Tender: Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation and Whole-Family Community Support Services – Herefordshire Council

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Herefordshire Council is seeking suppliers for specialist domestic abuse services to meet its statutory duties under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, split into Lot 1 (Safe Accommodation Service) and Lot 2 (Whole Family Community-Based Domestic Abuse Support Service, Dispersed Safe Accommodation and Housing Advocacy Support). Prospective suppliers must demonstrate the ability to secure and maintain suitable accommodation within Herefordshire for the duration of the contract or provide evidence of robust arrangements to do so; bidders may submit for one or both lots and the Council intends to appoint a maximum of one supplier per lot. The contract includes mobilisation from 4 January 2027 with services running from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, and an option to extend up to a further 48 months subject to future Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Grant and Public Health Ringfenced Grant funding availability, satisfactory supplier performance and Council governance approval. Estimated contract values for the initial two-year period are £742,366 for Lot 1 and £480,609 for Lot 2; funding is currently confirmed only for 2027–2029, future grant funding is not guaranteed and may be higher or lower, and contract values stated cover commissioned support services only (they do not include Housing Benefit or other accommodation-related income and the Council will not underwrite accommodation-related costs).