SERVICES FOR YORK WOMEN'S WELLNESS CENTRE: contract awarded to Cyrenians [#04c600]

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Women's Centre in York offers gender-specific, trauma informed support via one-to-one key work or group work. Women can also drop-in to the centre simply to have a warm drink and to make use of the facilities which include a kitchen, shower, and laundry.

Any woman can access services, particularly those who may:

Be involved with, or at risk of entering the criminal justice system
Have multiple unmet needs
Not be able to access other services
Be at risk or a victim of sexual or criminal exploitation

The service offers support across a range of needs in order to improve outcomes for women.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This is voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice

This is voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting as police and crime commissioner proposes to contract with Changing Lives (company number 995799) for the provision of Services for York Women's Wellness Centre.

The Women's Centre in York offers gender-specific, trauma informed support via one-to-one key work or group work. Women can also drop-in to the centre simply to have a warm drink and to make use of the facilities which include a kitchen, shower, and laundry.

Any woman can access services, particularly those who may:

Be involved with, or at risk of entering the criminal justice system
Have multiple unmet needs
Not be able to access other services
Be at risk or a victim of sexual or criminal exploitation

The service offers support across a range of needs in order to improve outcomes for women.

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting as police and crime commissioner are currently in contract for the provision of Services for York Women's Wellness Centre with provider Changing Lives, ending 31st March 2025.

Although York Women's Wellness Centre can support women from North Yorkshire, capacity is limited so the provision is used mostly by women who reside in York. The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting as police and crime commissioner recognise that there is a need to offer a gender-specific support service for women on a County-Wide basis. The budget and scope of this future expanded service is not yet fully developed and the option to co-commission with a partner agency is being explored. However, this option would not be possible until 1st April 2026, when the new expanded service will commence.

A 12 month extension of the current contract with Changing Lives from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 will allow for co-commissioning with partner agencies in respect of the proposed expanded service and for pre-market engagement allowing providers to fully understand the expanded service requirements and to consider developing partnerships for bidding where appropriate.

During the 12 month extension period, the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting as police and crime commissioner plan the following procurement activity:

Pre-market engagement early 2025 with an open tender opportunity published summer 2025 and award of contract late 2025. The new awarded contract would have an implementation period of early 2026, with a formal contract start date 1st April 2026, and is anticipated to be up to 5 years duration.

The total value of procurement given in II.1.7. represents the value of the current contract covering period 30/09/19-31/03/25 (£611,416 excluding VAT, £215,833 of which was Ministry of Justice Funding for Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Support Services which was passported to the provider via the police and crime commissioner from 1st April 2022 until 31st March 2025) plus the estimated value of the 12 month extension covering period 01/04/25-31/03/26 (£143,000 excluding VAT) which is £754,416 excluding VAT. The contract was originally tendered under the Light Touch Regime.

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Dec 2024, 12:15 GMT
Last source update: 10 Dec 2024, 12:15 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-039747
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c600 Find a Tender

Why no open competition

New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

This is voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting as police and crime commissioner proposes to contract with Changing Lives (company number 995799) for the provision of Services for York Women's Wellness Centre.

The Women's Centre in York offers gender-specific, trauma informed support via one-to-one key work or group work. Women can also drop-in to the centre simply to have a warm drink and to make use of the facilities which include a kitchen, shower, and laundry.

Any woman can access services, particularly those who may:

Be involved with, or at risk of entering the criminal justice system
Have multiple unmet needs
Not be able to access other services
Be at risk or a victim of sexual or criminal exploitation

The service offers support across a range of needs in order to improve outcomes for women.

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting as police and crime commissioner are currently in contract for the provision of Services for York Women's Wellness Centre with provider Changing Lives, ending 31st March 2025.

Although York Women's Wellness Centre can support women from North Yorkshire, capacity is limited so the provision is used mostly by women who reside in York. The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting as police and crime commissioner recognise that there is a need to offer a gender-specific support service for women on a County-Wide basis. The budget and scope of this future expanded service is not yet fully developed and the option to co-commission with a partner agency is being explored. However, this option would not be possible until 1st April 2026, when the new expanded service will commence.

A 12 month extension of the current contract with Changing Lives from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 will allow for co-commissioning with partner agencies in respect of the proposed expanded service and for pre-market engagement allowing providers to fully understand the expanded service requirements and to consider developing partnerships for bidding where appropriate.

During the 12 month extension period, the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting as police and crime commissioner plan the following procurement activity:

Pre-market engagement early 2025 with an open tender opportunity published summer 2025 and award of contract late 2025. The new awarded contract would have an implementation period of early 2026, with a formal contract start date 1st April 2026, and is anticipated to be up to 5 years duration.

The total value of procurement given in II.1.7. represents the value of the current contract covering period 30/09/19-31/03/25 (£611,416 excluding VAT, £215,833 of which was Ministry of Justice Funding for Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Support Services which was passported to the provider via the police and crime commissioner from 1st April 2022 until 31st March 2025) plus the estimated value of the 12 month extension covering period 01/04/25-31/03/26 (£143,000 excluding VAT) which is £754,416 excluding VAT. The contract was originally tendered under the Light Touch Regime.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £754,4161 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Dec 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CyreniansSME	£754,416 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 039747-2024-1 · CyreniansSME
Signed
10 Dec 2024
Value
£754,416
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting as police and crime commissioner

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety County Hall, Racecourse Lane, Northallerton, Yorkshire & Humber, DL7 8ADContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Changing LivesAwarded supplierGB-COH: 995799 H26 The Avenues, Eleventh Avenue North, Team Valley, Gateshead, North East, NE11 0NJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.