PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. IT IS NOT A TENDER PROCESS. Buckinghamshire Council is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise prior to tendering for services for Domestic Violence and Abuse Services. Buckinghamshire Council currently commissions the following services: • A specialist integrated service that includes provision of support services for victims and their children who have lived with domestic violence and abuse. This includes IDVA service, refuge support, Freedom Programme co-ordination, therapeutic children's work and outreach • DVA Youth Worker service to work primarily with 11-17 year olds who live in Aylesbury Vale • DVA In-Reach worker to train General Practitioners, practice staff and relevant partner agency staff in identification and referral procedures and support DVA victims referred to them Currently the total annual funding for these specialist services is £635,111. This RFI will inform the Council about the current provision of these services, the current supplier market, and possible commissioning approaches. The information obtained from this exercise may be used to inform the Council’s approach to any procurement process it undertakes for the delivery of these services. As such, this notice does not formally signify the beginning of a procurement process and does not constitute commitment to undertake a procurement exercise. In the event that the Council decides to commence a formal procurement exercise a separate Contract Notice will be issued.