How to win: Provision of Victim Support Services

About this contract

The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Warwickshire invites tenders for the provision of Victim Support Services across Warwickshire. The PCC seeks to commission experienced providers to deliver high-quality, accessible and specialist support services for victims and survivors of crime including family members and friends where appropriate, enabling individuals to cope with and recover from the impact of crime, access appropriate support and exercise their rights under the Victims' Code. Services will contribute to the PCC's wider priorities of supporting victims and survivors, protecting vulnerable people, improving access to justice, reducing violence against women and girls, reducing inequalities in access to support and improving wellbeing and recovery outcomes. The requirement is divided into four lots: • Lot 1 – Multi Crime Victim Service • Lot 2 – Sexual Violence Support Service • Lot 3 – Child Exploitation Support Service • Lot 4 – Slavery and Exploitation Support Service Bidders may tender for a single lot or multiple lots. Across the four lots, the PCC is seeking services that provide appropriate specialist support according to the needs and circumstances of victims

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £5,708,637.68, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 5 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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