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Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service (KIFDAS)

Integrated contract split into four Kent geographic lots (East, North, Mid, West) plus a Kent-wide training, education and awareness lot. Geographic lots cover refuge and Sanctuary Scheme safe accommodation support for victims and their children, plus community-based support for victims aged 16 and over. Successful bidders must source accommodation, funded through individuals' housing benefit rather than KCC funding.

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Closes in 5 days· 10 November 2026

Estimated value
£28.1m
Buyer estimate
Published
22 October 2026
Deadline
10 November 2026
5 days left
Contract length
42 months
Ends 31 January 2031

What the contract covers

Lot

Provision of domestic abuse support, refuge outreach, and related training and awareness services across Kent.

  • Foster a trauma-informed, vigilant, and responsive community among both professionals and the wider public regarding domestic abuse
  • Provide access to structured training sessions, education, and ongoing awareness campaigns
  • Deliver safe accommodation support to all victim/survivors living in refuge (regardless of risk level) and their accompanying babies, children and young people
  • Deliver safe accommodation support to all victim/survivors living in their own home where a Sanctuary Scheme has been applied (regardless of risk level), and their accompanying babies, children and young people
  • Deliver community-based support to all victim/survivors (16 years and over) regardless of risk level
  • Source accommodation which will be funded via the Housing Benefit contributions of the individual to fully fund this provision
LotEstimated valueSMEs
Training, Education and Awareness (TEA) – Kent Wide£1.1mSuitable
The Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service (KIFDAS) - East Kent (Canterbury, Dover, Thanet)£8.4mSuitable
The Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service (KIFDAS) - North Kent (Dartford, Gravesham, Medway)£4.7mSuitable
The Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service (KIFDAS) - Mid Kent (Ashford, Folkestone and Hythe, Swale)£6.7mSuitable
The Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service (KIFDAS) - West Kent (Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling, Tunbridge Wells)£7.3mSuitable

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Lot
Procedure
Selective procedure
Initial term
42 months
Extensions
42 months
Longest it can run
84 months
Contract dates
1 August 2027 to 31 January 2031
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
5
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises
Yes
Category
Services
CPV codes
80000000, 80500000, 80510000, 80511000

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Kent County Council

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Cite this tender

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/3892679/kent-integrated-family-domestic-abuse-service-kifdas
Buyer reference
CN260248
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078d83
Last checked
5 November 2026

Kent County Council. Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service (KIFDAS). Tender, 22 October 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3892679/kent-integrated-family-domestic-abuse-service-kifdas (accessed 5 November 2026).