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title: "Pilot Violence Against Women and Girls Street Safety Project"
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# Pilot Violence Against Women and Girls Street Safety Project

Buyer: West Oxfordshire District Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f2b3

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## Summary

West Oxfordshire District Council is commissioning a creative street-safety programme addressing violence against women and girls. The work is aimed at young women and girls and will be shaped through workshops involving their voices. It covers three linked elements: developing and delivering street-based performances; providing bystander intervention training for communities, helping the public respond to inappropriate behaviour; and running a communications campaign to strengthen the message and extend its reach. A theatre group is expected to lead the performance work from research and development through delivery and evaluation. The requirement is for social, community and performance services, including social research, theatre production, dance or performance, and youth-focused community activity. Delivery is centred on West Oxfordshire, with the council based in Witney.

The process reached tender: the council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Tender submissions were to be made electronically through the authority’s In-Tend portal, with the buyer’s deadline set for 2 October 2026 at 5:00pm. The contract period is 2 November 2026 to 31 January 2028. The estimated procurement value is £30,000 excluding VAT and £36,000 including VAT. There is one lot covering the full programme. Evaluation is weighted towards quality, worth 70%, with price worth 30%. The successful supplier will therefore need to demonstrate a strong delivery approach as well as offering value for money. The requirement is a service contract rather than a works or goods purchase.

This opportunity suits a theatre, participatory arts or community-performance organisation able to combine creative production with youth engagement and public education. Strong candidates will be able to research issues affecting young women and girls, run inclusive workshops, develop and deliver street-based performances, and evaluate their impact. The programme also requires bystander intervention training for community audiences and a communications campaign, so useful capability includes training design, facilitation, public messaging and audience reach. Delivery must be trauma-informed, with specialist input maintained throughout the programme. Suppliers should be able to manage an end-to-end commission from research and development through performance delivery, training, communications and evaluation. Experience working with young people, violence-against-women-and-girls issues, safeguarding-sensitive environments or youth and community groups would be relevant.

## Notice

This commission attempts to respond to what we are hearing in a creative, impactful, practical and inclusive manner. It will involve the voices of young women and girls through workshops in the development of the performance, ensure the work is trauma-informed by commissioning a specialist group throughout the whole delivery, and offer training to the public on how to better respond when witnessing inappropriate behaviours. Local and national evidence identifies VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) as a significant issue for young people. 182 young women raised concerns about gender-based violence, sexism and harassment. 158 young women identified feeling at risk from boys and men because of their gender. Through the research, we read that 51% of all girls aged 13 to 18 received unwanted sexual comments, with 33% aged 13 and 14. 29%...revealed they first experienced sexual harassment when they were just 11 to 13 years old Plan International carried out a survey in 2023 which brought attention to the number of young women and girls (over 3 quarters of those surveyed) who avoid activities and change their behaviours during summer to reduce unwanted sexual attention. Scope of the Programme The whole programme will involve 3 aspects: * Development and delivery of street-based performances * Delivery of Bystander Intervention Training in communities * Communications Campaign to strengthen message and increase reach. The commission of a Theatre group is to take a lead role in the performance, from research & development through to delivery and evaluation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084076-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 31 Jan 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | £30,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Oxfordshire District Council |
| Locality | WITNEY |
| Postcode area | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX28 1NB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | West Oxfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Witney North |
| Westminster constituency | Witney |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services
- 92312110 - Theatrical producer entertainment services
- 92340000 - Dance and performance entertainment services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 98133110 - Services provided by youth associations

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 16:28 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084076-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084076-2026
  4th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/publicagroup/aspx/Tenders/Current
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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