Child Focused Courts: Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service – South Yorkshire
Planned
Key facts
- Closing date
- Tuesday 24 November 2026, 00:00 (UK time)
- Buyer's estimated value
- £1,104,590 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
- Contract period
- 18 Jan 2027 to 31 Mar 2028
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Notice type
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Suitable for SMEs (per buyer)
- Yes
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- Conditions of participation (what you must show)
- None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
- Contract length and extensions
- 18 Jan 2027 to 31 Mar 2028. Extensions: Up to 3 x 12 month extensions subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.
- How to submit
- Associated tender documents will become available at https://procontract.due-north.com Open procontract.due-north.com ↗ Electronic submission: allowed.
- Tender documents
- No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
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Description
Overview
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority intends to undertake a competitive procurement for the provision of a Child Focused Courts: Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service across South Yorkshire.
Child Focused Courts represents significant change to private law children cases. The model aims to improve the experience and outcomes for children and families, particularly adult and child victims of domestic abuse. It focuses on early identification of risk, increased engagement with children and bespoke support for victims, all within a streamlined court process.
Within the model, there is a funded pathway for Cafcass or local authorities to refer victims of domestic abuse to specialist agencies for IDVAs to provide expert risk assessment and support.
This notice is issued to provide advance visibility of a forthcoming procurement opportunity. It is not an invitation to tender, and suppliers should not submit tenders or proposals in response to this notice.
The final service requirements, contract value, dates, award criteria, performance arrangements and contractual provisions will be set out in the tender documents.