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title: "Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Community Outreach Service"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council"
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# Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Community Outreach Service

Buyer: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f99a

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## Summary

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council is planning services providing safe accommodation and community outreach for people affected by domestic abuse across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The model is intended to combine secure accommodation with specialist, trauma-informed support from appropriately trained staff. It aims to provide a consistent, high-quality response that improves safety, wellbeing and longer-term outcomes for individuals and families. The work is classified as health and social work services and other community, social and personal services. It is a public service under the light-touch regime, with delivery across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area. The council’s commissioning intentions are shaped by its Preventing Domestic Abuse, Safe Accommodation and Domestic Abuse Perpetrators strategies for 2026 to 2031.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has set out an intention to procure but has not invited tenders. It expects to publish the procurement opportunity in November 2026, with contracts anticipated to start on 2 August 2027 and run to 1 August 2032, with possible renewal extending to 1 August 2034. The published estimated value is £1 gross in GBP. The council is conducting a market engagement event online via Microsoft Teams on 30 September 2026, from 9.30am to 10.30am, to explain the proposed service model, local need, demand and commissioning approach. Organisations wishing to attend are expected to register by midday on 28 September 2026. Participation will not affect any future procurement outcome.

The planned service is likely to suit providers of domestic abuse accommodation, refuge or supported housing, specialist outreach and related community support. Strong candidates will be able to provide safe and secure accommodation alongside trauma-informed support, with appropriately trained staff able to work with individuals and families affected by domestic abuse. Providers should be prepared to deliver a consistent, high-quality service focused on safety, wellbeing and longer-term outcomes, and to understand local demand and service-user needs. Experience engaging with people with lived experience, partners, stakeholders and other service providers would be relevant to the council’s stated approach. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so specialist organisations in those sectors should monitor the future procurement and prepare their delivery model.

## Notice

Market Engagement Event - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Community Outreach Service Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole (BCP) Council will be hosting a Market Engagement Event on Wednesday 30 September 2026 09:30am-10:30am via Microsoft teams for organisations interested in the future delivery of Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Community Outreach Services across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This event will provide prospective providers with an opportunity to learn more about BCP Council's vision to ensure that people affected by domestic abuse have access to safe and secure accommodation, alongside specialist, trauma-informed support delivered by appropriately trained staff. Our ambition is to provide a consistent, high-quality response that improves safety, wellbeing and long-term outcomes for individuals and families impacted by domestic abuse. The session will include an overview of the proposed Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Community Outreach Services model, as well as information relating to local need and service demand. We will share key data and insights from BCP Council's Domestic Abuse Services, together with details of the extensive engagement undertaken with people with lived experience, partners, stakeholders and service providers across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The event will also provide an opportunity to understand how our future commissioning intentions have been shaped by the priorities and objectives set out within the following strategies: * Preventing Domestic Abuse Strategy 2026-2031 * Safe Accommodation Strategy 2026-2031 * Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Strategy 2026-2031 The procurement opportunity for the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Community Outreach Services contracts is expected to be published on Supplying the Southwest in November 2026, with contracts anticipated to commence in August 2027. To attend the market engagement event, please register your interest by midday on Monday 28th September 2026. by completing the registration form via the link in the attached advert. Please note that participation in, or non-participation in, this market engagement event will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process. The event is being conducted solely for the purposes of informing the market and supporting BCP Council's commissioning and procurement planning. Any future procurement will be undertaken in accordance with applicable procurement legislation and principles of transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination.

### Planning Information

Please register your interest for this Market Engagement Event on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk to receive a registration form for the Market Engagement Event.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087079-2026 |
| 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 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Aug 2027 - 1 Aug 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council |
| Locality | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Postcode area | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH2 6DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2026 at 19:09 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087079-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087079-2026
  14th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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