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My End CNA

MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICING AND CRIME

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

08 Jul 2025 at 10:34

Tender

10 Nov 2023 at 15:01

Planning

11 Oct 2023 at 16:14

Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime is currently conducting an active procurement process seeking providers for the "VRU MyEnds: Community Needs Assessment & Evaluation" services in London under the Light Touch Regime as per the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The tender, which falls under the health and social work services industry category, involves three lots focusing on community needs assessment, process evaluation, and impact evaluation. Interested parties should submit their tenders by 12 December 2023. The delivery of services is expected from April 2024 to March 2026 across several London neighbourhoods. This procurement stage is the tender phase, with clarifications open until 28 November 2023.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in public health, community development, and evaluation services, particularly those with expertise in grassroots community engagement and statistical analysis. Organisations with experience in delivering complex quasi-experimental evaluations, as well as those who can bring innovative, participatory research approaches to community-led projects, will find this tender well-suited to their capabilities. The initiative supports the expansion of networks focused on reducing violence through tailored local strategies, offering a robust platform for business growth and longstanding impact in community safety and public health sectors.

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Notice Title

My End CNA

Notice Description

A competitive procurement for the award of a contract for the delivery of the Violence Reduction Unit's My Ends CNA was conducted in accordance with the Light Touch Regime (LTR) as implemented in the UK by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and was undertaken via a non-mandatory Open Procedure.

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Community Needs Assessment

A competitive procurement for the award of a contract for the delivery of the Violence Reduction Unit's My Ends CNA was conducted in accordance with the Light Touch Regime (LTR) as implemented in the UK by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and undertaken via a non-mandatory Open Procedure. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

Lot 2 - Dynamic Process Evaluation

VRU MyEnds: Community Needs Assessment & Evaluation Provider 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 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. Additional information: 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.

Options: Optional 2 year extension

Lot 3 - Impact Evaluation

VRU MyEnds: Community Needs Assessment & Evaluation Provider 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 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. Additional information: 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.

Options: optional 2 year extension

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040b33
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038174-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£598,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£598,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£132,624 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
12 Dec 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
6 Nov 2023Expired
Award Date
21 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
7 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active, Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

MAYORS OFFICE FOR POLICING AND CRIME

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
vruprocurement@london.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CIVIL SOCIETY CONSULTING

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