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Oxfordshire Domestic Abuse Service
Oxfordshire County Council · Local authority
In brief
Oxfordshire County Council has announced plans to buy care work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £3,500,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2028.
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.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 8 bids per contract for this buyer (from 34 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Contract to provide support to people at risk of or experiencing domestic abuse. The Provider must ensure domestic abuse support provision for all individuals and their children affected by domestic abuse and dedicated outreach provisions for people affected by domestic abuse living in the community. The contracted Service includes:
- Risk Assessment and Safety planning, assessing need and risk using the Domestic Abuse, Stalking, Harassment and Honour based violence Assessment (DASH) risk assessment, and safety planning with Victim-survivors and their families.
- Protection of families, Including individuals living with children where there are safeguarding concerns, physical and mental health co-occurring conditions and complex needs ensuring appropriate referrals are made to linked services to improve outcomes.
- Delivery of co-ordinated support to individuals, families and children including a trauma informed response to victim-survivors, being responsive to their different needs.
- Trauma informed counselling for adults affected by domestic abuse which could be procured in partnership with a specialist agency for dedicated sessions.
- Child focussed integrative counselling and play therapy for children and young people which could be procured with a specialist agency for dedicated sessions.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 048581-2026
About the buyer
Oxfordshire County CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
157Awards
92Suppliers it has used most for care
- AT Medics Ltd1 contract
- Action for Carers Oxfordshire1 contract
- Age UK Oxfordshire1 contract
- CORAM Intercountry Adoption Centre1 contract
- Flex360 Ltd1 contract
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From notice 048581-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.