Decision details

That:

1.  The existing domestic abuse (‘DA’) contract with Bromley & Croydon Women’s Aid be extended for one year utilising the final option to extend the current contract for 1 year, commencing 1 April 2022. 

2.  The proposed annual cost of the DA contract for services to support victims of abuse for 2022/23 be varied to reflect the substantial increase in the costs of Bromley and Croydon Women’s Aid to deliver this contract safely to women within the Borough.  The new estimated annual value will be £200,000. This is an increase on the estimated value of the contract, originally £154,262 for 2022/23.

3.  The proposed value of the DA contract be varied to incorporate the additional six months MOPAC funding for the continuation of the DRIVE IDVA post at the cost of £20,897 until 30 September 2022.

4.  The variation to the contract estimated annual and whole life values be approved as follows: -

(i)  WAS: as per previous Gateway Report to the Portfolio Holder dated 31 March 2021; Updated to reflect the inclusion of the DRIVE grant for 2020/21 and 2021/22 and totalled £186,392 for 2020/21, £191,769 for 2021/22 and £154,262 for 2022/23 with a whole life value of £532,423.

(ii)  NOW: as per this Gateway Member Report; Updated to reflect the recommendations in 2.1 – 2.3 above and updated to reflect the increase in the value of the victim services contract for 2022/23 and the recent confirmation of the extension to the DRIVE grant for 2022/23 this now totals £186,392 for 2020/21, £191,769 for 2021/22 and £220,897 (this is £200,000 for victims’ support services plus the £20,897 for the DRIVE IDVA) for 2022/23 with a whole life value of £599,058.

Grant funding for 2020/2022 was confirmed for one year only and so Approval to Extend the contract for one year up to 31 March 2021 was granted on 23 December 2020 (CEF 200015). In addition, the contract was varied to reflect the cessation of the perpetrator element (£30,000). This reduced the annual contract value by £30k.  On 8 December 2021 MOPAC confirmed that they would continue to support the delivery of the DRIVE Perpetrator Programme until 30 September 2022 and grant funding to continue the DRIVE IDVA will be received.  BCWA have confirmed that cost of the DRIVE IDVA for the period 01 April – 30 September 2022 is £20,897.