AwardedAwarded 29 April 2026

Commissioning of Adult Specialist Practitioners (Domestic Abuse & Mental Health) for the Family Safeguarding Model

Reading Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Reading Borough Council awarded care work to Berkshire Women's Aid and Limms Care Services Ltd on 29 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £210,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 18 months with extensions, starting 27 April 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

RBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Commissioning of Adult Specialist Practitioners (Domestic Abuse & Mental Health) for the Family Safeguarding Model - The scope of this procurement is the commissioning of adult-facing Domestic Abuse and Mental Health specialist practitioners to be embedded within Children’s Social Care teams (child protection) as part of the Family Safeguarding Model. The practitioners will work alongside social workers and other professionals (with expertise in substance/alcohol recovery, domestic abuse, and mental health) as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to reduce risk, improve outcomes for children, and strengthen whole-family interventions. Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for the project. Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 13/03/2026. Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Domestic Abuse Specialist
27 April 2026 to 26 April 2027
What this lot covers

The delivery of Specialist Adult Facing Practitioner services for Children, Young People and Families experiencing Domestic Abuse

Social and domiciliary care£96,000
Mental Health Specialist
27 April 2026 to 26 April 2027
What this lot covers

Delivery of Specialist Adult Mental Health Practitioner Services for Families within the Family Safeguarding Model

Social and domiciliary care£114,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Berkshire Women's Aid (SME)
2 bids received
Domestic Abuse Specialist£117,396
Awarded 29 April 2026
Limms Care Services Ltd (SME)
1 bid received
Mental Health Specialist£132,750
Awarded 29 April 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 013851-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 038923-2026

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From notice 013851-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 February 2026, last updated 29 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.