National Homicide Service

Ministry of JusticecontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-05f088Procurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitableactive

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Estimated value

£24.4m

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Awarded value

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0 awarded

Published

16 Jun 2026

Deadline 03 Jul 2026

Description

National Homicide Service providing support to bereaved families and eyewitnesses of homicide. Please note: The contract value is presented as £24.4m exclusive of VAT and we will require tenders to be submitted with proposed costs excluding VAT to allow fair comparison.

Scope

Reference: prj_15909
Total value: £24,442,000 excluding VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool: Standalone contract
Contract dates: 31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2031
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2032
The contract includes an option for a 12-month extension, allowing flexibility to: Provide sufficient confidence around continuity of service within the contract length, for both the MoJ and the appointed supplier; and React and regroup following potential future Victims funding reform work and subject to future Spending Review allocations.
Main category: services
CPV classifications: 75230000
85311300
85312320
Contract locations: Wales, United Kingdom
North East England, United Kingdom
North West England, United Kingdom
East Midlands, United Kingdom
West Midlands, United Kingdom
East of England, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South West England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

Name	Description	Type	Weighting
1.1 - How will you ensure the Service: meets the needs of Service Users across England and Wales? helps the MoJ to meet its strategic aims, as set out in "Background to the National Homicide Service” - Document A in Volume 5 – Data Room Information.	—	quality	2.25%
1.2 - Set out your overall operating model for delivering the Homicide Service – from referral to ongoing support and exit from the Service.	—	quality	9.00%
1.3 - How will you raise awareness of the Service?	—	quality	1.50%
1.4 - How will you ensure that the Service is accessible for all who are eligible, including addressing barriers and challenges that Service Users may face in accessing and engaging with support?	—	quality	2.25%
2.1 - How will you fulfil the requirement to deliver Emotional, Practical and Advocacy Support to Service Users?	—	quality	4.50%
2.2 - How will you deliver Financial Support to Service Users?	—	quality	3.00%
2.3 - How will you deliver Peer Support for Service Users?	—	quality	3.00%
2.4 - How will you deliver Psychological Support for Service Users?	—	quality	3.00%
2.5 - How will you support Service Users with additional needs identified in the Needs Assessment (e.g. housing, substance misuse, restorative justice etc)?	—	quality	1.50%
2.6 - How will you deliver Outreach Support?	—	quality	4.50%
2.7 - How will you respond to Major Incidents involving a Homicide?	—	quality	3.00%
2.8a - How will you support Children and Young People (CYP) who are bereaved family members or eyewitnesses of Homicide?	—	quality	3.00%
2.8b - How will you support parents or primary carers of witnesses under the age of 18?	—	quality	1.50%
2.9 - How will you support Service Users following a Homicide or Suspicious Death abroad?	—	quality	3.00%
3.1 - Full detail in ITT	—	quality	8.00%
3.2 - How will you take steps to ensure a good understanding of local/regional landscapes/thematic areas and communities of interest to ensure that you effectively refer and signpost to organisations outside your supply chain?	—	quality	2.00%
4.1 - Provide a detailed description of the staffing resources needed to deliver the Homicide Service under your delivery model/proposal.	—	quality	9.00%
4.2 - Describe your recruitment and induction process for staff and volunteers.	—	quality	4.00%
4.3 - How will you ensure the ongoing development and wellbeing of staff and volunteers?	—	quality	7.00%
5.1 - Set out your Contract Management and Governance Arrangements for Mobilisation and/or Transition of the Homicide Service by 1 April 2027.	—	quality	4.50%
5.2 - Set out your Contract Management and Governance Arrangements for delivery of the Homicide Service from 2027-2031.	—	quality	4.50%
5.3a - How will you capture data regarding the delivery of support and fulfil data protection requirements?	PASS/FAIL - Actual weighting is 0%. This was increased to 0.01 due to jaggaer formatting issues	quality	0.01%
5.3b - How will you capture data regarding the delivery of support and fulfil data protection requirements?	Actual weighting is 2.25%. This was reduced to 2.24% due to jaggaer formatting issues	quality	2.24%
5.4 - Full detail in ITT	—	quality	3.75%
6.1 - Economic and Social Sustainability: A. How will your delivery of the Homicide Service provide additional social and economic benefits to local areas, beyond the core requirements of the specification? B. How does your organisation ensure the resilience of its workforce?	—	quality	5.00%
6.2 - Please explain how any Homicide Service funding in excess of the allowed Annual Surplus (3% of Annual Contract Value) will be reinvested into extending or improving frontline support to Service Users.	—	quality	4.00%
6.3 - Environmental Sustainability: Please describe the specific measures you will implement during the life of this contract to minimise environmental impact, with particular focus on reducing carbon emissions from staff travel and service hubs while maintaining high-quality, accessible support for Service Users.	—	quality	1.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline: 29 May 2026, 11:00 am
Submission deadline: 03 Jul 2026, 4:00 pm
Submission address: https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
Electronic submission: Yes
Procedure: Open procedure