# Market Engagement - VCSE Commissioning Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women and Girls \(VAWG\)

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames](/buyers/the-royal-borough-of-kingston-upon-thames/contract-awards)
- Published: 17 March 2023
- Planned start: 1 October 2023
- Planned end: 30 September 2026
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 0e9b50fa-e0ac-4b35-a127-70cb41a23fe0-625137
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-006f39c3-292f-4e71-bee5-3d66d9e1b38a

## Description

The Council is committed to providing Domestic Abuse and VAWG Support as a part of the new VCSE recommissioning in Kingston\. VAWG is a priority for the Safer Kingston Partnership\. The new contracts; Domestic Abuse Refuge Accommodations as well as Domestic Abuse and VAWG Community Outreach Service are expected to deliver vital front-line services\. The successful provider will be required to have a role as the Council's trusted partner, working in close partnership with the council's community safety team and a range of statutory and community sector partners\. The council is reviewing the current service provision for Domestic Abuse Refuge Accommodations and Domestic Abuse and VAWG Community Outreach Service and will be taking a codesign approach in designing the service specifications\. The Council has already engaged with survivors to co-produce the specifications and outcomes\.

## Related contract awards

- [Kingston Small Sites 2 - RIBA Stages 0-2, Stage 3: Design Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-df47962a-54f5-4d1d-b1b3-9dba650e2a74): The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- [Security / Manguarding 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-47cc42e8-9198-45f1-82d4-c59dcd15c107): The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- [Highways asset management s/w](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b5c941b3-c927-4f46-9d6e-86d7031a5470): The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e9b50fa-e0ac-4b35-a127-70cb41a23fe0-625137)