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title: "VRU MyEnds: Community Needs Assessment & Evaluation Provider"
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buyer: "MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICE AND CRIME"
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# VRU MyEnds: Community Needs Assessment & Evaluation Provider

Buyer: MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICE AND CRIME  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-91417892-bd51-4cfb-8cf6-58c51a4aea15

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9dac3679-bbc1-47d4-9240-ab1faed3994a |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 21 Feb 2024 - 21 Feb 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £382,624 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | CIVIL SOCIETY CONSULTING; THE INNOVATION UNIT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2024 at 10:40 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9dac3679-bbc1-47d4-9240-ab1faed3994a
- 23 Aug 2024 at 12:28 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9dac3679-bbc1-47d4-9240-ab1faed3994a
- 23 Aug 2024 at 12:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9dac3679-bbc1-47d4-9240-ab1faed3994a
- 10 Nov 2023 at 15:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/029f031c-0509-4506-a8d0-676628aedb10

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9dac3679-bbc1-47d4-9240-ab1faed3994a
  4th September 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/029f031c-0509-4506-a8d0-676628aedb10
  10th November 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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