Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service (KIFDAS)
- Buyer
- Kent County Council
- Value
- £28,130,321
- Closes
- 13 November 2026
- Where
- Maidstone, the South East
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Kent County Council is combining several separate domestic abuse support contracts into one large, unified contract worth about £28 million. It covers training and awareness work across Kent, plus support for victims and survivors in East Kent (Canterbury, Dover and Thanet), including people in refuges, people with a Sanctuary Scheme (home security support) and people in the community.
What the buyer wants
• Deliver safe accommodation support to victims and survivors in refuges and in their own homes under the Sanctuary Scheme, including their children, young people and babies, regardless of risk level • Provide community-based support to adult victims and survivors (aged 16 and over) regardless of risk level, and help find suitable accommodation, since the council will not pay for the accommodation itself • For the Training, Education and Awareness lot, deliver structured training, education and public awareness campaigns on domestic abuse for professionals and the public across Kent
Lots
- Training, Education and Awareness (TEA) – Kent Wide
- The Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service (KIFDAS) - East Kent (Canterbury, Dover, Thanet)
- The Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service (KIFDAS) - North Kent (Dartford, Gravesham, Medway)
- The Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service (KIFDAS) - Mid Kent (Ashford, Folkestone and Hythe, Swale)
- The Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service (KIFDAS) - West Kent (Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling, Tunbridge Wells)
Likely requirements
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The contract is worth about £28 million overall and requires experience running refuge and safe accommodation services, sourcing housing for survivors and working across multiple agencies, which most small businesses will not have, so only small businesses with an established track record in domestic abuse services or a credible partnership with a larger provider are likely to be competitive.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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