Tender: Integrated Domestic Abuse Refuge and Outreach Service – Portsmouth

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Portsmouth City Council is seeking a supplier to deliver an Integrated Domestic Abuse Refuge and Outreach Service for Portsmouth, acting as lead authority and managing procurement on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The service will provide two core elements: Refuge Support delivered within Council-owned refuge properties (support only; property management and maintenance are excluded) and Community-Based (Floating) Support offering flexible, outreach-style assistance tailored to individual risk and need, together forming a coordinated, trauma-informed response for victims of domestic abuse, their children and, where appropriate, perpetrators. The initial contract term is three years valued at £900,000 per annum, with the Council contribution of £657,600 per annum confirmed for the three-year initial term and OPCC funding currently confirmed for one year pending formal approval; the contracting authority may vary the contract if OPCC funding is not extended and any bids above the capped total value will be set aside. The contract can be extended up to a maximum of six years. Key procurement dates include publication and documents available 22/06/26, clarification deadline 17/07/26 (23:59), tender return 31/07/26 (12:00), evaluation complete 21/08/26, interviews w/c 31/08/26, contract award 26/10/26, mobilisation 26/10/26 and contract start 01/04/27. Given the announced Local Government Reorganisation, contracts will include clauses allowing assignment to successor authorities covering Gosport, Fareham and Havant and the specified adjoining areas.