Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
London
London
W6 9JU
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
procurement@lbhf.gov.uk
London
W6 9JU
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Internet address(es)
Main address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
Co-located Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy (IDVA) Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 'LBHF' are procuring a Co-located Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy service to deliver services within the borough's statutory services from the 1st April 2024 onwards.
The contract is for 2 years with a provision for two additional one-year extensions (2+1+1), and has a maximum per annum price of £165,000, with a maximum total contract value of £660,000.
The service will support survivors of domestic abuse who interact with the following statutory services in LBHF: Police and Criminal Justice Agencies, Housing, Children's Social Care. The aim of the service is to both improve safety of survivors, the experience of survivors interacting with these agencies and to improve the response of the agencies themselves.
This will be delivered by:
- Supporting survivors to access various interventions to increase the safety of themselves and/or their family
- Building trust and facilitating better engagement with statutory services through advocacy and support
- Improving the response of professionals involved in supporting survivors through training and professional consultation
The successful tenderer will ensure that IDVAs are physically present at agreed co-location areas 3 days per week in order to deliver the agreed project outcomes.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £660,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service will provide advocacy support to survivors of domestic abuse who access support from the Policy, Criminal Justice System, Housing and Children's Social Care as well as training and professional consultation to staff in these service areas.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £660,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2024
End date
31 March 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
This contract is for 2 years initial term with a provision for 2 optional 1 year extensions (2+1+1)
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
27 October 2023
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
27 October 2023
Local time
2:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom