- Value
- £1.3m
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- East Midlands
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2028
In plain English
Leicester City Council plans to keep paying existing providers to run women's refuge accommodation and support in Leicester for one year from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028, covering a general refuge (around 25 units) and a refuge for Black and minoritised ethnicity women (around 18 units). Services include support for women and children, counselling, community outreach, immigration support and delivering domestic abuse training.
Good fit for: Specialist domestic abuse refuge and supported accommodation charities already working with the council.
- It's a direct award, so the council intends to place the contract with an existing provider rather than run an open competition
- No deadline is given, so there is no stated route in for new bidders
- Work is tied to existing Council-held safe accommodation contracts and alignment across them
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What the buyer says
The requirement is for continued domestic abuse accommodation-related support services, specifically women’s refuge accommodation for Leicester. The service will be delivered in two lots: General Refuge and BME Refuge. For General Refuge, the requirement includes an optimal of 25 units, support for women and children impacted by domestic abuse, children’s support, counselling, an increase of 2 additional units, alignment of support across Council-held safe accommodation contracts, delivery of domestic abuse training and a reduced training commitment of 2 days. The financial change is approximately £77,000 per annum. For BME Refuge, the requirement includes an optimal of 18 units for women from Black and other minoritised ethnicity communities, community outreach, immigration support, children’s support, an increase of 3 additional units, alignment of support across Council-held safe accommodation contracts, delivery of domestic abuse training and a reduced training commitment of 2 days. The financial change is approximately £90,000 per annum. A direct award is proposed due to Local Government Reorganisation uncertainty, and the wider service position involving local authorities and the Police commissioner.
Procedure: Direct award. Published 10 Sep 2026.
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