Conversion Practices Victim Support Service

What the buyer is asking for

This contract is for the development, setup, and operation of a Conversion Practice Victim Support Service (CP VSS)-or the integration of comprehensive support into an existing helpline and website. The service provides confidential, sensitive support, initial pastoral care, and signposting (such as counselling, options for police reporting, emergency housing, and personal safety) to individuals who have experienced, are undergoing, or are at risk of conversion practices, as well as concerned family members, colleagues, and safeguarding professionals. Please note that the contract value has been listed at £180,000+VAT to allow for any potential future variations required to the contract. However the anticipated spend through the contract is expected to be up to a maximum of £160,000 plus VAT.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 70%qualityTechnicalEvaluated on a 70% overall weighting comprising three quality criteria (totaling 100% within the Technical Envelope): Question 4 - Telephone Helpline Service Provision (43% of Technical Envelope) Question 5 - Delivery of Pastoral Support (42% of Technical Envelope) Question 6 - Social Value (15% of Technical Envelope) Full details are found in the procurement documents
• 30%pricePriceThe compliant bidder submitting the lowest evaluated price receives the full 30 marks. All other compliant bids receive marks calculated using the standard formula: (Lowest Evaluated Price / Bidder Price) × 30.

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  The legal and financial capacity conditions of participation, such as requirement to obtain a specified D&B Failure Score, have or arrange to have specified insurance policies and comply with data protection law, are set out in the procurement documents.

• technical

  The technical ability conditions of participation, such as requirement to submit 1 contract example and respond to the Authority's modern slavery and cyber essential questions, are set out in the procurement documents.

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 113 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published21 days ago

   16 Oct 2026, 11:41 BST
2. Clarification questions by3 days ago

   3 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 3 days

   9 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 14 days

   20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice10 Jul 2026, 11:58 BST065095-2026
2. Tender notice14 Oct 2026, 14:54 BST097101-2026
3. Tender updated16 Oct 2026, 11:41 BST097854-2026

Documents

• biddingDocuments
• Tender notice on Find a Tender