DRIVE Project for Bedfordshire
The contract covers delivery of the DRIVE Project, a nationally recognised, evidence-based intervention for high-harm domestic abuse perpetrators, commissioned by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire. The buyer operates in policing, community safety and criminal justice, and requires a specialist provider to deliver intensive one-to-one case management and tailored behaviour-change interventions for up to 125 high-risk perpetrators. The service must work within multi-agency safeguarding and offender-management arrangements, including MARAC, domestic abuse perpetrator panels and Integrated Offender Management, with victim safety paramount and delivery consistent with the national DRIVE Service Specification. The objectives are to reduce repeat and serial domestic abuse, lower risks to victims, children and communities, and improve system-wide responses, with local adaptations and quality assurance through a DRIVE Fellow. The estimated contract value is £992,314, although the contract duration is not stated, and delivery is in Bedfordshire, within the UKH25 region. The critical qualification is demonstrable experience delivering domestic abuse perpetrator interventions and the capacity to deliver the DRIVE model with fidelity.
Buyer: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire. Source: Find a Tender. Updated 21 Oct 2026.
Key facts
- Estimated value: £992.3k
- Bids close: 16 Nov 2026
- Location: Central Bedfordshire, Bedford
- Procedure: Open procedure
- Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2028
- Category: Guidance and counselling services (85312300)
From the official notice
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire, is seeking to commission a specialist provider to deliver the DRIVE Project model, a nationally recognised, evidence based intervention for high harm domestic abuse perpetrators. The project forms part of a government funded national approach to reducing serious harm by addressing the behaviours of perpetrators who pose the greatest risk to victims, children, and communities. The commissioned service will deliver intensive, one to one case management and tailored behaviour change interventions for up to 125 high risk perpetrators, working in close partnership with statutory and voluntary sector agencies. The DRIVE Project model will operate as an integral component of existing multi agency safeguarding and offender management arrangements, including MARAC, DA Perpetrator, and Integrated Offender Management structures. The primary objectives of the DRIVE Project model are to reduce repeat and serial domestic abuse, lower risk to victims, improve safety outcomes, and strengthen system wide responses to high harm perpetration. Delivery must ensure that victim safety remains paramount and that interventions are proportionate, risk led, and aligned to national best practice. This tender seeks a provider with demonstrable experience in domestic abuse perpetrator interventions, strong partnership capability, and the capacity to deliver the DRIVE model with fidelity while responding effectively to local needs, risks, a...
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Questions about this tender
When is the deadline?
Bids close on 16 Nov 2026.
What is it worth?
The estimated value is £992.3k.
Who can apply?
The buyer has marked it as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
How do I bid?
Open the official notice, register on the buyer's portal and submit your bid before the deadline.
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