Child Focused Courts: Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Service - South Yorkshire
- Buyer
- South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
- Value
- £1,104,590
- Closes
- 24 November 2026
- Where
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority wants a organisation to run a support service across South Yorkshire for victims of domestic abuse involved in private family law cases about children. The service provides Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs), specialists who assess risk and support victims. It is part of the wider Child Focused Courts model, which aims to identify risk early and make court processes better for families.
What the buyer wants
• Provide an Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) support service across South Yorkshire for adult and child victims of domestic abuse. • Carry out expert risk assessment and give bespoke support to victims, including those referred by Cafcass or local authorities. • Work within the Child Focused Courts model, which aims to identify risk early, engage more with children and keep court processes streamlined.
Requirements
What could rule a small business out (our reading of the notice, written with AI): The notice does not set out specific eligibility rules, but its estimated value of about £1.1 million and its requirement for specialist domestic abuse support delivered across the whole of South Yorkshire would likely rule out most small businesses without established specialist capacity and the scale to deliver a regional service.
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