Tender

London VRU's Schools-Based Contextual Safeguarding & Culturally Sensitive Approaches

  • Mayors Office for Policing And Crime

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-023110

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03edfd

Published 8 August 2023, 4:02pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Mayors Office for Policing And Crime

City Hall, The Queens Walk

London

SE12AA

Email

vruprocurement@london.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/communities-and-social-justice/londons-violence-reduction-unit

Buyer's address

https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/mayors-office-policing-and-crime-mopac/mopac-funded-services/current-mopac-and-vru-bidding-opportunities

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/mayors-office-policing-and-crime-mopac/mopac-funded-services/current-mopac-and-vru-bidding-opportunities

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/mayors-office-policing-and-crime-mopac/mopac-funded-services/current-mopac-and-vru-bidding-opportunities

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

London VRU's Schools-Based Contextual Safeguarding & Culturally Sensitive Approaches

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The London's Violence Reduction Unit ("VRU") are interested in the influence of wider school structures and culture, and systemic and structural harms that might put young people at risk of harm and abuse- such as racism and such discriminatory nature of 'adultification bias.'

The VRU are committed to encouraging partnerships and innovative practice in preventing and reducing violence and are seeking a provider to pilot an approach that better integrates contextual safeguarding and culturally sensitive support and develop resources to support wide scaling of best practice across London- as well as influencing national practice.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £200,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The London's Violence Reduction Unit ("VRU") are interested in the influence of wider school structures and culture, and systemic and structural harms that might put young people at risk of harm and abuse- such as racism and such discriminatory nature of 'adultification bias.'

The VRU are committed to encouraging partnerships and innovative practice in preventing and reducing violence and are seeking a provider to pilot an approach that better integrates contextual safeguarding and culturally sensitive support and develop resources to support wide scaling of best practice across London- as well as influencing national practice.

The provider(s) will;

Deliver support to children affected by extra familial harms within educational settings- within 1:1 and group settings

Create resources and training on the connection between Contextual Safeguarding and culturally sensitive practice to disseminate widely across partners in London

Create resources so that systems change reaches wider policy and practice.

Develop resources to support wider scaling of contextually and culturally safe school contexts

To be eligible for these funds the provider(s) must;

Have demonstratable experience delivering culturally sensitive support within educational settings in London

Have demonstratable experience delivering support to children and young people affected by violence and contextual harms

Have demonstratable experience delivering whole school interventions, including to teachers, leadership teams, safeguarding leads and governing teams

Have demonstratable experience in developing learning resources, and strategies for disseminating widely

Please request tender documentation by emailing VRUProcurement@london.gov.uk. Please use the subject 'Schools Based Contextual Safeguarding' when making your request.

You must email your completed tender response to: VRUProcurement@london.gov.uk . The tender submission deadline is 12:00 noon on 18 September 2023.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

24

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

18 September 2023

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

18 September 2023

Local time

12:10pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Court of Justice

london

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom