---
title: "Provision of Project CARA"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ef8"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria"
published: "2026-10-23"
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# Provision of Project CARA

Buyer: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ef8

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## Summary

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria commissioned Project CARA, an early awareness-raising and diversionary intervention for people who have committed domestic abuse and received a Diversionary Caution. The service is intended to address abusive behaviour through intervention after caution, rather than detention. The work is a criminal rehabilitation service and is delivered in the Northumbria area of England. The requirement is focused on this specific domestic abuse diversion programme; it is not a general policing or offender-management contract.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. It was awarded directly without competition under a below-threshold route. TLC: Talk, Listen, Change was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with two optional 12-month extensions, subject to external funding availability, potentially extending the term to 31 March 2029. The contract value is £393,464 excluding VAT (£472,156.80 including VAT). The procurement comprised one lot. The award date and evaluation criteria are not stated in the published data.

For suppliers considering comparable future work for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, this award demonstrates demand for a specialist intervention for domestic abuse offenders who have received a Diversionary Caution. A credible provider would need the ability to deliver early, structured behaviour-change work with this participant group and to support the programme’s diversionary purpose. Relevant experience in domestic abuse services, offender rehabilitation and engagement with people cautioned for abuse would be commercially pertinent. The selected provider is a voluntary-sector organisation, indicating that a specialist charity can deliver this requirement; the data does not establish that this status is a formal participation condition. Providers would also need the capacity to deliver locally across Northumbria and to manage service continuity where extensions depend on external funding.

## Notice

Provision of Project CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse), an early 'awareness raising diversionary' intervention targeting domestic abuse offenders who have received a Diversionary Caution.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100480-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £393,464 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE12 8EW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | North Tyneside |
| Electoral ward | Longbenton & Benton |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TLC: Talk, Listen, Change |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 13:15 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100480-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100480-2026
  23rd October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://talklistenchange.org.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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