Open tenders / Consultancy & research
Open tender · Notice 103808-2026
VRU Learning Partner to Support Custody Based Intervention Programme
- Value
- £300k
- Closes
- 2 Dec 2026 (24 days)
- Where
- London
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 11 Jan 2027 – 12 Jun 2028
In plain English
The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, through its Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), wants an independent Learning Partner to support its custody-based intervention programmes in London, combining analysis of programme data and evidence with direct work with delivery teams to help them improve. The contract is estimated at £300,000 and runs from 11 January 2027 to 12 June 2028; bids are open to anyone in a single stage and are due by 2 December 2026 at 12:00 through the Delta eSourcing portal.
Good fit for: Research, evaluation or social-policy consultancies with experience of data analysis and working alongside frontline delivery teams.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
The VRU is seeking to commission an independent Learning Partner to provide practical, evidence-informed support across its custody-based intervention programmes. The Learning Partner will adopt a hybrid approach, combining analysis of programme data and evidence with direct engagement with delivery teams to understand how services operate in practice and support continuous improvement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./H34AT9PKX2 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H34AT9PKX2
Getting the documents
delta-esourcing.com (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 2 Nov 2026.
What similar contracts went for
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|---|---|---|---|
| Programme Development and Learning Partner Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime | Social Development Direct Ltd SME | £429k | 8 Sep |
| Independent Evaluation and Learning Partner to assess the UK’s NDC Support Programme DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial | NIRAS Group (UK) Ltd | £853k | 19 Aug |
| VRU Difference Matters Programme Evaluation and Learning Partner Mayors Office For Policing And Crime | The Anna Freud Centre SME | £150k | 17 Oct |
From the award notices on Find a Tender and Public Contracts Scotland. Values are as each notice states them and cover the contract's whole term: most notices give the value before VAT, but about one in seven gives only a figure including VAT. AI picked these as the same kind of work and can be wrong, so check what each one included before you price.
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