Commissioning of Adult Specialist Practitioners (Domestic Abuse & Mental Health) for the Family Safeguarding Model

Reading Borough CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0654e8Procurement Act 2023SME suitableactive
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Estimated value

Awarded value

Awarded 28 Apr 2026

Suppliers

2

2 SME

Lots

2

2 awarded

Published

29 Apr 2026

Description

RBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Commissioning of Adult Specialist Practitioners (Domestic Abuse & Mental Health) for the Family Safeguarding Model - The scope of this procurement is the commissioning of adult-facing Domestic Abuse and Mental Health specialist practitioners to be embedded within Children’s Social Care teams (child protection) as part of the Family Safeguarding Model. The practitioners will work alongside social workers and other professionals (with expertise in substance/alcohol recovery, domestic abuse, and mental health) as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to reduce risk, improve outcomes for children, and strengthen whole-family interventions. Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for the project. Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 13/03/2026. Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

Scope

Reference
RBC 00002440
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
26 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2027
Possible extension to 26 Oct 2027

1 x 6 months

CPV classifications
85300000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Simple description50% Quality (inclusive of Social Value) and 50% Priceprice

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 2 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

Award date

28 Apr 2026

Contract start

24 May 2026

Contract end

24 May 2027

Lots · 2 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Domestic Abuse Specialist£96kcomplete
2Mental Health Specialist£114kcomplete