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London's VRU Housing support for Young People experiencing Extra-Familial Harm

The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime

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13 Oct 2026 at 11:53

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, through London’s Violence Reduction Unit, is planning a research and service-design project on housing support for young people experiencing extra-familial harm (EFH). The provider will investigate how EFH-related risks and needs are recognised in local authority housing assessments and responses, then co-develop a needs assessment tool and response framework. Work includes policy and evidence review, analysis of serious case reviews, interviews and workshops on current practice, and co-design with young people, practitioners and partner organisations. The intended outputs are an evidence and policy gap analysis, a prototype tool and framework with trauma-informed training materials, and an implementation roadmap for piloting, evaluation and wider adoption. The work is for London’s local authorities and partners; delivery is in the United Kingdom.

This is a planning-stage market engagement exercise to test provider interest and capability before any formal tender; it does not commit the buyer to procure. The buyer expects to use a framework agreement. The project is planned as a single lot, with work packages running across a six-month contract. The buyer’s estimated contract period is 1 January to 30 June 2027, and its estimated value is £60,000. The market engagement exercise asks interested providers to respond by 31 October 2026; this is not a tender submission deadline. The project is intended to inform the Violence Reduction Unit’s housing agenda on violence prevention. Delivery is structured around evidence review, assessment of current practice, co-development of tools and an implementation plan.

This project is likely to suit research organisations, consultancies or specialist voluntary-sector providers able to combine evidence review, qualitative research and collaborative service design. Relevant experience includes working with young people affected by violence or serious harm, research on young people’s housing challenges, and engagement with local authorities to co-design practical tools. Providers should be able to involve young people, housing officers, safeguarding and community safety practitioners, youth workers, housing providers and violence-reduction partners throughout the work. The buyer is looking for sound safeguarding processes and the ability to produce credible, usable outputs, including trauma-informed training materials and a roadmap for piloting and wider adoption. The planned work requires capacity to deliver several research and co-design work packages within a short project, rather than simply provide accommodation or routine housing services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

London's VRU Housing support for Young People experiencing Extra-Familial Harm

Notice Description

Expressions of Interest for Housing support for Young People experiencing Extra-Familial Harm The London's Violence Reduction Unit are inviting Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified Providers capable of delivering: The co-development of tools for recognising and responding to Extra-Familial Harm (EFH) in local authority housing assessments, and explore how EFH can be identified in local authority housing needs assessments and responses. Emerging evidence suggests EFH drives housing insecurity, leaving young people unsafe at home and in their communities while struggling to access housing support that meets their needs. In response, local authorities are looking for consistent ways to identify and evidence EFH in housing decision-making. Alongside developing tools, the provider will strengthen capability across housing, safeguarding and community safety to recognise EFH's housing impacts and support informed, consistent decision-making. Despite growing recognition, there is no consistent framework for recognising EFH in housing assessment and provision. Local authorities face increasing pressure to assess EFH-related housing needs with finite resources, while services often lack confidence in recognising and assessing EFH within statutory duties. Addressing this gap is essential to support consistent, evidence-informed decisions and timely access to appropriate accommodation, strengthening housing as a safeguarding response that prevents violence, reduces harm, and improves outcomes for young people. The provider will use rapid mixed methods and co-production. This research will combine policy analysis, analysis of serious case reviews, stakeholder engagement and qualitative research with local authorities, youth practitioners, and young people. Serious case reviews will examine housing-related risks and safeguarding failures, while qualitative research will identify barriers and opportunities and improve understanding of EFH-related housing risks and needs. Young people and partner organisations will contribute throughout to ensure outputs are credible and practical. The following work packages will be delivered: Work Package 1 (Months 1-2): Evidence and policy review. Work Package 2 (Months 2-3): Understanding current practice. Interviews and workshops with housing officers, community safety practitioners, youth workers, housing providers and violence reduction partners will examine practice, barriers to evidencing EFH-related housing needs, and opportunities to strengthen practice. *Output 1: Work Packages 1 and 2 will produce an evidence and policy gap analysis and theory of change to inform development of the needs assessment tool and response framework. Work Package 3 (Months 3-5): Co-development of the needs assessment tool and response framework. Young people, practitioners and project partners will participate in co-design activities to identify indicators of EFH relevant to housing decisions, evidence requirements, decision-making thresholds and referral pathways. *Output 2: A prototype EFH needs assessment tool and response framework to support consistent assessment of EFH-related housing risks and needs, accompanied by trauma-informed training materials for delivery Work Package 4 (Months 5-6): Implementation planning. Stakeholder workshops with local authorities, NHYC, housing providers and the VRU to refine the prototype and develop plans for piloting, evaluation and wider adoption. *Output 3: An implementation roadmap setting out recommendations for piloting, governance, workforce development, evaluation and scale-up. All outputs are intended for immediate use on completion of the six-month project. This will inform the London VRU's housing agenda on violence prevention We are seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from organisations with experience of: -Working with young people with experience of violence or high levels of harm -Engaging and working with local authorities to codesign tools -Codesign with stakeholders including young people and practitioners -Safeguarding processes for young people -Research relevant to young people -Research relevant to housing -Research relating to housing challenges faced by young people who have experienced violence The aim of this Expressions of Interest is to: 1.Allow the market visibility of the proposed opportunity; 2.Gauge interest from providers that have the capability, capacity and availability to deliver the services within the timelines outlined in this notice before launching any formal tender opportunity. Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the London VRU to carry out a procurement process. Submission of your Expression of Interest Suppliers must complete the MS Forms questionnaire to submit their interest in the advertised opportunity. The closing date to submit your response is 31st October 2026. Estimated Total value PS60,000 Estimated contract dates 1st Jan 2027- 30th June 2027

Planning Information

The aim of this Expressions of Interest is to: 1.Allow the market visibility of the proposed opportunity; 2.Gauge interest from providers that have the capability, capacity and availability to deliver the services within the timelines outlined in this notice before launching any formal tender opportunity. Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the London VRU to carry out a procurement process. Submission of your Expression of Interest Suppliers must complete the MS Forms questionnaire to submit their interest in the advertised opportunity here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/kkT34EJM8H The closing date to submit your response is 31st October 2026. Estimated Total value £60,000 Estimated contract dates 1st Jan 2027- 30th June 2027

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078668
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096482-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

70333000 - Housing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Mayor's 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
Postcode Area
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

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