Social work and related services

Tender description

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and Wandsworth Borough Council (the Councils), are inviting tenders from suitably experienced and qualified contractors for the provision of services in support of victims and persons at risk, of domestic violence or violence against women and girls, in accordance with the specification at volume two of the invitation to tender documentation (the ‘Services’). The Councils shall award a three (3)-year contract with an option for a further two 12-month extension(s) period(s) at the Council's discretion, subject to the availability of funding. Should external funding become insufficient, the Councils reserve the right to terminate the contract at their absolute discretion. This proposed procurement aims to appoint one suitably experienced and qualified supplier of services for persons at various levels of risk or victims, of domestic violence and violence against women and girls, under one contract. These services shall consist essentially in the provision of refuge or emergency accommodation-based services and Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (IDVAs). The Services will be provided across the London Boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough Council simultaneously, over the lifetime of the contract, in support of such persons.