Child Focused Courts: Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service - South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is commissioning one delivery partner for a Child Focused Courts Independent Domestic Violence Adviser support service across South Yorkshire. The service will operate within private law children cases and is intended to improve experiences and outcomes for children and families, particularly adult and child victims of domestic abuse.

The model focuses on early risk identification, greater engagement with children and bespoke support within a streamlined court process. What will the IDVA service do? The published notice describes a funded pathway through which Cafcass or local authorities can refer victims of domestic abuse to a specialist agency.

IDVAs will provide expert risk assessment and support. The notice does not say that a victim can self-refer directly to this commissioned service. The procurement has one active lot.

Its estimated value is £1,104,590 excluding VAT and £1,325,508 including VAT. Quality accounts for 90 per cent of the evaluation and Social Value accounts for 10 per cent. The initial contract is scheduled to run from 18 January 2027 to 1 April 2028, with up to three extensions of 12 months each.

The maximum extended term ends on 1 April 2031. The tender notice was published on 30 October 2026. Electronic tenders must be submitted in English by 12 noon GMT on 24 November 2026.

The notice schedules the award period to end on 16 December 2026. No separate clarification deadline is stated in the published UK4 notice, so suppliers should check the live ProContract documents and messages for any clarification timetable. Who can bid?

This is an above-threshold open procedure under the light-touch regime. The lot is marked suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. The public UK4 notice does not state a separate professional registration, minimum turnover or qualification threshold.

Suppliers should confirm every selection and evidence requirement in the tender documents before bidding. How do suppliers bid? Register or sign in at the ProContract tender portal, locate opportunity DN833303, read all associated tender documents and submit electronically before the deadline.

The official notice directs suppliers to procontract.due-north.com. Care Sync's advice: start by testing whether your organisation can evidence specialist domestic abuse capability, safe referral handling, expert risk assessment, support for adults and children, delivery across South Yorkshire and a credible Social Value response. This is practical bid-readiness advice, not an additional condition stated by the buyer.