Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Service Including Refuge

Provision of safe accommodation and specialist domestic abuse support services for victims and survivors, including refuge and dispersed units. This award covers both the Core Contract and a Framework Agreement for future non-core services.

The procurement process has concluded and the contract has now been awarded. . The Service will run for a period of four (4) years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years and will commence on 1/10/2025.

The core refuge provision is a dedicated single sex space for women only and their children; the dispersed properties have no exclusion criteria. The services will provide specialist domestic abuse support.

The service will support victims of domestic abuse to keep themselves and their dependents safe, to live independently, developing confidence, enabling participation in group work and social activities to combat loneliness and social isolation. Individuals will also be supported to gain the skills required to manage their tenancy and to participate as fully as possible in the local community.

The Service will support victims and survivors to assess move-on options available to them and navigate positive and managed moves to a longer term, settled home, with accompanying safety plans. . The service will be a short-term arrangement, expected to be an average of between three and six months. .

The core contract as described above will be a block contract. . In addition to the core contract valued at £250,000 per annum described above, the Council is looking to enter into a Single Provider Framework for non-core activity.

The non-core requirements as they arise will be subject to negotiation and agreement with the successful provider. The non-core activity will form part of a framework contract for additional services which the Council may place orders for from time to time subject to any additional funding.

There is no commitment from the Council that any orders will be placed for non-core activity as a result of additional funding that is secured. The non-core activity value can be up to 100% of the core contract value. .

Taking into account for the core and potential non-core activity, the total value range for all activity across the full 6-year contract duration is between £1,000,000 (core contract for initial 4-year term only) and £3,000,000 (inclusive of the core contract and any non-core activity over the 6 years). . Additional information: The Framework will run from 1/10/2025 and will run for a period of 4 years with the option to extend by up to a further 2 years.