Purpose

To award the contract for the Domestic Abuse
Safe Accommodation Service including Refuge, tender reference
22-306 from the 1st October 2025 until 30th
September 2029 (4 years), with the option to extend by up to 2 x
1-year extensions.
 

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
 

Date of Decision:

17 June 2025
 

Title:

Decision to award contract reference 22- 306
for the provision of Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Service
including the Refuge.
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer, Strategic Director for Adult Care,
Housing and Public Health.
 

Details of Specific Delegation
 
or
 
Delegation contained in the relevant
Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

Under Section 4C3 of the Responsibilities for
Functions document (Appendix
9 of the Council's Constitution) the Strategic Director of
Adult Care, Housing and Public Health is authorised to discharge
executive functions through the commissioning and provision of
social services for adults and public health services for the whole
population and delivery of housing for the Borough, including:
-
 
3. Public Health (a) Commissioning and Quality
(b) Health Improvement (c) Health Intelligence (d) Health
Protection.
 
Page 36 refers.
 

Decision:

To award the contract for the provision of
Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Service including the Refuge to
Hopian, formerly Rotherham Rise with a value of £250,000 per
annum for four years (plus up to two years extension).
 
 

Reasons for the Decision:

The result of a competitive procurement
process as agreed in the
 20-Jan-2025 Cabinet Meeting, minute
101 refers.
 
The successful supplier, after evaluation, was
Hopian, formerly Rotherham Rise. The Tender Evaluation Report and
award recommendation has been approved by the relevant parties.
 

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

N/A
.
 

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet
Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the
decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

None
 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision
Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an
outside body which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

None
 

Reports or parts of reports considered

Tender Evaluation Report (including Social
Value) 22-306 – Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Service
including Refuge – Exempt.
 

 
I certify that this is a true
record of the executive decision to: award the contract for the
provision of Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Service including
the Refuge to Hopian, formerly Rotherham Rise.
 
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker:
 

 
Dated:         
17 June 2025
 
Name:         
Ian Spicer               
Job Title:     Strategic
Director