Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
Contact
Mr Baz Mistry
Telephone
+44 1163055119
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
Buyer's address
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned 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
Safer Accommodation for Victims of Domestic Abuse
Reference number
DN680029
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Leicestershire County Council (the Authority) is currently considering options for the future design and procurement of their Safer Accommodation for Victims of Domestic Abuse. The purpose of this soft market testing exercise is to determine the level of interest in the marketplace for the delivery of Safer Accommodation for Victims of Domestic Abuse across Leicestershire. This is a new service for Authority to meet its duties under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, with a view to commencing on 01/04/2024.
In order to understand what services and support are required locally to support these duties, the Authority has completed a Strategic Needs Assessment to assess the need for accommodation-based domestic abuse support across Leicestershire for all victims. This needs assessment has been used to inform the development of a strategy for the provision of support in Leicestershire – the final version of the Leicestershire Domestic Abuse Reduction Strategy2022-2025 can be found at: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/field/pdf/2022/1/6/domestic-abuse-reduction-strategy-2022-2025.pdf
The Strategic Needs Assessment has highlighted there are currently 21 safe accommodation spaces in Leicestershire. Based on the population of Leicestershire-706,155 it is recommended to have at least 70 spaces. The current provision available in Leicestershire is below the recommended level.
Leicestershire County Council intends to secure the following type of safe accommodation:
1. Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) specific units
2. Specialist units for larger families
3. Pet friendly units
4. Self-contained units to accommodate families with older male children.
5. Self-contained units for those from Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities (LGBT+)
6. Units for those from the Gypsy, Roma and traveller (GRT) community
7. Accessible refuge accommodation for older victims and those with disabilities
The above spaces will be broken down into different lots:
Lot 1:
> Specialist accommodation for BAME victims
Lot 2:
> Family-sized/flexible units (including, suitable for older children particularly boys),
> Units for families with pets
> Accessible accommodation for older victims/victims with disabilities.
Lot 3:
> Specialist units for those from LGBT+ communities
Lot 4:
> Specialist units for GRT Communities
As a part of this process, the commissioners of this service are keen to capture provider experience, skills, knowledge and concerns at an early point to ensure these can be fully considered throughout the service and procurement design phases.
This exercise is not a formal tendering process. Participation in this exercise is completely voluntary and submitting, or not submitting a response, would not preclude you from any further procurement activity.
The Authority is seeking written responses to the Questionnaire (there is no obligation to answer all the questions; and no scoring will take place). Following the submission of the questionnaire and upon consideration of the responses, the Authority may wish to invite providers to attend a follow up meeting to discuss your responses. Attendance is not in any way mandatory, but a face-to-face discussion would assist the Authority in determining future commissioning and procurement intentions.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As above in II.1.4.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
21 July 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No