Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Durham County Council
County Hall
DURHAM
DH15UQ
Contact
Donna Iley
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC14 - Durham CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Countywide Domestic Abuse Specialist Outreach Service
Reference number
DN680984
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This contract is for a Countywide Domestic Abuse Specialist Outreach service in County Durham.
The service will consist of multiple elements sitting under a single point of contact for individuals or agencies seeking support. The service will operate in close partnership with the Council and other key partner agencies (eg. County Durham and Darlington Constabulary, Health services etc.).
The service will be a specialist domestic abuse service with the necessary resources, experience and expertise in supporting victim-survivors of domestic abuse (including children and young people and those who cause harm) working in partnership with a range of agencies.
The service is to include, but is not limited to, the provision of the following to victim-survivors of domestic abuse that reside within County Durham:
• A Perpetrator/Prevention service.
• An Independent Domestic Abuse Advocacy (IDVA) service.
• A Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse
(CAPVA) service which includes the delivery of the REPSECT
Young People's Programme.
• Delivery of a range of empowerment programmes that
support recovery (this includes the delivery of the National
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
Domestic Abuse Recovering Together (DART) Programme).
• Access to specialist domestic abuse counsellors.
• Adult victim support services.
• Specific support to Children and Young People (CYP).
• Administration of Operation Encompass notifications.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £6,553,800
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime).
two.2.14) Additional information
The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 2 periods of 24 months each from the actual end date.
The Council believes that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) applies to this contract.
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-027894
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Countywide Domestic Abuse Specialist Outreach Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10 January 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Harbour Support Services
Hartlepool
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
1086897
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £7,000,000
Lowest offer: £6,553,800 / Highest offer: £7,000,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom