How to win: VAWDASV Floating Support Service and Refuge

About this contract

Monmouthshire County Council is preparing to recommission their VAWDASV Housing Related Floating Support and Refuge services, and is issuing this notice to update the market on its intentions for the forthcoming procurement. The purpose of this notice is to provide potential bidders with advance information on the anticipated values, timetable and market event arrangements. Your involvement will also help to inform the proposed service model and specification. Background and Purpose The Council is seeking to recommission an integrated model of housing-related support for both men and women who are at risk of, or experiencing domestic abuse. The proposed model is intended to strengthen domestic abuse and homelessness prevention, and improve the quality of support delivered to this client group in Monmouthshire. Proposed Contract Lots (subject to change) The Council anticipates tendering two separate contract Lots: Lot 1 Floating Support, Advice and Prevention, including early intervention and crisis support for both men and women who are at risk of, or experiencing domestic abuse. Also includes a Domestic Abuse Screening Officer. Approx. £250,000 per annum Lot 2 Refuge Accommodat

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Monmouthshire County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,850,000, 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 1 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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