# Violence against Women and Girls, Community and Refuge Service

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [London Borough of Lewisham](/buyers/london-borough-of-lewisham/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Refuge](/contract-winners/refuge/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £2,154,835
- Tender value: £2,154,835
- Award date: 3 December 2019
- Published: 21 June 2021
- Contract start: 1 April 2020
- Contract end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6800e642-700d-4d2d-8cd2-4a1b5bde81e7-445291
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f01cf823-80be-4a4e-8821-a65cc8e34093

## Description

The aim of Lewisham's single point of access VAWG Service is to deliver expert advocacy and advice to victims of any form of gendered based violence, to improve their safety, reduce their vulnerability to abuse and support them to access and negotiate statutory and community services\. The provider will also manage 40 units of emergency refuge provision for women and their children\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6800e642-700d-4d2d-8cd2-4a1b5bde81e7-445291)