Tender

Pan Essex Domestic Abuse Services

  • Essex County Council
  • Southend City Council
  • Thurrock Council
  • Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-034927

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b205

Published 28 October 2024, 5:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Essex County Council

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

Contact

Ms Isabelle Clarke

Email

isabelle.clarke@essex.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 333

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH3 - Essex

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Southend City Council

Civic Centre, Victoria Road

Southend on Sea

SS2 6ER

Contact

Michelle McMenemy

Email

michellemcmenemy@southend.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH3 - Essex

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.southend.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Thurrock Council

Civic Offices, New Road

Grays

RM17 6SL

Contact

Mark Livermore

Email

mlivermore@thurrock.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH32 - Thurrock

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.thurrock.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner

Kelvedon Park, London Road

Witham

CM8 3HB

Contact

Greg Myddelton

Email

greg.myddelton@essex.police.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH3 - Essex

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.essex.pfcc.police.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/

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

Pan Essex Domestic Abuse Services

Reference number

DN749102

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Essex County Council ("The Council"), Thurrock Council, Southend-on-Sea City Council and the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner have come together in collaboration to redesign the Domestic Abuse service offer for the people of Essex. This collaborative approach also includes conjoint working to ensure a joined up approach to responding to incidents of domestic abuse within Essex. Our initial funding envelope is £25 million over the lifetime of the contract and is distributed across the lots based on forecasted demand data.

In addition, the budgetary projections for this service incorporate flexibility to respond to increased demand depending on the availability of potential additional external funding amounting to £20 million during the lifetime of the contract. For the avoidance of any further doubt, any additional funding will be in line with the rates and costings set out within the tender of awarded bidders Please be advised that the Council is unable to guarantee access to any additional funding at the point of tender and any variation of the stated contract value for this procurement remains subject to further internal governance at the Council's sole discretion.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Central Point of Contact

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purpose of the CPOC is to provide specialist domestic abuse needs and risks assessments and expert information, advice and guidance and where needed, onwards referral to support for adult victims and perpetrators.

A victim is a person who is experiencing / have experienced domestic abuse.

A perpetrator is a person who purposefully causes harm to another person or allow for harm to be done to another person.

The CPOC is for anyone 16 years+ from Southend, Essex or Thurrock

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £2,010,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Community/IDVA and Support in Safe Accommodation North

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Support in safe accommodation for adult and child victims in an emergency or crisis through the provision of relevant safe accommodation, such as refuge, dispersed units and move on accommodation.

Community based support for victims (child and adult), which will also include support from specialist Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs).

Lot 2 – Support for adults and children in the community (including IDVA) and support for victims (adults and dependent children) in Safe Accommodation – NORTH / MID (covers the geographical (District, City, and Borough Council) areas of: Colchester, Tendring, Maldon, Braintree, Uttlesford, Chelmsford).

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £9,760,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Community/IDVA and Support in Safe Accommodation South

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Support in safe accommodation for adult and child victims in an emergency or crisis through the provision of relevant safe accommodation, such as refuge, dispersed units and move on accommodation.

Community based support for victims (child and adult), which will also include support from specialist Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs).

Lot 3 – Support for adults and children in the community (including IDVA) and support for victims (adults and dependent children) in Safe Accommodation - SOUTH / WEST (covers the geographical (District, City, Borough and Unitary Council) areas of: Southend, Thurrock, Harlow, Epping Forest, Basildon, Brentwood, Rochford, Castle Point).

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £12,327,290

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Pan Essex Perpetrator Service

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The PEDACC wants to maximise the opportunity for perpetrators of domestic abuse, people impacted by domestic abuse and those supporting people impacted by domestic abuse to be able to access a SET wide Central Point of Contact and domestic abuse support services that are delivered in their local areas.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,390,000


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

27 November 2024

Local time

5:00pm

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 Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom