Community Domestic Abuse Support Service

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a provider to deliver the COMPASS Community Domestic Abuse Support Service across the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.

The service will provide flexible, trauma-informed and person-centred support through safe accommodation-based and community-based services for people experiencing domestic abuse, regardless of their circumstances or level of risk.

Service Requirements

The service will support:

• Victim-survivors of all genders, with or without children.
• Individuals living with or separated from the person causing harm.
• Children and young people affected by domestic abuse.
• Children and young people displaying harmful behaviours.
• Adults who cause harm through evidence-based and accredited behaviour change interventions.

The provider must recognise and respond to different forms of domestic abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional and psychological abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour, economic abuse, stalking, harassment, technology-facilitated abuse, honour-based abuse, forced marriage and post-separation abuse.

Support must take account of the wider challenges individuals may experience alongside domestic abuse, including poor mental health, substance misuse, homelessness, poverty, social exclusion and exploitation. Risk assessments, safety planning and interventions should reflect the needs of victim-survivors and their children.

Contract Information

• Buyer: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
• Deadline: 3 December 2026, 12:00pm
• Enquiry Deadline: 18 November 2026, 12:00pm
• Contract Value: £4,025,000 excluding VAT (£4,830,000 including VAT)
• Contract Start: 1 April 2027
• Contract End: 30 March 2032
• Extension: Possible 24-month extension to 30 March 2034
• Total Delivery Length: Up to 6 years, 11 months, 30 days
• Award Decision Date: 15 February 2027
• Tender Reference: Not disclosed
• Tender Link: The Chest Procurement Portal

Supplier Requirements

The opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs).

Providers must be able to deliver flexible, trauma-informed and person-centred domestic abuse support across safe accommodation-based and community-based settings.

The service requires the delivery of evidence-based and accredited behaviour change interventions for adults who cause harm. Further specific supplier requirements are detailed in the tender documents.

Evaluation Criteria

The contract will be evaluated using the following criteria:

• Quality: 70%
• Price: 15%
• Social Value: 15%

Commercial Relevance

This opportunity offers domestic abuse support organisations, specialist charities and community service providers an opportunity to deliver accommodation-based and community support across Stockport, including services for adults, children and young people affected by domestic abuse.

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