Specialist Safe, Supported Accommodation for Young Women Aged 16 to 25 Affected by Abuse

Opportunity overview

Sheffield City Council is commissioning a service to provide safe, supported accommodation for young women aged 16 to 25 affected by abuse, including all forms of sexual abuse and domestic abuse. The Council wishes to commission a service that provides a safe, stable and nurturing home (short to medium term) for vulnerable young women, alongside compassionate, trauma-informed therapy and support. The purpose of the service is to create the conditions in which young women and their children are supported to recover from their experiences of abuse and are then able to move on to live independent lives in the community. Young women will be safer and will be able to exercise choice, maintain stable accommodation, develop practical and relational skills, and will be supported to build a future for themselves and, where relevant, their children.

Lot LOT-0000 — Contract lot

Estimated lot value including VAT: £1.6m

Award criterion: Quality

Award criterion: Price

Contract starts: 1 April 2027

Initial contract ends: 31 March 2034

Contracting authority

Sheffield City Council Town Hall, Pinstone Street,, Sheffield, S1 2HH, UKE32, United Kingdom Contact: Richard Belk Email: procurement@sheffield.gov.uk Website: http://sheffield.gov.uk

Procurement timetable and procedure

Procedure: Open procedure

Special regime: Light Touch Regime

Clarification deadline: 9 November 2026 at 11:55 pm

Submission deadline: 27 November 2026 at 12:00 pm

Award decision expected by: 21 December 2026 at 11:59 pm

Electronic submissions: allowed

Submission language: EN

CPV Classification

85311000 — Social work services with accommodation; 85300000 — Social work and related services

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