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Child Focused Court Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service within the county’s Family Courts
Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · East of England
IDVA tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
115 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
IDVA contracts ,
115 contracts across the UK, of any size
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12 IDVA opportunities are live now
7 from other public bodies, 5 from councils. The 5 closing soonest are shown in full.
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Domestic Abuse and Safe Accommodation Service
London Borough of Harrow · London
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Child Focused Courts IDVA
Leicestershire Police · North East
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Provision of Hospital Based Domestic Abuse Advocacy (HBDAA) Services
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) · London
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The Provision of Services for all Victims of Domestic Abuse in Derby City
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire · East Midlands
IDVA opportunity from a councilSouth East£1m or morePublished 18 September 2026IDVA opportunity from a councilUK-wide or not statedValue not statedPublished 16 September 2026IDVA opportunity from a councilSouth WestValue not statedPublished 14 September 2026IDVA opportunity from a public bodyLondon£1m or morePublished 4 September 2026
Show all 12 live IDVA opportunitiesWho wins · 24 months to October 2026
Victim Support won the most IDVA contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victim Support London · See every contract | 11 | £51.5m | 8 | ||
| 2 | GreenSquareAccord West Midlands · See every contract | 5 | £6.4m | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Refuge West Midlands · See every contract | 4 | £19.8m | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Solace Women's Aid London · SME · See every contract | 4 | £6.8m | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Cranstoun Services Limited West Midlands · See every contract | 4 | £5.4m | 4 | ||
| 3joint | Freeva East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 4 | £993k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Black Country Women's Aid West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 4 | £465k | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Cranstoun West Midlands · See every contract | 4 | Not published | 4 | ||
| 9joint | Advance Advocacy and Non-Violence Community Education London · See every contract | 3 | £8m | 3 | ||
| 9joint | Safenet Domestic Abuse and Support Services Ltd North West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £5.6m | 2 |
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Who buys
Councils award 71% of IDVA contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
21 buyers bought IDVA more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many IDVA contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many IDVA contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicestershire County Council | 6 | £855k |
| 2 | Warwickshire Police | 6 | £484k |
| 3 | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) | 5 | £42.8m |
| 4 | Lancashire Constabulary | 4 | £7.3m |
| 5 | Gloucestershire County Council | 4 | £6.4m |
| 6 | Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales | 3 | £5.8m |
| 7 | Nottingham City Council | 3 | £993k |
| 8 | Worcestershire County Council | 3 | £762k |
| 9 | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 3 | £282k |
| 10 | Dorset Police | 2 | £10.3m |
Prices
Half of IDVA contracts are worth less than £649k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 61% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Hampshire County CouncilStop Domestic Abuse · 7 Jul 2025
- Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)Victim Support · 18 Aug 2025
- Derbyshire County CouncilNottingham Community Housing Association · 10 Sep 2026
- Hertfordshire County CouncilRefuge · 10 Mar 2026
- Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)Victim Support · 18 Aug 2025
- London Borough of SouthwarkBede House Association · 6 Feb 2026
- Cornwall CouncilBarnardo's, The Women's Centre Cornwall · 20 Nov 2025
- Police and Crime Commissioner for West MerciaCranstoun, AXIS COUNSELLING, Cranstoun Services Limited · 5 Jan 2026
- Plymouth City CouncilForward Outcomes Partnership Ltd · 9 Dec 2025
- East Sussex County CouncilAdvance Advocacy and Non-Violence Community Education · 11 Dec 2025
Where and when
The West Midlands awards the most IDVA contracts. February and March are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 22 | £17.6m |
| London | 15 | £59m |
| East Midlands | 12 | £23.8m |
| South East | 10 | £52.5m |
| North West | 9 | £12.8m |
| South West | 9 | £29.8m |
| East of England | 7 | £20.2m |
| North East | 6 | £5.2m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 6 | £4.1m |
| Wales | 5 | £6.4m |
| Scotland | 2 | £141k |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | £4.5m |
Often bought with IDVA
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Deadlines
Half of IDVA tenders close within 32 days of being published
Each dot is a IDVA tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 48% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 22% of the time to respond has gone.
Key findings
- 32 days
is how long the typical IDVA tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 98 UK IDVA tenders published in the last 24 months. - 1
new IDVA tenders are published across the UK in a typical week.
116 in the last 24 months. - 61%
of the money is in the 10 biggest IDVA contracts.
Of 103 contracts with a published value. - 42%
of IDVA contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 91 award notices. - 28%
of IDVA contracts are awarded in February and March.
32 of 115 contracts.
Questions
How many IDVA contracts does the UK public sector award?
115 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 75 public buyers.
How long are IDVA tenders open for?
The median IDVA tender is open for 32 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector IDVA contract worth?
The median is £649k, and 40% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector IDVA contracts?
Victim Support won the most (11), and the most by value (£51.5m).
Which buyers award the most IDVA contracts?
Councils award 71% of them.
What is included
Community-based support for adult victims and survivors of domestic abuse: independent domestic violence advisers, outreach, advocacy, risk assessment and safety planning, including hospital-based and court-linked advocates, and specialist counselling, therapy and peer-led recovery programmes once the immediate risk has passed.
- IDVA services
- Community outreach and mobile advocacy
- Hospital-based domestic abuse advocacy
- IDVAs for family court referrals
- Services for male victims
- Single point of contact services
- Combined IDVA and housing-related support for domestic and sexual abuse victims
- Specialist domestic abuse counselling and therapy
- Recovery programmes for survivors
- Lived-experience peer support for domestic and sexual abuse victims
- Financial independence and economic recovery support for victims and survivors of violence against women and girls
- Integrated domestic abuse services combining victim, children's and perpetrator support with staff training
What is not included
- Refuges and safe accommodation (soc.abuse.refuges-and-safe-accommodation)
- Support for children and young people affected by abuse (soc.abuse.children-and-young-peoples-abuse-support)
- ISVA services and sexual violence counselling (soc.abuse.sexual-violence-support-and-isva)
- Perpetrator programmes (soc.abuse.perpetrator-programmes)
- Domestic homicide reviews (soc.advoc.safeguarding-reviews)
- Sanctuary scheme and target hardening works (sec.perim.target-hardening)
- NHS talking therapies (another industry: healthcare)