Scope
Reference
C4281
Description
The Domestic Abuse Emergency and Safe Accommodation will support people and their families who are experiencing or who have been subject to domestic abuse, providing high quality safe and supportive accommodation and promoting resilience, independence, and healthy lives.
The Council is seeking to commission a Domestic Abuse Emergency, Safe and Supported Accommodation Service for people who are experiencing domestic abuse. The service will offer emergency or supported housing, to address their needs and to support recovery to re-establish them into independent accommodation, in a timely manner. The accommodation will provide a psychologically informed environment that promotes modern standards of living, is safe, secure and provides individuals with dignity and privacy.
The service will work flexibly and ensure that a range of emergency accommodation for people who need to be accommodated due to domestic abuse can be met, this can include single men or women, or men or women with their children. It also must be able to meet the needs of people who have further complexities.
Total value (estimated)
- £1,250,000 excluding VAT
- £1,500,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
2 x 12 months optional extensions :
- 01/04/2029 - 31/03/2030
- 01/04/2030 - 31/03/2031
Optional extensions to be implemented at the sole discretion of the Council
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
Contract locations
- UKD62 - Cheshire East
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
The Provider will need to be a registered provider of social housing.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-providers-of-social-housing
Where domestic abuse service providers are not a registered provider of social housing, they can partner with a registered provider to submit a consortium bid, however the lead provider will be the Registered Landlord.
Submission
Enquiry deadline
20 October 2025, 10:00am
Submission type
Tenders
Tender submission deadline
27 October 2025, 10:00am
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders must be submitted at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ Project ID DN792291
Unrestricted access to this opportunity is available via the Chest North West Portal, register for free at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ and express an interest in project ID DN792291
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
27 November 2025
Recurring procurement
Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 1 May 2030
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Written Qualitative Response Evaluation | Quality | 55% |
| Pricing Evaluation | Price | 30% |
| Provider Presentation Evaluation | Quality | 15% |
Other information
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Competitive flexible procedure description
The procurement process adopted by the Council is based upon the Competitive Flexible procedure.
In brief, the process will be as follows:
All suppliers that express an interest in the opportunity will be provided with access to the tender documents including Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Response Document that contains pass/fail conditions of participation and a Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) Response Document that contains the award stage Pricing Schedule, Qualitative Questions and Provider Presentation Requirements.
Both the PSQ Response Document and the CFP Response Document require completing in full and must be submitted, at the same time, prior to the tender deadline.
All tenderers that pass the conditions of participation (PSQ) will progress to the award stage and their CFP Response document will be assessed.
All tenderers that pass the conditions of participation (PSQ) will be invited to deliver a qualitative presentation and have this assessed as part of the award stage.
Tenderers that fail the conditions of participation, contained within the PSQ response document, will not progress to award stage and their CFP response document will not be assessed.
Documents
Documents to be provided after the tender notice
Unrestricted access to this opportunity is available via the Chest North West Portal, register for free at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Express your interest in project ID DN792291 to access and download the associated tender documents.
Contracting authority
Cheshire East Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTWR-7124-XZXQ
Delamere House, Delamere Street
Crewe
CW12JZ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Emma Harris
Email: procurementeast@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Website: https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
Region: UKD62 - Cheshire East
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government