Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c8d-1f02-72f4-be87-8aba0ab606f7/provision-of-independent-domestic-violence-advisor-idva-services-in-gwent closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Provision of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Services in Gwent [Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner](https://tendernation.io/buyers/gwent-police-and-crime-commissioner) Estimated value £2,100,000 Published 23 Nov 2022 Deadline Closed 11 Jan 2023 ## 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 Commissioner is leading the commissioning of the regional Independent Domestic Violence Advisor ("IDVA") Services in the Gwent Police Force area on behalf of the Commissioning Partners which include the Commissioner, the five local authorities in Gwent and the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence ("VAWDASV") Commissioning Board (the "Commissioning Partners"). IDVA's were introduced in the Home Office 2005 Domestic Violence National Action Plan as a key area for service expansion, with a national commitment to IDVA posts in all Specialist Domestic Violence Courts ("SDVC") and investment for posts and training from Westminster Government sources. The Home Office 2008 Tackling Violent Crime Plan identified domestic violence as a priority area with IDVA's and MultiAgency Risk Assessment Conference's ("MARAC's") core strategies in reducing domestic violence and improving the criminal justice response. This framework marked an approach to domestic violence through a crime lens, with a shift to focussing on serious violence and high-risk victims. Wales has had a national Violence Against Women Strategy since 2010 (Right to be Safe Strategy), which was refreshed and updated in November 2016. The Contractor shall provide a single IDVA Service across the Gwent Force area. The IDVAs shall work to address the safety of people at high risk of domestic abuse from intimate partners, ex-partners and family members to secure their safety and the safety of their children. Operating as the primary point of contact, IDVAs typically work with their clients from the point of crisis to assess the risk, review options, and develop and implement plans to address their immediate safety, as well as longer-term solutions. Although the Service will not work directly with children under the age of 16, the IDVAs shall make referrals to safeguard children and adults at risk of harm and ensure appropriate signposting to specialist Services and following duty of report procedures to the relevant local authority when appropriate. The Service shall be inclusive and available for all clients affected by domestic abuse. Tender documents can be obtained via [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/) ITT\_99461 Read full description ## CPV classification Social work and related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/32f0cbff-03b8-4a41-8600-ee43cb8b9329) 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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