Coming up· published 22 May 2026
SCE0018 - Domestic Violence (DVSA) Safe Accommodation
Leicester City Council · Leicester, East Midlands
Leicester City Council is planning SCE0018 - Domestic Violence (DVSA) Safe Accommodation. It is a contract for other health and social care in Leicester.
Source: Find a Tender, published 22 May 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 13:37
View notice2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:31
View notice2026
Pipeline notice updated
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 12:58
View noticeNext
2027
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2028
Contract starts
2033
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Leicester City Council is planning SCE0018 - Domestic Violence (DVSA) Safe Accommodation. It is a contract for other health and social care in Leicester. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £2,000,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2028 to 31 March 2033. It lasts 5 years. The tender notice is expected around 1 November 2027.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 22 May 2026. The notice number is 047918-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051e43. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Leicester City Council is planning an open tender process for providing services related to domestic abuse support and safe accommodation, starting in April 2026. The tender, titled "SCE0018 - Domestic Violence (DVSA) Safe Accommodation," targets the health and social work services industry and will be conducted under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024.
Interested parties are encouraged to express interest by 30th November 2025, with the service commencing on 1st April 2026 for a period potentially extendable to March 2031. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with further notices expected by 2nd January 2026. Organisations that can provide refuge accommodation and person-centred support stand to benefit, and the procurement is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs given its light-touch regime.
The notice in full
The Leicester City Council intends to run an open tender competition for services (yet to be decided), autumn 2025, related to community and safe accommodation related domestic abuse support under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, to begin April 2026.
The Council is seeking a provider(s) to offer the adults, children and young people of Leicester City effective and meaningful person-centred support and safe accommodation to victim-survivors of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence.
Benefits of this service includes general and specialist support in refuge accommodation, and a reduction of cost pressure for general needs temporary accommodation through provision of additional refuge space, meeting Statutory Duties under homelessness, domestic abuse, and housing management. If you are interested in receiving further information regarding this market engagement, please express an interest through the portal using the following link: procontract.due-north.com/Advert
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 2028 to 31 Mar 2033 (5 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- ProContract
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £2,000,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 047918-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051e43
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Town
- Leicester
- Postcode
- LE1 1FZ
- Electoral ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Delivery area
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- Leicester
- Area
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Leicester City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Leicester, LE1 1FZ · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047918-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059543-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025002-2025
- ProContract portal, to register and bidprocontract.due-north.com/Advert
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-051e43 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about SCE0018 - Domestic Violence (DVSA) Safe Accommodation
When will the SCE0018 - Domestic Violence (DVSA) Safe Accommodation tender open?
Leicester City Council's notice expects the tender to be published around 1 November 2027. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the SCE0018 - Domestic Violence (DVSA) Safe Accommodation contract worth?
The estimated value is £2,000,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2028 to 31 March 2033 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for SCE0018 - Domestic Violence (DVSA) Safe Accommodation?
Leicester City Council, based in Leicester, East Midlands.
How do I bid for SCE0018 - Domestic Violence (DVSA) Safe Accommodation?
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