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Open tender · Notice 098809-2026

VRU - Mayor’s Youth Clubs Safety Programme

Mayor's Office For Policing And Crime

Value
£5.2m
Closes
19 Nov 2026 (11 days)
Where
London
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
4 Jan 2027 – 31 Mar 2029

In plain English

The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (London Violence Reduction Unit) wants one specialist organisation to provide a network of specialist youth workers across London's 32 boroughs and the City of London. They would support young people aged 14–24 at risk of violence and exploitation in Mayor-funded youth clubs, from 4 January 2027 with delivery from 1 March 2027 to 31 March 2029, plus a possible 12-month extension.

Good fit for: Established London-wide youth work or violence-prevention charities and providers able to run a large specialist team across all boroughs.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Must cover all London boroughs Mayoral funded youth clubs across the 32 boroughs and the City of London
  • Minimum staffing level of youth workers an expected minimum of 2:1 borough to youth worker ratio
  • Two-stage process designed by the buyer Competitive flexible procedure

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

Indicative Contract Value: £4,300,000 excl VAT Contract Duration: The contract will commence on 4 January 2027 with a 8 weeks mobilisation period. Delivery of the service will start on the 1 March 2027 and end on 31 March 2029 (‘Initial Period’).The Initial Period is 25 months and the Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a further period of up to 12 months. About The VRU The London Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), hosted within the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), pioneers a partnership-based public health approach to tackling violence rooted in prevention and early intervention. Since 2019, the VRU has invested in over 550,000 targeted interventions for young people across London. The VRU invests in interventions at critical moments to keep young people safe in and out of school and at the key touchpoints that influence a young person’s journey; early years and families, education, positive opportunities, youth work, and communities and place. In London, working in partnership, we bring together services at a local level to better coordinate delivery of prevention. We build and support effective partnerships with government, local authorities, the NHS, education services, and the police. Our strength is in connection to London’s diverse communities and young people. We’ve made embedding the voice of young people, practitioner and communities a critical part of our approach and decision-making. You can read the VRU's strategy on our website and view the VRU’s outcomes framework, which measures our impact. Project Background The Mayor of London has increased investment in London’s Youth Clubs. Across 32 London boroughs and the City of London, a £30 million programme is funding youth clubs to extend and expand their existing offer …

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Getting the documents

delta-esourcing.com (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).

Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure (Flexible: the buyer sets the stages, often a shortlist first, then bids). Published 20 Oct 2026.

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