--- title: "Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisors" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ebf9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ebf9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ebf9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ebf9.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Cornwall Council" published: "2026-08-26" --- # Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisors Buyer: Cornwall Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ebf9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ebf9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ebf9.json) ## Summary Cornwall Council is commissioning a Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisor service for families in Cornwall where domestic abuse is a primary concern. The service will provide a small team of specialist domestic abuse workers based within Family Help teams. They will offer short-term, focused support to increase safety, improve understanding of risk and help families access wider domestic abuse services. The service must work alongside Children’s Social Care rather than replace it. It also includes a supervisor or team lead to provide consistency and coordination. This is a community and social support service, classified under other community, social and personal services. It is a single service requirement and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The procurement has reached tender: Cornwall Council invited offers through an open procedure. Questions had to be submitted by 9 September 2026 at 12:00, and offers by 28 September 2026 at 09:00. The planned award decision date was 5 November 2026. The initial contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend to 31 March 2031, subject to funding confirmation and a break clause at the end of the initial term. The estimated contract value is £2,185,289 including taxes. Evaluation is based on method statements, worth 85%, and social value, worth 15%. Economic and technical participation conditions are set out in the invitation to tender. Electronic submission is allowed in English. This opportunity suits providers with established domestic abuse support expertise and the ability to deliver focused, short-term interventions for families. Bidders should be able to assess and respond to domestic abuse risk, increase safety, improve families’ understanding of risk and connect them with wider specialist services. The operating model requires workers to be embedded within Family Help teams while maintaining effective collaboration with Children’s Social Care, so experience of multi-agency family support and safeguarding environments will be relevant. Providers also need to supply or manage a small specialist team and provide a supervisor or team lead who can ensure consistent practice and coordination. The requirement is explicitly suitable for SMEs and VCSE organisations, and social value forms part of the evaluation. ## Notice Cornwall Council is recommissioning the Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisor (FDASA) Service, with a new contract expected to begin January 2027. The FDASA model provides a small team of specialist domestic abuse workers who are based within Family Help teams to offer short-term, focused support to families where domestic abuse is a primary concern. Their role is to increase safety, improve understanding of risk, and support access to wider domestic abuse services, while working alongside--rather than replacing--Children's Social Care. The service includes a supervisor/team lead to ensure consistency and coordination. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: The proposed contract term will be two years with a potential extension for a further two years, giving the total period with extensions to be four (4) years or forty eight (48) months. As grant funding is currently confirmed to April 29 only, the contract will include a break clause at the end of March 29 (after 2 years), with the option to extend for a further two years, subject to funding confirmation. Start date : 1/4/27 End date: 31/03/29 - initial period of 2 years Potential Extension Start date: 1/4/29 Potential Extension End date: 31/03/31 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081046-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 28 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,185,289 | | Lots value | £2,185,289 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Cornwall Council | | Locality | TRURO | | Postcode area | 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 - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 26 Aug 2026 at 06:56 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081046-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081046-2026 26th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.cornwall.gov.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/Register - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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