Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c3f-1250-71b4-a1d4-6caae404414c/lps-care-refuge-services-for-people-fleeing-domestic-abuse-rfq-15227703 awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # LPS CARE - Refuge services for people fleeing domestic abuse - RFQ 15227703 [Lancashire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/lancashire-county-council) Estimated value £6,530,000 Published 4 Mar 2019 Deadline Closed 23 Apr 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The refuge service is a short term accommodation based service that can be accessed in an emergency by women or women with families/children who have experienced, or are at risk of, domestic abuse and/or harassment and require a safe environment. This may be either as respite while they decide what to do, or because they need a place of safety while they take action to deal with their experiences. Initially the intention is that the service will be refuge provision for women. However a longer term objective is that the successful tenderer will increasingly develop an appropriate level and type of refuge provision for men affected by domestic abuse as and when resources become available. Contract values: The potential annual contract value is £871,000. The potential total value for the 5 year contract term is £4,355,000 from the Public health grant. Additional funding of up to £2,175,000 may be made available during the period that the contract is in effect depending on circumstances.The Authority reserves the right to increase the amount of funding available in the event that it receives additional external funding for these services or services intrinsically linked to the provision of Refuge Services, or the Authority itself is able to allocate more funding for these services or services intrinsically linked to the provision of Refuge Services. The tender can be found on the authority's oracle sourcing portal under the RFQ Number:15227703. Amended versions of the tender are denoted at the end of the RFQ Number by a comma followed by an amendment number. Search results should display any and all amended versions of the tender. The latest version is determined as being the RFQ Number with the highest amendment number. You may only make a submission against the latest RFQ version. Where you have made a submission against a tender that is subsequently amended you will be required to resubmit prior to the submission deadline. Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7a2377ff-b585-4335-97fa-cf457be60d72) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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