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Cllr Stephan Fifield sought Cabinet approval to approve the recommissioning of the Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS) by way of a single provider framework agreement for the period 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2029 and to delegate decision making on initial call-offs and future calloffs under the key decision threshold.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

Delegate authority to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Delivery to:

1. Conduct a competitive procurement process in respect of a four-year single provider Framework Agreement for the supply of Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS). The Framework Agreement shall be divided into the following Lots:

(a) Lot A: Core Support to Victims

(b) Lot B: Support in Safe Accommodation

(c) Lot C: Support in the Health System

(d) Lot D: Support in the Courts and the Criminal Justice

System

(e) Lot E: Training, Awareness Raising and Engagement

2. Appoint the preferred tenderer to this single provider Framework Agreement.

3. Award a Call-Off Contract for the supply of Core Support to Victims of Domestic Abuse under Lot A of this single provider Framework Agreement to the sole appointed supplier. The proposed Call-Off Contract will continue for an initial period of four years and include an option to extend its term for a further period of one year on its fourth anniversary and an additional period of one year on its fifth anniversary (i.e., four + one + one years).

4. Determine whether to exercise the two options to extend the call-off contract described in Recommendation 3.

5. Award, subject to the financial limit set out in the Resource Implications section of this Report below, as many Call-Off Contracts as may be required by the council under Lots A to E of the Framework Agreement and to exercise any extension options.In the event that the value of any individual proposed call-off contract exceeds £500,000, a separate Cabinet decision shall be sought in order to authorise this.

11.1 Cllr Stephan Fifield, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Delivery, sought Cabinet approval to approve the recommissioning of the Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS) by way of a single provider framework agreement for the period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2029 and to delegate decision making on initial call-offs and future call offs under the key decision threshold.

11.2 The Council’s Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service provides support to the victims and survivors of domestic abuse across the county.

The service supports delivery of the priorities included in the Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Strategy (2021-24, which is due to be refreshed to direct further priorities, including ongoing support to victims and enable the council to fulfil its statutory duties under part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

11.3 The contract for GDASS is due to end 30 June 2025. 

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

Delegate authority to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Delivery to:

1.    Conduct a competitive procurement process in respect of a four-year single provider Framework Agreement for the supply of Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS). The Framework Agreement shall be divided into the following Lots:

(a) Lot A: Core Support to Victims

(b) Lot B: Support in Safe Accommodation

(c) Lot C: Support in the Health System

(d) Lot D: Support in the Courts and the Criminal Justice

System

(e) Lot E: Training, Awareness Raising and Engagement

2.    Appoint the preferred tenderer to this single provider Framework Agreement.

3.    Award a Call-Off Contract for the supply of Core Support to Victims of Domestic Abuse under Lot A of this single provider Framework Agreement to the sole appointed supplier. The proposed Call-Off Contract will continue for an initial period of four years and include an option to extend its term for a further period of one year on its fourth anniversary and an additional period of one year on its fifth anniversary (i.e., four + one + one years).

4.    Determine whether to exercise the two options to extend the call-off contract described in Recommendation 3.

5.    Award, subject to the financial limit set out in the Resource Implications section of this Report below, as many Call-Off Contracts as may be required by the council under Lots A to E of the Framework Agreement and to exercise any extension options. In the event that the value of any individual proposed call-off contract exceeds £500,000, a separate Cabinet decision shall be sought in order to authorise this.