Child Focused Courts: Lancashire IDVA Support Service

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire is seeking a provider to deliver domestic abuse support for victims as part of the Child Focused Courts model.

Child Focused Courts represents a complete reform of the family courts system, adopting an investigative and problem-solving approach to improve the experience of family courts for children while providing additional domestic abuse support for victims.

Contract Information

Buyer – Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire

Deadline – 28 August 2026, 11:59am

Contract Value – £1,024,053.30 excluding VAT (£1,228,863.96 including VAT)

Delivery Length – 17 November 2026 to 31 March 2028, with the option to extend to 31 March 2030 through two additional 12-month extensions, subject to confirmation of funding and future commissioning arrangements following expected PCC changes.

Tender Link – https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home

Service Details

The contract is for the provision of an Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service to support the Child Focused Courts model.

The model aims to:

• Improve the experience of family courts for children.
• Adopt an investigative and problem-solving approach within the family courts system.
• Provide additional domestic abuse support for victims.

The procurement falls under the following service classifications:

• Miscellaneous health services
• Social work and related services

Evaluation Criteria

Tenders will be evaluated using the following weighting:

• Quality: 80%
• Price: 20%

Submission Information

• Enquiry Deadline: 17 August 2026, 12:00pm
• Tender Submission Deadline: 28 August 2026, 11:59am
• Estimated Award Decision Date: 21 October 2026

Tenders must be submitted electronically in English via the In-Tend procurement portal.

The opportunity represents a significant commissioning opportunity to provide specialist domestic abuse support for victims as part of the Child Focused Courts programme, supporting reforms to the family courts system in Lancashire.

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