London’s Violence Reduction Unit – Pan London Tertiary Service

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) is seeking a provider to deliver a pan-London Tertiary Service for young people aged 11–25 experiencing the highest levels of harm, vulnerability, violence and exploitation. The service will provide intensive, relationship-based support, strengthen safeguarding and coordinate access to specialist services to improve young people’s safety, wellbeing and stability.

The estimated contract value is £14,832,385.20 including VAT, with delivery expected to begin in March 2027.

Service Requirements

The appointed provider will deliver specialist, needs-led support to young people affected by violence and exploitation across London. The service will build on the Violence and Exploitation Support Service (VESS), which is due to end in June 2027, and form part of the VRU’s wider public health approach to violence reduction.

Key responsibilities include:

• Intensive one-to-one support: Provide sustained, relationship-based support through named practitioners who can build trust and maintain engagement with young people experiencing complex needs.
• Safeguarding and risk reduction: Respond to immediate safeguarding concerns, address underlying drivers of harm and help reduce the risk of further violence and exploitation.
• Tailored interventions: Develop support around each young person’s circumstances, strengths, risks and aspirations, including housing, family relationships, mental health, education, training and employment.
• Advocacy and system navigation: Help young people access and engage with relevant statutory, voluntary and community services.
• Multi-agency collaboration: Work with local authorities, criminal justice services, education providers, health services, community and voluntary organisations, and other VRU tertiary programmes.
• Trauma-informed and culturally competent delivery: Apply gender-responsive approaches, lived experience, reflective practice and an understanding of young people’s identities and experiences.
• Local integration and pan-London learning: Strengthen local safeguarding and violence reduction responses while sharing effective practice, learning and intelligence across boroughs.

The service will support young people experiencing established or repeated harm, entrenched circumstances, multiple interconnected risks or escalating contextual risks. Examples include young people affected by exploitation, harmful peer groups, missing episodes linked to violence, housing insecurity, family breakdown or disengagement from education and employment.

Contract Information

• Buyer: Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
• Enquiry Deadline: 6 November 2026, 5:00pm
• Tender Submission Deadline: 2 December 2026, 5:00pm
• Contract Value: £14,832,385.20 including VAT
• Delivery Length: 10 March 2027 to 31 May 2029
• Possible Extension: Optional 12-month extension to 31 May 2030
• Tender Reference: 7S23397Z36
• Tender Link: View the tender notice
• Submission Portal: Submit a tender through Delta eSourcing
• Contract Location: London
• Award Decision Date: 10 February 2027
• Procurement Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure, using a two-stage process
• Submission Language: English
• Suitable for: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)

Evaluation Criteria

The contract will be awarded through a two-stage process:

• Technical Questions (Stage 1): 60% — Quality
• Presentation (Stage 2): 40% — Quality

The notice describes a written technical assessment followed by an in-person presentation stage.

Supplier Requirements

Providers should be able to demonstrate:

• Credible and effective youth work, with experience supporting young people affected by violence and exploitation.
• Strong safeguarding and transitional safeguarding practices.
• Effective advocacy, system navigation and multi-agency partnership working.
• The ability to deliver specialist interventions tailored to young people’s needs and levels of risk.
• An organisational approach that builds trust, sustains long-term engagement and supports positive outcomes in safety, wellbeing and stability.
• Practitioners with credibility, professional curiosity and appropriate boundaries, supported by training, supervision and ongoing workforce development.
• The ability to integrate with local systems while contributing to a consistent pan-London service.

The opportunity is open to SMEs and VCSEs. The published notice does not provide further detailed eligibility requirements in the information supplied, so prospective bidders should consult the tender documents for the full specification and submission requirements.

This contract presents a substantial opportunity for experienced youth-support, safeguarding and violence-reduction organisations. Providers with established local partnerships and the capacity to deliver intensive, coordinated support across London may be well placed to respond.

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