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title: "Criminal Exploitation and Serious Youth Violence"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY"
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# Criminal Exploitation and Serious Youth Violence

Buyer: ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd2

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## Summary

Achieving for Children Community Interest Company commissioned social work services addressing criminal exploitation and serious youth violence. The service combines flexible, trauma-informed interventions for children and young people: six months of weekly face-to-face, one-to-one intensive mentoring; targeted resettlement support for young people returning from custody to their local communities; rapid, wrap-around crisis and emergency response after high-risk incidents or threats to life; and consultancy and safety planning for partner organisations after critical incidents, particularly those involving hospitalisation. The work is delivered across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The relevant service category is social work services.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Crying Sons Ltd, an SME, through a below-threshold direct award without competition under the light-touch regime. There was one completed lot. The contract was signed on 1 May 2026 and runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028. Its value is £84,424 gross. The contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so no comparative scoring basis or bidder evaluation criteria are stated. The award covers the full service described, including intensive mentoring, resettlement support, crisis response, and consultancy and safety planning for serious youth violence and criminal exploitation.

This award indicates demand from Achieving for Children for specialist services supporting children and young people affected by criminal exploitation and serious youth violence. A credible future provider would need to deliver trauma-informed, flexible interventions across England, combining regular face-to-face one-to-one mentoring with targeted support for young people leaving custody. It would also need the capacity to respond rapidly to high-risk incidents and threats to life, provide wrap-around crisis support, and advise partner organisations after critical incidents, including hospitalisation. Evidence of effective outcomes would be important: completing intensive support interventions, achieving intended results for resettlement programmes, and delivering crisis or emergency responses. Providers should therefore be able to coordinate safely across local communities and partner agencies while monitoring these outcomes.

## Notice

The service provides a range of flexible, trauma-informed interventions, including: Direct 1:1 Intensive Support: A 6-month programme of weekly face-to-face mentoring. Resettlement Support: Targeted intervention for young people transitioning from custody back into the local community. Crisis and Emergency Response: Rapid wrap-around support following high-risk incidents or threats to life. Consultancy and Safety Planning: Expert advice for partners following critical incidents, particularly those resulting in hospitalisation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080963-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 May 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £84,424 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY |
| Locality | TWICKENHAM |
| Postcode area | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW1 3BZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Twickenham Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Twickenham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CRYING SONS LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85310000 - Social work services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 16:06 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080963-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080963-2026
  25th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-21523

## Notice URLs

- https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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