Official UK procurement notice
DA0044 - Domestic Abuse Family Help (CYPFS)
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDomestic Abuse Family Help (CYPFS), the requirement includes specialist locality-based domestic abuse support for families in Leicester who have experienced domestic abuse and are suffering a current detrimental direct effect. The service will provide emotional support to recover and support wellbeing, advocacy, community engagement, delivery of domestic abuse training, individual support, case advocacy, group support, tailored safety and support planning, and partnership working.
The direct award is justified in line with Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act (additional or repeat goods, services or works). This justification applies where the services are to be provided by the existing supplier and a change in supplier would result in services that are different from or incompatible with those currently being provided, giving rise to disproportionate operational difficulties. The Council considers that introducing a new provider during this period would create disproportionate operational difficulties and increase the risk of disruption to established safeguarding arrangements and continuity of support for service users. A strictly time-limited direct award of 24 months is therefore considered necessary to maintain continuity of service And to allow the relevant time for future commissioning arrangements to be designed and procured in collaboration with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (or equivalent body), Leicestershire County Council and Rutland District and County Council.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Sept 2026, 15:04 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 09:11 BST
- Authority reference
DA0044 - Domestic Abuse Family Help (CYPFS)- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093611- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f707Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Because of the uncertainty around Local Government Reorganisation and the wider service position involving local authorities and the Police commissioner. A direct award for a limited period of 12 months with a possible extension of 12 months is necessary to ensure the continued provision of our essential domestic abuse services and maintain consistent pathways for the residents of Leicester City accessing this service. This will also allow the relevant time to allow future commissioning arrangements to be designed and procured in collaboration with Leicester County and in line with the implications of the recent LGR announcement.
The proposed direct award will be undertaken in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Under direct award justification contained in Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 (additional or repeat goods, services or works). This justification may apply where the services are to be provided by the existing supplier and a change in supplier would result in services that are different from or incompatible with those currently being provided, giving rise to disproportionate operational difficulties.
The Council considers that introducing a new provider during this period would create disproportionate operational difficulties and increase the risk of disruption to established safeguarding arrangements and continuity of support for service users. A strictly time-limited direct award of 12 months with a possible extension of 12 months is therefore considered necessary to maintain continuity of service provision whilst future commissioning arrangements are developed collaboratively across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and aligned with the implementation of the new unitary authority arrangements.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
10 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published48 days ago10 Sept 2026, 15:04 BST
- Next notice expected43 days ago14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published23 days ago5 Oct 2026, 09:11 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 154 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2026- Pipeline notice published10 Sept 2026, 15:04 BSTUK1
- Transparency notice published5 Oct 2026, 09:11 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete5 Oct 2026, 09:11 BST
- Contract signature expected7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living Without AbuseVCSE1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: The maximum end date is 31/03.2029. | £758,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Living Without AbuseAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender