Official UK procurement notice
Child Focused Court Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service within the county’s Family Courts.
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is seeking to award a Contract for the delivery of a Child Focused Courts Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
The service will provide specialist, trauma-informed support, advocacy, risk assessment and safety planning for adult victim-survivors of domestic abuse who are involved in private family law proceedings within the Child Focused Courts model. The service will work closely with Family Courts, Cafcass, local authorities and other relevant partners to identify and respond to risks at an early stage, support victim-survivors throughout court proceedings, and contribute to improved outcomes for children and families.
The Contract will commence on 14 January 2027 for an initial period ending 31 March 2028, with the option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each.
CPV: Social services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£647,837
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Social Value Quality: 5%
- Quality: 70%
- Social Value Price: 5%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social Value Quality
- Social Value Price
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Aug 2026, 14:50 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
7F-2026-C035- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090265- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
24 Aug 2026 → 14 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published65 days ago24 Aug 2026, 14:50 BST
- Market engagement41 days ago17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
The event will take place on 17th September 2026, at 2pm via Microsoft Teams.
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- Tender notice published35 days ago23 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
- Next notice expected35 days ago23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by21 days ago7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 days ago13 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 21 days19 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 76 days14 Jan 2027
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Aug 2026, 14:50 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Aug 2026, 15:49 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Aug 2026, 15:51 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Sept 2026, 15:42 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £647,83723 Sept 2026, 15:42 BSTwas £620,000
- Status changed to active23 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST23 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
Published amendments (2)
Some errors in service description
Service description
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-08: 1 release · 24 Aug 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender