# Safer Accommodation for Victims of Domestic Abuse

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leicestershire County Council](/buyers/leicestershire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Panahghar Safehouse
- Award value: £1,000,000
- Tender value: £1,000,000
- Award date: 13 February 2024
- Published: 10 March 2025
- Contract start: 3 June 2024
- Contract end: 2 June 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1680a5b1-cf6f-4a1f-968f-a4a0622a3bc8-832657
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-06faaf2e-1edc-4537-b8b1-a97189e9dbe9

## Description

This service provision is to provide victim-survivors of DA with Safe Accommodation support services as defined in Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act\. This Service will provide domestic abuse specialist support, housing management functions and support to victims in shared/dispersed safe accommodation across the county\. This type of accommodation provision is intended as a short-term option\. It is expected for service users to remain in the accommodation for no more than 12 months, to which it is expected that the awarding body supports those service users until they have access to more stable accommodation\. The accommodation will be for victims who want to leave an abusive relationship but need emotional and practical support through the process; and/ or victims who need to leave their accommodation immediately for their own and/or their dependent children's safety whilst a permanent safe place to live is found\. The service will be split into three types of accommodation: - Lot 1: Specialist Accommodation for BAME Victims - Lot 2: Generic, Accessible Accommodation for Victims of Domestic Abuse \(Larger families, Families with Pets, Families with older male children and Accessible accommodation for those with disabilities\) - Lot 3: Specialist Accommodation for Male Victims

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1680a5b1-cf6f-4a1f-968f-a4a0622a3bc8-832657)