Safer Accommodation for Victims of Domestic Abuse
A Tender Notice
by LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- £1M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 21 Nov 2023
- Delivery
- To 21 Dec 2027 (est.)
- Deadline
- 21 Dec 2023 12:00
Concepts
Location
Leicester
2 buyers
- Leicestershire County Council Leicester
Description
The Domestic Abuse 2021 Act places a statutory duty on tier one local authorities such as Leicestershire County Council to provide accommodation-based support to victims of domestic abuse and their children in refuges and other safe accommodation and provides clarity over governance and accountability, requiring tier two councils (district/borough councils), to co-operate with the lead local authority. To support this work, the Council has been allocated funding to discharge its duty of providing safe accommodation to victims of Domestic Abuse and their families. The Council has carried out a Strategic Needs Assessment (SNA) to assess the need for accommodation-based domestic abuse support across Leicestershire for all victims. The SNA has highlighted there are currently 21 safe accommodation spaces in Leicestershire. The Council of Europe recommendation is 1 family place per 10,000 population. The population of Leicestershire is 706,155 therefore the recommended number is 70 spaces. The current provision available in Leicestershire is below the recommended level. This Service seeks to expand the safe accommodation support options in Leicestershire and respond to the identified gaps in provision. The service provision is to provide victim-survivors of DA with Safe Accommodation support services as defined in Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act. This Service will provide domestic abuse specialist support, housing management functions and support to victims in shared/dispersed safe accommodation across the county. This type of accommodation provision is intended as a short-term option. It is expected for service users to remain in the accommodation for no more than 12 months, to which it is expected that the awarding body supports those service users until they have access to more stable accommodation. The accommodation will be for victims who want to leave an abusive relationship but need emotional and practical support through the process; and/ or victims who need to leave their accommodation immediately for their own and/or their dependent children’s safety whilst a permanent safe place to live is found. The service will be split into three types of accommodation: - Lot 1: Specialist Accommodation for BAME Victims - Lot 2: Generic, Accessible Accommodation for Victims of Domestic Abuse (Larger families, Families with Pets, Families with older male children and Accessible accommodation for those with disabilities) - Lot 3: Specialist Accommodation for Male Victims
Lot Division
| 1 | Specialist Accommodation for BAME Victims
This opportunity will be an open procedure under the Light Touch Regime, and the Council welcome tenders from consortium or sub-contracting arrangements for this procurement opportunity. The service will be required to provide Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) background victims of domestic abuse. The overarching aims and objectives of the service are: - To provide BAME victim-survivors of DA with Safe Accommodation support services as defined in Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act. - This Service will provide domestic abuse specialist support, housing management functions and support to victims in dispersed safe accommodation across the county. - To work with District/Borough Councils across the county to ensure the provision of suitable accommodation for victims fleeing domestic abuse meets a diverse range of needs. - To provide a trauma informed positive physical and emotional environment that promotes healing and recovery. - To respond in a timely fashion to all safe accommodation that includes assessment and induction to accommodation. - To work in an integrated and co-ordinated manner with local and national specialist and universal service providers to meet the needs of those being accommodated. - To assist parents to meet the physical and emotional needs of their children whilst living in safe accommodation. - To provide an advocacy service and encourage service users to engage with other beneficial services/support groups. Including, signposting and providing information and contact details for suitable services. - To improve the knowledge, skills and confidence of local practitioners and the local community through presentations, so that they can respond appropriately to domestic abuse. - The worker to deliver relevant domestic abuse awareness programmes to service users - To empower service users to integrate in the community and engage in other services in help build confidence and understanding of domestic abuse. This lot will be awarded as a contract to a single provider. Subcontract arrangements are permitted. |
| 2 | Generic, Accessible Accommodation for Victims of Domestic Abuse
This opportunity will be an open procedure under the Light Touch Regime, and the Council welcome tenders from consortium or sub-contracting arrangements for this procurement opportunity. The service will be required to provide victim-survivors of DA with Safe Accommodation support services as defined in Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act. The overarching aims and objectives of the service are: - To provide victim-survivors of DA with Safe Accommodation support services as defined in Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act. - This Service will provide domestic abuse specialist support, housing management functions and support to victims in dispersed safe accommodation across the county. - To work with District/Borough Councils across the county to ensure the provision of suitable accommodation for victims fleeing domestic abuse meets a diverse range of needs. - To provide a trauma informed positive physical and emotional environment that promotes healing and recovery. - To respond in a timely fashion to all safe accommodation that includes assessment and induction to accommodation. - To work in an integrated and co-ordinated manner with local and national specialist and universal service providers to meet the needs of those being accommodated. - To assist parents to meet the physical and emotional needs of their children whilst living in safe accommodation. - To provide an advocacy service and encourage service users to engage with other beneficial services/support groups. Including, signposting and providing information and contact details for suitable services. - To improve the knowledge, skills and confidence of local practitioners and the local community through presentations, so that they can respond appropriately to domestic abuse. - The worker to deliver relevant domestic abuse awareness programmes to service users This lot will be awarded as a contract to a single provider. Subcontract arrangements are permitted. |
| 3 | Specialist Accommodation for Male Victims
This opportunity will be an open procedure under the Light Touch Regime, and the Council welcome tenders from consortium or sub-contracting arrangements for this procurement opportunity. The service will be required to provide victim-survivors of DA with Safe Accommodation support services as defined in Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act. The overarching aims and objectives of the service are: - To provide male victim-survivors of DA with Safe Accommodation support services as defined in Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act. - This Service will provide domestic abuse specialist support, housing management functions and support to victims in dispersed safe accommodation across the county. - To work with District/Borough Councils across the county to ensure the provision of suitable accommodation for victims fleeing domestic abuse meets a diverse range of needs. - To provide a trauma informed positive physical and emotional environment that promotes healing and recovery. - To respond in a timely fashion to all safe accommodation that includes assessment and induction to accommodation. - To work in an integrated and co-ordinated manner with local and national specialist and universal service providers to meet the needs of those being accommodated. - To assist parents to meet the physical and emotional needs of their children whilst living in safe accommodation. - To provide an advocacy service and encourage service users to engage with other beneficial services/support groups. Including, signposting and providing information and contact details for suitable services. - To improve the knowledge, skills and confidence of local practitioners and the local community through presentations, so that they can respond appropriately to domestic abuse. - The worker to deliver relevant domestic abuse awareness programmes to service users - To empower service users to integrate in the community and engage in other services in help build confidence and understanding of domestic abuse. This lot will be awarded as a contract to a single provider. Subcontract arrangements are permitted. |
Award Criteria
| Method Statement Questions | 80.0 |
| PRICE | 20.0 |
CPV Codes
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
Indicators
- Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
- Bids should cover one or more lots.
- Bids should cover the whole contract.
- Renewals are not available.
- Award on basis of price.
Reference
- FTS 034373-2023