Open tenders / Health & social care
Planned procurement · Notice 081075-2026
Provision of Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation - Soft Market Testing
- Value
- £1.8m
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- North West
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2028
In plain English
Trafford Council is running a soft market testing exercise to understand what providers can offer for domestic abuse safe accommodation services, including refuges and dispersed accommodation, ahead of a possible future tender. This is not a call for bids; a future contract could be worth around £357,559 a year over up to 5 years (12 months plus extensions up to 48 months).
Good fit for: Providers with experience delivering domestic abuse refuge or safe accommodation services for women, families and male survivors.
- Not an actual tender - expressions of interest only
Please note that this is not a call for competition.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Trafford Council - Provision of Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation - Soft Market Testing. Please note that this is not a call for competition. This is a soft market testing exercise is undertaken on behalf of Trafford Council under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. Purpose: Part IV of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 mandates a statutory duty on local authorities to provide safe accommodation for people fleeing domestic abuse. In Trafford we currently provide safe accommodation in the form of refuges for women, families and male survivors of domestic abuse. We also provide dispersed accommodation for some survivors when they move on from refuges. Trafford Council are undertaking this soft market testing exercise to fully understand what the market can offer and the challenges in procuring and setting up this service. It is hoped that this will be an opportunity for us to obtain an insight of how participants might approach delivery of the service, and how they might address circumstances that may impact on the service. It will also help us to further understand the market. We anticipate that should a tender exercise be undertaken, the maximum annual value for the contract might be in the region of £357,559, and the duration to be 5 years, with an initial period of 12 months with the option to extend for period(s) of up to 48 months. We are therefore seeking expressions of interest from participants with the relevant expertise and experience to assist us in determining the feasibility of this project by answering the questions that are published on the Chest portal - Project Ref DN827443. Please use the following link to access the Chest portal to obtain the soft market tested documentation: The Chest: North West Procurement Portal Note that any contract award…
What happens next
This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. Read the official notice for the details.
Procedure: not stated. Published 26 Aug 2026.
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