UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Requirement: As an evidence-based organisation, the VRU uses research and analysis to help inform our decisions and work. This involves conducting or commissioning research and evaluation to help understand how commissioned services are working, and whether services are delivering the results we expect. The VRU are seeking one or multiple partners to deliver Lot 1: Evaluation and Learning Partner and Lot 2: Peer Research and Pilot Young People Peer Network for the VRU PRU / AP Mentoring Programme. Prospective providers may bid for only one Lot, or both. Summary of Lots: -Lot 1: Evaluation and Learning Partner- Evaluating the reach and impact of the PRU/ AP Mentoring Programme, what works, sharing good practice and fostering collaboration. -Lot 2: Peer Research and Pilot Young People Peer Network - Training young people as Peer Researchers and supporting them to conduct research with their peers in London PRUs and APs, amplifying the voices of young people in PRUs/APs and testing a peer network model. If two separate providers are appointed to Lot 1 and Lot 2, they will need to work together to incorporate youth voice within the Lot 1 evaluation process. Background: VRU's Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) / Alternative Provision (AP) Mentoring Programme provides one-to-one support for young people aged 11-18 who have been excluded from secondary school or are at risk of exclusion. The programme is intended to support children and young people who: -Are studying in PRUs/APs in London -Are transitioning between PRU/AP and mainstream settings -Are transitioning from PRU/AP to further education and training (e.g. during their first year of FE college) -Are at risk of permanent exclusion (if in mainstream school) - Are in secondary education - aged 11-18 years The programme can also mentor the families of these children and young people. 2,200 young people in all 32 boroughs at just over 40 settings will receive mentoring support during September 2024-August 2026. We are looking for an Evaluation and Learning Partner and a Peer Research and Pilot Young People Peer Network for the programme. How to Apply: The maximum budget over 21 months is £160,000 excl VAT for Lot 1 and £70,000 excl VAT for Lot 2 Further information can be found in the bidder pack for this tender. You can access and download a copy of the bidder pack from the Delta esourcing portal by following this link www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5643CQY423 An information session will be held on 6th Aug at 2-3.30pm via Microsoft Teams. You can sign up to attend via Eventbrite here. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vru-pru-ap-learning-partner-and-peer-research-information-session-tickets-943464025297?aff=oddtdtcreator Please submit all clarification questions via the Delta esourcing portal. The clarification deadline is 6th Sept by 4pm Please submit your response via the Delta esourcing portal. The submission deadline for this tender is 20th Sept 2024 by 12pm

The London Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) are looking for a research partner to investigate the relationship between social media and offline physical violence affecting children & young people in London. The VRU recognises that social media is ubiquitous in young people's lives. Young Londoners are often exposed to violent and harmful content which may increase the risk of physical violence or criminal exploitation. Additionally, social media content has been increasingly utilised in the criminal justice system to argue a causal link between online behaviour and instances of offline violence; however, the specific links between online content and real-world physical violence are not well understood. Given the scale of social media, the VRU is particularly interested in understanding the impact of specific types of online content: - Violent content - defined as content that encourages, promotes or provides instructions for an act of serious violence against a person; depicts real or realistic serious violence/injury against a person in graphic detail; or depicts real or realistic serious violence/injury against an animal or fictional creature in graphic detail. For example, violent content may include fights and injury, use or promotion of weapons, infliction of pain or gang violence. - Misogynistic Content and Online Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) - defined as online acts underpinned by misogyny, including but not limited to cyberharassment, cyber bullying, online sexual harassment, cyberstalking, and sexist, homophobic and transphobic speech. The research specification aims to: - Investigate high level trends exploring the links between instances of offline physical violence affecting young people in London and social media content & interactions online. - Conduct in-depth analysis of specific instances of offline violence to understand the role social media content and activity may have played. In investigating this link, the VRU would like the researcher to examine different risk factors that may influence the relationship between hazard and harm to identify which young people are most at risk. A marking warming event was held on 15th October at 1-2.30pm via Microsoft Teams. This was used to help finalise our specification and budget, the advert for this event was published here https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc743808-7316-4817-838d-aca43a1572db The slides are shared on Delta. How to Apply The maximum budget over 9 months is £75,000 excl VAT Further information can be found in the bidder pack for this tender. You can access and download a copy of the bidder pack from the Delta esourcing portal by following this link www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Y582CU7S2Z Please submit all clarification questions via the Delta portal. The clarification deadline is 13th Nov 2024 by 4pm Please submit your response via the Delta portal. The submission deadline for this tender is 27th Nov 2024 at 12pm