Pipeline

Joined Up advocacy

  • Hertfordshire County Council

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-035991

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05227b

Published 23 May 2025, 1:18pm

Last edited 30 June 2025, 10:16am

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Scope

Description

In Hertfordshire, under the current commissioning arrangements, we have multiple services supporting survivors of different forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) at different risk levels. At present, if someone is subjected to domestic abuse, sexual abuse, and stalking, they could be supported

by an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor ("IDVA") for the domestic abuse, an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor ("ISVA") for the sexual abuse, and an Independent Stalking Advice Caseworker ("ISAC") for the stalking, as well as possibly other community outreach support services. Their support service could

also change as their risk levels change. This can be understandably overwhelming and confusing for survivors and result in them having to tell their experience over and over again. There is also likely to be some duplication of work that is happening across those services. As risk is dynamic and due to the

intersecting nature of VAWG, consideration is being given to the possibility of creating one VAWG advocacy service known as Joined Up Advocacy. This would connect all risk levels and forms of VAWG under one contract. Consequently, within the Joined-Up Advocacy service, one of the current areas that is being

scoped is in regard to the role of an Independent Gender Violence Advisor ("IGVA") who could provide support to all risk levels, all genders, and multiple forms of VAWG. The expectation is that the Joined-Up Advocacy service would be a county wide service that would act as a One Front Door for those accessing support from the One Stop Shop

Total value (estimated)

  • £2,000,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2030
  • 4 years

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 July 2025

Procedure

Special regime

Light touch

Above or below total value threshold

Below threshold

Contracting authority

Hertfordshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWJT-5264-WYMY

County Hall

Hertford

SG13 8DQ

United Kingdom

Email: holly.burton@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Region: UKH23 - Hertfordshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government