Kent County Council has published this notice through Delta eSourcing
| Notice Summary |
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| Title: | Kent’s Domestic Abuse Referral Hub (DARH) |
| Notice type: | UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice |
| Authority: | Kent County Council |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Open procedure |
| Short Description: | Kent County Council is publishing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to invite organisations and individuals interested in attending a prospective engagement event regarding the development of Kent’s Domestic Abuse Referral Hub (DARH). The DARH will serve as the Council’s referral, assessment, triage, and training function related to domestic abuse for both survivors and professionals. The DARH will serve as the entry point to the Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service, which is being developed to support individuals and families affected by domestic abuse. This event will outline the requirements of Kent County Council for the Domestic Abuse Referral Hub (DARH) and seek stakeholder input on the feasibility and design of the hub. Dates and Times of the engagement events are detailed below, each event will deliver the same material. Two virtual engagement sessions are scheduled: VIRTUAL Tuesday 25th November 2025 at 10:30am – 12:00pm VIRTUAL Thursday 27th November 2025 at 10:30am- 12:00pm To express your interest or attend, please email domesticabusecommissioning@kent.gov.uk with your preferred date and time by 14/11/2025 . Further details will be provided upon receipt of your registration. Kent County Council intend to procure a Domestic Abuse Referral Hub (DARH) through a tender process. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with the new Procurement Act 2023. Please note this notice is not a call for competition; therefore, attendees are not expected to submit any documents. Further information relating to this procurement will be published on Central Digital Platform and the Kent Business Portal at a future date. Interested providers are advised to create a supplier profile on the Kent Business Portal to receive notifications about the future procurement opportunity, once the formal tender is launched. |
| Published: | 31/10/2025 14:11 |
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Scope
Scope: Kent’s Domestic Abuse Referral Hub (DARH)
Description:
Kent County Council is publishing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to invite organisations and individuals interested in attending a prospective engagement event regarding the development of Kent’s Domestic Abuse Referral Hub (DARH).
The DARH will serve as the Council’s referral, assessment, triage, and training function related to domestic abuse for both survivors and professionals.
The DARH will serve as the entry point to the Kent Integrated Family Domestic Abuse Service, which is being developed to support individuals and families affected by domestic abuse.
This event will outline the requirements of Kent County Council for the Domestic Abuse Referral Hub (DARH) and seek stakeholder input on the feasibility and design of the hub.
Dates and Times of the engagement events are detailed below, each event will deliver the same material.
Two virtual engagement sessions are scheduled:
VIRTUAL Tuesday 25th November 2025 at 10:30am – 12:00pm
VIRTUAL Thursday 27th November 2025 at 10:30am- 12:00pm
To express your interest or attend, please email domesticabusecommissioning@kent.gov.uk with your preferred date and time by 14/11/2025 . Further details will be provided upon receipt of your registration.
Kent County Council intend to procure a Domestic Abuse Referral Hub (DARH) through a tender process. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with the new Procurement Act 2023. Please note this notice is not a call for competition; therefore, attendees are not expected to submit any documents. Further information relating to this procurement will be published on Central Digital Platform and the Kent Business Portal at a future date. Interested providers are advised to create a supplier profile on the Kent Business Portal to receive notifications about the future procurement opportunity, once the formal tender is launched.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=990857209
Total value (estimated):
GBP 500,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
01/04/2027 to 01/04/2030
CPV Classifications:
85000000 - Health and social work services.
Delivery regions:
UKJ4 Kent
Engagement
Engagement deadline
14/11/2025
The engagement has not yet been carried out.Engagement process description:
Two virtual engagement sessions are scheduled:
VIRTUAL Tuesday 25th November 2025 at 10:30am – 12:00pm
VIRTUAL Thursday 27th November 2025 at 10:30am- 12:00pm
To express your interest or attend, please email domesticabusecommissioning@kent.gov.uk with your preferred date and time.
Contracting authority
Kent County Council, PLDL-8938-YGYW
Sessions House, County Road, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ, United Kingdom
Email: domesticabusecommissioning@kent.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.kent.gov.uk/
Organisation type: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Devolved regulations that apply: None