--- title: "VRU London Major Trauma Centre Youth Domestic Abuse Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2267b208-e354-4108-b346-14911b5dc273" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2267b208-e354-4108-b346-14911b5dc273" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2267b208-e354-4108-b346-14911b5dc273.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2267b208-e354-4108-b346-14911b5dc273.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICE AND CRIME" published: "2026-06-04" --- # VRU London Major Trauma Centre Youth Domestic Abuse Service Buyer: MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICE AND CRIME Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2267b208-e354-4108-b346-14911b5dc273 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2267b208-e354-4108-b346-14911b5dc273) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2267b208-e354-4108-b346-14911b5dc273.json) ## Summary The Mayor's Office for Police and Crime has conducted a procurement process for the "VRU London Major Trauma Centre Youth Domestic Abuse Service," classified under the health and social work services category. The tender aimed to establish a dedicated service at four Major Trauma Centres in London, providing support for young people affected by domestic abuse. This service, involving youth independent domestic violence advocates, was procured using an open procedure, with the tender period concluding on 3rd March 2023. The contract, initially set from 1st May 2023 to 1st March 2027, has been actively awarded to Solace Women's Aid, with an optional extension now secured for an additional year, ending on 31st March 2027. The procurement stage has moved from tender to award, with the award status officially updated in June 2024. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in community and social services, particularly those with experience in youth advocacy and domestic violence support. Enterprises focusing on health services within metropolitan areas and those with the capacity for on-site engagement at multiple London locations are particularly well-suited. The open procurement method and the project's focus on high-impact community services highlight both immediate and long-term partnering potential for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), fostering growth in these sectors. ## Notice VRU - London Major Trauma Centre Youth Domestic Abuse Service The VRU is seeking to procure a youth domestic abuse service within the four Major Trauma Centres (MTCs) in London. This service will provide consistent, dedicated support to young people presenting at the MTCs with an injury caused by domestic abuse with the core of the service being a team of dedicated youth independent domestic violence advocates (IDVA) working on site at the 4 MTCs. You must email your completed tender response to: VRUProcurement@london.gov.uk, tender submission deadline is 12:00 noon on 3rd March 2023. 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 'London Major Trauma Centre Youth Domestic Abuse Service'. Clarification deadline has been set as 21st Feb 2023 @ 12.00 noon. Tender documentation can be found here https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/mayors-office-policing-and-crime/services-we-fund/current-mopac-and-vru-bidding-opportunities ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b76b4032-1abf-482c-aa59-cca0b363b8c7 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Apr 2023 | | Contract period | 30 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,012,030 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICE AND CRIME | | Additional buyers | MAYORS OFFICE FOR POLICING AND CRIME | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 0LL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark | | Local authority | Southwark | | Electoral ward | Borough & Bankside | | Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | SOLACE WOMENS AID | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 4 Jun 2026 at 11:54 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b76b4032-1abf-482c-aa59-cca0b363b8c7 - 28 Jun 2024 at 09:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b76b4032-1abf-482c-aa59-cca0b363b8c7 - 2 Feb 2023 at 16:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ce37e66-220d-4f90-921c-13eca34b77b6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b76b4032-1abf-482c-aa59-cca0b363b8c7 4th June 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ce37e66-220d-4f90-921c-13eca34b77b6 2nd February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/mayors-office-policing-and-crime/services-we-fund/current-mopac-and-vru-bidding-opportunities ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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