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58 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

ISVA contracts ,

58 contracts across the UK, of any size

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7 ISVA opportunities are live now

5 from other public bodies, 1 from councils, 1 from the NHS and health bodies.

ISVA opportunity from a public bodyEast of England£1m or morePublished 7 October 2026ISVA opportunity from a public bodyWest Midlands£1m or morePublished 25 September 2026ISVA opportunity from an NHS bodyNorthern IrelandValue not statedPublished 25 September 2026ISVA opportunity from a public bodyEast MidlandsValue not statedPublished 16 September 2026
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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026

Victim Support won the most ISVA contracts

SERICC won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 Victim Support
North West · See every contract
5£2.9m4
2 New Pathways
Wales · SME · See every contract
4£8.4m2
3 ARCH Teesside
North East · See every contract
3£1.2m3
4jointFirst Light
South West · SME · See every contract
2£4m2
4jointIndependent Domestic Abuse Services (IDAS)
Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract
2£1.2m2
4jointFreeva
North East · SME · See every contract
2£182k1
4jointAXIS COUNSELLING
West Midlands · SME · See every contract
2£163k2
4jointWe Are Survivors
North West · See every contract
2Not published2
9jointSERICC
East of England · See every contract
1£9.5m1
9jointCambridge Rape Crisis Centre
East of England · SME · See every contract
1£4.9m1

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Who buys

34 buyers awarded ISVA contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

Councils4 contractsNHS and health21 contractsOther public bodies24 contractsUnder £100k9 contracts · median £72k£100k to £1m24 contracts · median £463k£1m or more16 contracts · median £3.2m
Councils4 contractsNHS and health21 contractsOther24 contractsUnder £100k9 contracts£100k to £1m24 contracts£1m or more16 contracts
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12 buyers bought ISVA more than once in the last 24 months

Each dot is a buyer, by how many ISVA contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.

22 buyers1 contract6 buyers2 contracts5 buyers3 or 4 contracts1 buyer5 or more contracts
22 buyers16 buyers25 buyers3 or 41 buyer5 or morecontracts awarded

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many ISVA contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m1235ISVA contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLMayor's Office for Polic…Bedfordshire (Lot 1) and…Police and Crime Commiss…Police and Crime Commiss…NHS EnglandLincolnshire PoliceWarwickshire PoliceNHS Surrey and Sussex In…
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m1235ISVA contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLMayor's Office for Polic…Bedfordshire (Lot 1) and…Lincolnshire PoliceWarwickshire PoliceNHS Surrey and Sussex…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1NHS England
See every contract
7£5.9m
2Lincolnshire Police
See every contract
4£1.7m
3Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
See every contract
4Not published
4Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales
See every contract
3£9m
5Warwickshire Police
See every contract
3£698k
6NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
See every contract
3£266k
7Lancashire Constabulary
See every contract
2£2.8m
8NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
See every contract
2£1.6m
9NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
See every contract
2£567k
10Nottinghamshire Police
See every contract
2£245k
Prices

Half of ISVA contracts are worth less than £496k

Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.

CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100mMedian £496k
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100mMedian £496k
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 86% of the money

Coloured by who bought it.

  1. Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)Galop, Solace Women's Aid, THE NIA PROJECT, Women and Girls Network, RAPE CRISIS SOUTH LONDON, SURVIVORS UK, Respond, Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Anti-Violence and Policing Group · 9 Oct 2025£65.4m
  2. Bedfordshire (Lot 1) and Essex Police (Lot 2)SERICC · 18 Dec 2024£9.5m
  3. Police and Crime Commissioner for South WalesNew Pathways · 17 Oct 2024£6.6m
  4. Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and CornwallThe Women's Centre Cornwall, The Children's Society, First Light · 3 Sep 2025£6m
  5. West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityKirklees & Calderdale Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre, Leeds Women's Aid · 25 Sep 2025£5m
  6. Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and PeterboroughCambridge Rape Crisis Centre · 15 Apr 2026£4.9m
  7. Police and Crime Commissioner for GloucestershireFirst Light · 31 Jul 2025£4m
  8. Police and Crime Commissioner for KentEAST KENT RAPE CRISIS CENTRE · 27 Nov 2025£3.7m
  9. Lancashire ConstabularyVictim Support · 4 Nov 2024£2.8m
  10. NHS EnglandNorfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · 14 Sep 2026£1.4m
Where and when

The North West awards the most ISVA contracts

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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RegionContractsValue
North West10£3.4m
East Midlands8£2m
Yorkshire and the Humber7£8.9m
West Midlands5£861k
East of England5£18.2m
Wales5£9.8m
North East4£1.3m
London4£67.6m
South East4£4m
South West4£10.7m
Scotland1£231k
Northern Ireland0Not published
Often bought with ISVA
NHS dental servicesCommunity eye care
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Probation servicesIDVADomestic abuse refuges
Deadlines

Half of ISVA tenders close within 35 days of being published

Each dot is a ISVA tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 37% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 20% of the time to respond has gone.

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Key findings
  • 35 days

    is how long the typical ISVA tender is open, from publication to deadline.

    Median of 19 UK ISVA tenders published in the last 24 months.
  • 2

    new ISVA tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.

    40 in the last 24 months.
  • 86%

    of the money is in the 10 biggest ISVA contracts.

    Of 49 contracts with a published value.
  • 50%

    of ISVA contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 26 award notices.

Questions

How many ISVA contracts does the UK public sector award?

58 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 34 public buyers.

How long are ISVA tenders open for?

The median ISVA tender is open for 35 days from publication to deadline.

How much is a typical public sector ISVA contract worth?

The median is £496k, and 35% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector ISVA contracts?

Victim Support won the most (5). SERICC won the most by value (£9.5m).

What is included

Support for survivors of rape and sexual abuse: independent sexual violence advisers for adults and children, specialist trauma counselling and recovery services.

  • ISVA services
  • Children and young people's ISVAs
  • Specialist trauma-informed counselling for survivors of sexual assault
  • Sexual abuse and violence recovery services
  • Therapeutic services for sexual assault victims

What is not included

  • Forensic medical services in sexual assault referral centres (another industry: healthcare)
  • Children's counselling for sexual abuse (soc.abuse.children-and-young-peoples-abuse-support)
  • Domestic abuse IDVAs (soc.abuse.community-outreach-and-idva)