Ask the Question Initiative

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Yorkshire and the Humber
Direct award
26 August 2026 to 31 March 2027

Delivery of the 2026/27 Ask the Question initiative, moving the programme from pilot and implementation into sustainable practice. The service embeds routine enquiry about sexual harm across mainstream and statutory services, strengthens practitioner confidence and post-disclosure responses, develops local train-the-trainer capacity, and improves evidence of service-user journeys and outcomes.

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Awarded value: £85k; As published
Published: 25 August 2026
Awarded: 25 August 2026; Barnsley Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Services (BSARCS)
Contract length: 7 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Delivery of safeguarding training and enquiry programmes regarding sexual harm across mainstream and statutory services.

Delivery of the 2026/27 Ask the Question initiative in Barnsley, moving the programme from pilot and implementation into sustainable practice
Embed routine enquiry about sexual harm across mainstream and statutory services
Strengthen practitioner confidence and post-disclosure responses
Develop local train-the-trainer capacity
Improve evidence of service-user journeys and outcomes

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 7 months
Contract dates: 26 August 2026 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 80510000

Services in this contract

Domestic abuse and violence against women and girls trainingMain service£53k typicalAsk the Question programme: practitioner training and train-the-trainer on routine enquiry about sexual harm

Lifecycle

Published
25 August 2026
Contract awardedto Barnsley Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Services (BSARCS)
25 August 2026
Contract starts
26 August 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2027

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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Barnsley Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Services (BSARCS)

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3861452/ask-the-question-initiative
Buyer reference: 2026-2027-ATQ
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ebf3
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Ask the Question Initiative. Contract award, 25 August 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3861452/ask-the-question-initiative (accessed 5 November 2026).