Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire County Council
County Offices, Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1YL
Contact
Mrs Reena Fehnert
reena.fehnert@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
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
Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Services
Reference number
DN724066
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Lincolnshire County Council is inviting tenders to establish a contract for the provision of Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation services in Lincolnshire. The contract specifically pertains to the provision of domestic abuse specialist support. The Supplier will be responsible for sourcing,
managing and maintaining the accommodation in which the support will be delivered, and for providing the associated support. The Council is flexible in the Supplier’s approach to gain and maintain suitable accommodation so that they can undertake the requirements of the contract, as long as there is sufficient availability of service and accommodation throughout Lincolnshire and the accommodation meets the definition of safe accommodation within the Domestic Abuse Act (2021). The Council will not be responsible for the funding of accommodation settings in which support is provided as part of this contract.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 70333000 - Housing services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lincolnshire County Council is inviting tenders to establish a contract for the provision of Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation services in Lincolnshire. The Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Service is aligned to three core principle aims:
- Protection - ensuring that all victims of domestic abuse are able to access safe, timely, appropriate, non-judgemental and supportive safe accommodation;
- Intervention - empowering victims to re-build their lives, maintain independent living for themselves and their children; and
- Recovery - to be future focused, increasing resilience, confidence, and skills to rebuild victims’ lives, so they are free from abuse.
The Supplier will be responsible for sourcing, managing and maintaining the accommodation in which the support will be delivered, and for providing the associated support. The funding for the accommodation elements does not fall within the budget scope for this service and will be sourced externally, by the Supplier, through Housing Benefit.
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 July 2025
End date
30 June 2032
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
28 January 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English