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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: Provision of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Services in Gwent
2. Awarding Authority:
GWENT POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER
Headquarters,Croesyceiliog

CWMBRAN
Wales
NP442XJ
Contact: Sarah Fry/Sian Gunner
Email: procurement@gwent.police.uk
Phone: 07870905431
URL:
3. Contract Type: Services
4. Description: 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 ITT_99461
5. CPV Codes:
85300000 – Social work and related services
6. NUTS Codes: UKL16
7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Wales
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
JCPS0328
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: £2,100,000
10. Start Date: 01/04/2023
11. End Date: 31/03/2026
12. Closing Date: 11/01/2023
13. Other Information:
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