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DRIVE Project for Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire Police
East of England
Open procedure
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028

Intensive one-to-one case management and tailored behaviour change interventions for up to 125 high-risk domestic abuse perpetrators, delivered under the national DRIVE model within existing MARAC, DA Perpetrator and Integrated Offender Management arrangements. Oversight and quality assurance by a DRIVE Fellow; local adaptations permitted within the national DRIVE Service Specification.

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Closes in 11 days· 16 November 2026

Estimated value: £992k; Buyer estimate
Published: 6 August 2026
Deadline: 16 November 2026; 11 days left
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 31 March 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of specialist case management and behaviour change interventions for high-risk domestic abuse perpetrators across Bedfordshire.

Intensive, one to one case management and tailored behaviour change interventions for up to 125 high risk perpetrators
DRIVE Project model operating as an integral component of existing multi agency safeguarding and offender management arrangements
IDVA Support to support the work of Lot 1

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
DRIVE Project	£992k	Suitable
IDVA Support	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 12 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 36 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85312300, 98000000, 75241100, 85323000

Services in this tender

Domestic abuse perpetrator programmesMain service£457k typicalDRIVE case management and behaviour change for high-risk domestic abuse perpetrators
Community domestic abuse support: outreach, IDVA, counselling and recovery£508k typicalIDVA support lot supporting the DRIVE project

Lifecycle

Published
6 August 2026
Deadline for bids11 days left
16 November 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
1 April 2027

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Bedfordshire Police

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3851714/drive-project-for-bedfordshire
Buyer reference: 7F-2026-C027
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dda6
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Bedfordshire Police. DRIVE Project for Bedfordshire. Tender, 6 August 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3851714/drive-project-for-bedfordshire (accessed 5 November 2026).