abuse New Burdens Grant, including co-located IDVA posts and a survivors' Counselling project. Over the next year, we will need to review commission DA support services in an inclusive, culturally sensitive and innovative way, in partnership with key stakeholders, providers and residents with lived experience. We would like to hear from organisations interested in working in partnership to deliver both our 'core' services and support in the wider community. We are keen to hear from providers on the questions published contained within the market engagement document on our e-tendering portal In-Tend. Please respond to the questions latest by 12 noon on Thursday 12th March 2026 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. If there is sufficient interest in a provider engagement event, to explore the proposal in more detail, this will be held, in person, w/c 16th March 2026, please also indicate within your response if you would like to receive an invitation to the event. The Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home ### Planning Information Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) wish to request information regarding general and specialist support for residents affected by domestic abuse. The Domestic Abuse Act came into force at the end of April 2021 and places new requirements on local authorities including a duty to provide support to victims of domestic abuse and their children in refuges and other safe accommodation. The following services are currently commissioned under a Strategic Partnership Framework, which ends in early 2027: 1. Crisis Intervention (IDVA) Service - Provides advice, information, risk assessment and safety and support planning to survivors of domestic abuse. 2. Refuge - Provides 28 self-contained flats with on-site support for women only, with or without children, and up to 40 children at any one time. This contract is for emotional and practical support. Group work, peer support and Children and Young People’s service are provided on-site. This service element also provides wrap around support to survivors placed in temporary accommodation where refuge may not be available or appropriate i.e. male survivors or financially prohibitive. Support is also provided via re-settlement and outreach workers. 3. Perpetrator Programme - A programme of evidence-based group work and one-to-one sessions intended to challenge the behaviour of perpetrators of domestic abuse, while providing support to partners and ex-partners. In addition, a number of specialist, fixed-term projects are also commissioned via the Domestic Abuse New Burdens Grant, including co-located IDVA posts and a survivors’ Counselling project. Over the next year, we will need to review commission DA support services in an inclusive, culturally sensitive and innovative way, in partnership with key stakeholders, providers and residents with lived experience. We would like to hear from organisations interested in working in partnership to deliver both our ‘core’ services and support in the wider community. We are keen to hear from providers on the questions published contained within the market engagement document on our e-tendering portal In-Tend . Please respond to the questions latest by 12 noon on Thursday 12th March 2026 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. If there is sufficient interest in a provider engagement event, to explore the proposal in more detail, this will be held, in person, w/c 16th March 2026, please also indicate within your response if you would like to receive an invitation to the event. The Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017566-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Feb 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Jul 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Mar 2027 - 29 Feb 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,400,000 | | 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 | MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | MILTON KEYNES | | Post town | Milton Keynes | | Postcode | MK9 3EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes | | Local authority | Milton Keynes | | Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes | | Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central | | Delivery location | TLJ12 Milton Keynes | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85310000 - Social work services - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation ## Release History - 26 Feb 2026 at 16:34 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017566-2026 - 3 Oct 2025 at 10:24 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062060-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017566-2026 26th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062060-2025 3rd October 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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