Issue details

To award contract  extensions, by way of variation, to the existing contract to Sheffield Women’s Aid, the current provider of refuge accommodation in Sheffield, and to IDAS the current provider of dispersed safe accommodation in Sheffield to continue to provide safe accommodation services until  new services can be procured.

The key reason for the extension is to allow us time to respond to our new duties under the Domestic Abuse Act.

The extra time will ensure the provision of much needed refuge and safe accommodation for people at risk of domestic abuse continues to be in place whilst a comprehensive needs assessment takes place, recommendations are made regarding the service requirements for the next five years and a tender process is undertaken within Council’s Standing Orders, to procure new safe accommodation based on the need.