Coming up· published 6 Nov 2025
WCC Market Testing for the provision of Children's Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (CHIDVAs) & Domestic Abuse (DA) Prevention
Warwickshire County Council · Warwick, West Midlands
Warwickshire County Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Warwick.
Source: Find a Tender, published 7 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:22
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Warwickshire County Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Warwick. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2028. It lasts 2 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 7 November 2025. The notice number is 072128-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05dd05. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Warwickshire County Council is in the planning stage of a public procurement process for market testing services related to Children's Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (CHIDVAs) and Domestic Abuse (DA) Prevention. The procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is set within the United Kingdom, specifically targeting the UKG13 region.
The council aims to explore innovative delivery models for supporting children and young people affected by domestic abuse, alongside engaging with educational settings to promote healthy relationships. The significant deadline for market testing returns is set for 8th December 2025 at noon, and the procurement process will be conducted via the Council's e-tendering platform. The current contract for these services is anticipated to conclude on 30th September 2026.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially well-suited to participate, given the procurement's light-touch regime and suitability for these types of organisations. This initiative offers an avenue to innovate within public service provision and to potentially influence future models of care and support in the domestic abuse sector.
The notice in full
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) currently commissions a Warwickshire Domestic Violence and Abuse (WDVA) Accommodation and Support Service. This service includes dedicated support for children and young people (CYP) affected by domestic abuse. CYP residing in refuge accommodation or dispersed safe accommodation receive support from Children's Support Workers, while those living in the community are supported by Children's Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (CHIDVAs).
The service is available to all CYP who are victim-survivors of domestic abuse, regardless of when the abuse occurred. The current contract is set to end on 30th September 2026. We are seeking to explore innovative ways of delivering the model that will best meet the needs of CYP victim-survivors.
We are also keen to explore options for engaging with schools and CYP settings to deliver a prevention offer focusing on healthy relationships and consent. PLEASE NOTE that this market testing exercise is only for the CHIDVA community support model and does not include support already provided to CYP victim-survivors who are in Refuge accommodation or dispersed safe accommodation.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Children and Young People's Social Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Sep 2026 to 30 Sep 2028 (2 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
- 072128-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dd05
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- Warwick
- Town
- Coventry
- Postcode
- CV34 4SA
- Electoral ward
- Warwick Saltisford
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Delivery area
- Warwickshire CC
- Region
- West Midlands
- Sub-region
- Warwickshire CC
- Area
- Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Warwickshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Warwick, CV34 4SA · West Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072128-2025
- In-Tend portal, to register and bidin-tendhost.co.uk/warwickshirecc/aspx/Home
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05dd05 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When will the WCC Market Testing for the provision of Children's Independent Domestic… tender open?
Warwickshire County 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 WCC Market Testing for the provision of Children's Independent Domestic… contract?
The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2028 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for WCC Market Testing for the provision of Children's Independent Domestic…?
Warwickshire County Council, based in Warwick, West Midlands.
How do I bid for WCC Market Testing for the provision of Children's Independent Domestic…?
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