Buyer Name: Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Buyer Address: 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, UKD33, M1 6EU, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement@manchesterfire.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Buyer Address: 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, UKD33, M1 6EU, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement@manchesterfire.gov.uk
GMCA is seeking to award a contract for the provision of GMCA1537 Commissioning Review of Independent Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Advisors (IDVA/ISVAs) Workforce . This procurement is for a provider to engage with the GMCA and local partners to undertake a transformational review of the GMCA's Independent Domestic Abuse Advisor/Independent Sexual Violence Advisor commissioning and workforce model in GM. This procurement is of key strategic importance to the future direction of Victims' Services in GM given the need to change the existing support model to better support the needs and experience of victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence. The GMCA requires the successful provider to: - Develop a process and final sustainable recommendations that are victim focused and reflect the voice of lived experience - Creatively engage with a range of partners at all stages of the process to engender buy-in, discover and define the issues; develop innovative proposals, test and deliver the model and design evaluation processes - Demonstrably draws on best practice and government guidance to ensure the commissioning model aligns. Further information on the nature and scope of the contract requirements can be found in the procurement documentation.
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External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046870-2025
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Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 75,000
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 90,000
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-10-31T00:00:00Z
Lot 1 Contract End: 2026-06-30T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
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