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Countywide Domestic Abuse Specialist Outreach Service

Durham County Council · £1 – £7,000,000 · closes 23 Oct 2023

£1 – £7,000,000

Estimated value

Closed

Deadline

21 Sept 2023

Published

Awarded

Harbour Support Services£6.6m · to 31 March 2026

Awarded 3 November 2023

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About this contract

This contract is for a Countywide Domestic Abuse Specialist Outreach service in County Durham. The service will consist of multiple elements sitting under a single point of contact for individuals or agencies seeking support. The service will operate in close partnership with the Council and other key partner agencies (eg. County Durham and Darlington Constabulary, Health services etc.). The service will be a specialist domestic abuse service with the necessary resources, experience and expertise in supporting victim-survivors of domestic abuse (including children and young people and those who cause harm) working in partnership with a range of agencies. The service is to include, but is not limited to, the provision of the following to victim-survivors of domestic abuse that reside within County Durham: • A Perpetrator/Prevention service. • An Independent Domestic Abuse Advocacy (IDVA) service. • A Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA) service which includes the delivery of the REPSECT Young People's Programme. • Delivery of a range of empowerment programmes that support recovery (this includes the delivery of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) Domestic Abuse Recovering Together (DART) Programme). • Access to specialist domestic abuse counsellors. • Adult victim support services. • Specific support to Children and Young People (CYP). • Administration of Operation Encompass notifications. This contract is being let with two extension periods of 24 months each subject to funding and commissioner approval. Additional information: Tender Documents can be accessed free of charge at www.nepo.org utilising reference DN680984