Scope
Description
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) seeks to establish a new contract for provision of a high-quality, trauma-informed, community-based domestic abuse support service for adults and children affected by domestic abuse, living in RBWM. This Service will form a critical part of the borough's response to domestic abuse as outlined in RBWM's Domestic Abuse Strategy and the requirements of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. The Service will work collaboratively with statutory and voluntary agencies, placing survivors at the heart of delivery. Full details of the requirements are included in the ITT Specification.
Total value (estimated)
- £773,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 1 April 2030
- 4 years, 1 day
Description of possible extension:
This contract has option of a one year extension subject to the satisfactory performance and at the Authority discretion
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
The Contract Specification details the services included in the scope of this contract. Option of additional purchase would only apply in the event of any unexpected additional requirements which are not covered by the Specification and the process of contract variation would need to be followed.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
As per the ITT documents
Technical ability conditions of participation
As per the ITT documents
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
20 August 2025, 1:00pm
Tender submission deadline
3 September 2025, 1:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
All submissions need to be done via the Bravo portal
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/login.do
Suppliers will need to register for access to the Jaggaer platform.
Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
For further guidance on how to register on The Public Sector Procurement Portal hosted by Bravo Solution you can watch the video available via the following link - http://www.screencast.com/t/o6NHgMNjnf?_ncp=1502113290076.897-1 Please note that despite the Bravo Advantage 16 branding the instructions and guidance in the video are correct and apply to the Public Sector Procurement Portal.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
15 January 2026
Recurring procurement
Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 29 July 2029
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical aspect of the delivery | Quality | 85% | |
| Financial criteria | As explained in the ITT documents |
Cost | 15% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJQM-1124-QDHW
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1RF
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@rbwm.gov.uk
Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government