Domestic Abuse Services 2026

Provision of specialist therapeutic counselling, family support, and community-based outreach services for victims and survivors of domestic abuse.

• A therapeutic trauma informed counselling service to adult victims/survivors of domestic abuse and therefore extend domestic abuse support across the County to ensure that the needs and vulnerabilities are met.
• Specialist therapeutic support for children within Leicestershire who are impacted by domestic and or sexual violence/abuse requiring counselling for their long-term recovery.
• A County Family Service, to provide a range of interventions to help children and young people through their experience(s) of domestic abuse.
• Outreach support for victims and survivors of domestic abuse by building further capacity within service provisions and aiming to promote and improve support options and choices for victims to remain in their homes, and by reducing waiting lists and waiting times for domestic abuse victims and survivors within outreach services.

Terms and requirements

Contract type

Services contract

Procedure

Open procedure

Initial term

24 months

Extensions

24 months

Longest it can run

48 months

Contract dates

1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028

Certifications asked for

None stated

Lots

4

Suitable for SMEs

Yes

Suitable for charities and social enterprises

Yes

Category

Services

CPV codes

85312000, 85323000

Services in this contract

• Community domestic abuse support: outreach, IDVA, counselling and recoveryMain service£508k typicalAdult domestic abuse counselling and outreach support
• Children and young people's domestic and sexual abuse support£174k typicalTherapeutic counselling and family service for children affected by domestic abuse

Lifecycle

1. Published
   7 May 2026
2. Contract awardedto Freeva and Living Without Abuse
   1 July 2026
3. Contract starts
   1 December 2026
4. Contract ends
   30 November 2028