Scope
Description
Liverpool City Council is seeking to commission suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide a range of accommodation and support for victim and survivors of domestic abuse. This opportunity is the result of a new burdens funding being made available to Liverpool City Council through the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.
Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation - these are a range of services with a minimum of 58 units required across 3 Lots as follows:
• Minimum of 32 units for women with children
• Minimum of 22 units for women with no children
• Minimum of 4 units for men, including men with children
It is an essential requirement that there is flexibility across these services to accommodate people with protected characteristics.
The Contract will be for an initial 12-month period with 2 further 12 month options to extend.
The Procurement, including all communications relating thereto, will be undertaken via the Procurement Portal (https://procontract.due-north.com/Login) Once registered you can search for project "DN771595"
Total value (estimated)
- £3,000,000 excluding VAT
- £3,599,999 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026
- Possible extension to 31 August 2028
- 3 years
Description of possible extension:
Initial 12 month contract with options to extend up to a further 2 years (1+1).
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKD72 - Liverpool
Lot 1. women with children
Description
Minimum of 32 units for women with children
Lot value (estimated)
- £1,632,306 excluding VAT
- £1,958,767 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 2. Single women with no children
Description
Minimum of 22 units for women with no children
Lot value (estimated)
- £1,153,284 excluding VAT
- £1,383,940 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 3. Men (including men with children)
Description
Minimum of 4 units for men, including men with children
Lot value (estimated)
- £214,410 excluding VAT
- £257,292 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
Lot 1. women with children
Lot 2. Single women with no children
Lot 3. Men (including men with children)
Please review tender documents for more information.
Technical ability conditions of participation
Lot 1. women with children
Lot 2. Single women with no children
Lot 3. Men (including men with children)
Please review tender documents for more information.
Particular suitability
Lot 1. women with children
Lot 2. Single women with no children
Lot 3. Men (including men with children)
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
3 June 2025, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
16 June 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
7 July 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality/Social Value | 70% Quality 10% Social Value |
Quality | 80% |
| Price | Price = 20% |
Price | 20% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Documents
Associated tender documents
https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=178836bd-3e19-f011-8136-005056b64545&projectStepId=02913839-9f34-f011-8136-005056b64545
Please access the Tender documents via Pro-Contract - https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=178836bd-3e19-f011-8136-005056b64545&projectStepId=02913839-9f34-f011-8136-005056b64545
Contracting authority
Liverpool City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRVY-7813-WLPG
Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
United Kingdom
Telephone: +441513513164
Region: UKD72 - Liverpool
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government