MOJ Multi-year Funding for Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Support Services

Concepts

• community-based services
• quedgley
• opcc
• moj multi-year funding
• local authority commissioners and providers of domestic abuse and sexual violence services
• sexual violence support services
• domestic abuse
• multi-year funding
• providers of domestic abuse
• funding bids

Location

Gloucestershire

Description

To ensure a robust and transparent process took place, the OPCC circulated the needs assessment template to Local Authority Commissioners and providers of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services. The opportunity was also put on the OPCC website, advertised via social media and we also personally reached out to all of the DA ‘buy and for’ services that were identified through the DA needs assessment. To ensure a robust and transparent process took place, Gloucestershire OPCC circulated the needs assessment template to Local Authority Commissioners and providers of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services. The bids were collated and prioritised in conversation with local commissioners and DA/SV police colleagues with specialist knowledge in this field.

Total Quantity or Scope

In March 2022, the Ministry of Justice announced its intention to distribute £15.7m ring fenced funding for domestic abuse and sexual violence support services nationally. This is multi-year funding to cover a period of three years, to be allocated following a local needs assessment process. To ensure a robust and transparent process took place, the OPCC circulated the needs assessment template to Local Authority Commissioners and providers of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services. The opportunity was also put on the OPCC website, advertised via social media and we also personally reached out to all of the DA ‘buy and for’ services that were identified through the DA needs assessment. The bids were collated and prioritised based on need by the OPCC & local commissioners. In total, a bid of £ 339,608 was submitted to the Ministry of Justice. The OPCC has now been informed that the Ministry of Justice has allocated Gloucestershire OPCC £241,307.53 per annum for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25. Using local data on need and demand for services, priority was equally given to providers of SV/ DA, we have ensured that support was also considered for children and young people. Consideration has also been given to local services and existing waiting lists. Full evaluation and prioritisation was undertaken based upon the funding bids received by the OPCC and as the MoJ have confirmed they are happy for the OPCC to Fund "As they see fit" then said evaluation and prioritisation will be used to determine funding received in lieu of Full open tender process (all funding streams are below the Light Touch Regime Threshold) No Action has yet taken place to award the monies therefore ANY SUPPLIER WISHING TO CHALLENGE THIS DECISION SHOULD DO SO IN WRITING WITHIN THE NEXT 10 DAYS to Eyan.NAYLOR@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk Kirsten.Fruin@gloucestershire-pcc.gov.uk Richard.Bradley@Gloucestershire.Police.uk Additional information: The form requires historic dates to be used in order to publish however this notice is a "notice of intention" subject to effective challenge and as such no action has yet been taken and shall not take place until after the required number of days have passed in line with legislation and / or Best practice

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
• 75130000 - Supporting services for the government
• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85300000 - Social work and related services
• 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
• 85312320 - Counselling services
• 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
• 85322000 - Community action programme
• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Legal Justification

The form on the eTendering system used requires historic dates to be used in order to publish - however this notice is a "notice of intention" subject to effective challenge and as such no action has yet been taken and shall not take place until after the required number of days have passed in line with legislation and / or Best practice A call for bids for funding were circulated to the Relevant market and evaluation of such was undertaken against clear prioritisation and quality assessments. These were sent to the MoJ for ratification and the OPCC were told to continue as planned. - All Funding is BELOW the LTR requirements set out in PCR 2015.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** No Action has yet been taken to make these awards - Suppliers will have the required timescales to bring a formal challenge to the decision made as detailed herein before such awards will be formalised in line with the evaluation, prioritisation and justification undertaken by the OPCC in response to Calls for Funding Bids from the relevant market undertaken previously.