Coming up· published 29 Dec 2025
Request for Information - Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services
Buckinghamshire Council · Buckinghamshire, South East
Buckinghamshire Council is planning Request for Information - Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Buckinghamshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 30 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 11:46
View notice2025
Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:31
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
Next
2027
Contract starts
2030
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Buckinghamshire Council is planning Request for Information - Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Buckinghamshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2030. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 30 December 2025. The notice number is 086480-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05fa2a. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Buckinghamshire Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process to commission a Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Service, aiming to streamline current services and incorporate grant-funded services into a formal contract management framework. This initiative targets the health and social work services category within the region of Aylesbury, United Kingdom, under the main procurement category of services.
The council is engaged in a market engagement exercise, with key milestones such as a scheduled engagement due by 16 January 2026. Potential suppliers are invited to submit information to help determine the scope for a forthcoming procurement exercise.
The process is open to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), offering a substantial contract period starting from 1 April 2027, with the possibility of renewals extending until 31 March 2032.
The notice in full
Buckinghamshire Council (the Council) is requesting information about commissioning a new Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Service. Suppliers are invited to participate in this exercise by completing the attached questionnaire. This will help the Council to gain an understanding of market capacity and capability across Safe Accommodation, Outreach, IDVA/ISVA, Counselling and specialist services.
It is seeking to engage with suppliers who have experience in this market to help it refine the requirements of any potential future procurement exercise and would like to hear their views.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2030 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- In-Tend
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 086480-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fa2a
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Postcode
- HP19 8FF
- Electoral ward
- Aylesbury North West
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Buckinghamshire
- Area
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Buckinghamshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Aylesbury, HP19 8FF · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086480-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084822-2025
- In-Tend portal, to register and bidin-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council/aspx/ProjectManage/926
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05fa2a (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Request for Information - Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services
When will the Request for Information - Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services tender open?
Buckinghamshire Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the Request for Information - Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2030 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Request for Information - Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services?
Buckinghamshire Council, based in Buckinghamshire, South East.
How do I bid for Request for Information - Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services?
Register on the buyer's In-Tend portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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