Purpose

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 call-offs under the key decision
threshold.

Decision

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.