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VRU MyEnds: Community Needs Assessment & Evaluation Provider

MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICE AND CRIME

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10 Nov 2023 at 15:49

Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor's Office for Police and Crime in London has awarded contracts for their "VRU MyEnds: Community Needs Assessment & Evaluation Provider" project, aimed at reducing violence in specific London neighbourhoods through local, community-led approaches. The project, categorised under research and development as well as health and social work services, will run from April 2024 to March 2026. Four key contracts have been awarded, encompassing Community Needs Assessment, Process & Learning Evaluation, and Impact Evaluation Analysis. The contracts cover a variety of tasks, including providing baseline reports, conducting evaluations, and analysing long-term impacts. The awarded contracts were announced on August 23, 2024, with the procurement process following an open procedure above the threshold set in London, United Kingdom. The contract periods start on February 21, 2024, and end on February 21, 2025, with some options for extension.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in research, evaluation, and community-focused consultancy services. Companies with expertise in community needs assessment, dynamic process evaluation, and impact evaluation are well-suited for this project. SMEs and voluntary and community sector providers were particularly encouraged to participate, making this an excellent growth opportunity for organisations in these sectors to showcase their innovative approaches to violence reduction and public health improvements. The open procurement method ensures a fair competitive environment, allowing diverse companies to contribute to this significant public service initiative. Small to medium-sized enterprises, especially those with experience in public health-related metrics and community engagement, stand to gain significant business growth and industry recognition through this project.

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Notice Title

VRU MyEnds: Community Needs Assessment & Evaluation Provider

Notice Description

My Ends is the second iteration of our ambitious, flagship programme which will run from April 2024 until March 2026. It promotes highly local, place based approaches to reducing violence. The programme will be targeted in six to eight neighbourhoods across London which have experienced high and sustained levels of violence. It is non-prescriptive and empowers voluntary and community sector (VCS) providers to come together to build a Network tasked with developing locally-tailored approaches that meet the needs of the community. The VRU is currently in the process of identifying these areas and commissioning the VCS led Networks to commence delivery in April 2024. To support the programme, the VRU is seeking to commission external Provider(s) to provide a series of support & evaluation packages. These packages are divided into three lots which reflect the variety of skillsets and experience the VRU wishes to see: * Lot 1 - Community Needs Assessment, * Lot 2 - Process & Learning Evaluation, * Lot 3 - Impact Evaluation Analysis, Lot 1 - Community Needs Assessment The Community Needs Assessment Provider will provide an in-depth baseline report for all sites mapping local assets/needs and will support Networks to develop their strategies in response to this. This will be an intensive piece of work to be delivered in advance and during the early stages of delivery for MyEnds 2.0 programme. Lot 2 - Dynamic Process Evaluation As MyEnds is a complex and iterative model, the VRU are keen to continue to learn from delivery and will be commissioning an evaluation of the programme. Given the community-led focus of MyEnds, the VRU wishes to commission an evaluation that will take an innovative, community-led participatory approach to evaluation. Lot 3 - Impact Evaluation As the MyEnds programme will (by 2026) have been running for five years across multiple different sites, the VRU is interested in looking at the long-term impact of the programme to further build the evidence base on place-based approaches to violence reduction. In particular, we are interested in exploring whether there has been a significant impact on violence, crime or other relevant public health metrics in those areas. The Impact evaluator will be encouraged to use innovative approaches to develop appropriate control groups, for example, using a synthetic control method. If you have any clarification questions please email these to VRUProcurement@london.gov.uk. When sending your clarifications to the VRU commissioning inbox please use the subject 'MyEnds CNA & Evaluation', and the clarification deadline has been set as 28 November 2023. If you would like a bidders pack please email: vruprocurement@london.gov.uk You must email your completed tender response to: VRUProcurement@london.gov.uk. The tender submission deadline is 12:00 noon on 12 December 2023.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-91417892-bd51-4cfb-8cf6-58c51a4aea15
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9dac3679-bbc1-47d4-9240-ab1faed3994a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£382,624 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Dec 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Feb 20242 years ago
Contract Period
21 Feb 2024 - 21 Feb 2025 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICE AND CRIME
Additional Buyers

MAYORS OFFICE FOR POLICING AND CRIME

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 0LL
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

CIVIL SOCIETY CONSULTING

THE INNOVATION UNIT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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