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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £7,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- 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.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £7,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Start date
1 April 2024
End date
31 March 2026
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.
Tender documents can be accessed free of charge at www.nepo.org utilising reference number DN680984
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
23 October 2023
Local time
10:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
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