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title: "VRU Learning Partner to Support Custody Based Intervention Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0795bf"
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buyer: "The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime"
published: "2026-11-02"
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# VRU Learning Partner to Support Custody Based Intervention Programme

Buyer: The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0795bf

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## Summary

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime is seeking an independent learning partner for the Violence Reduction Unit’s custody-based intervention programmes. The work combines analysis of programme data and existing evidence with direct engagement with delivery teams, to understand how services operate in practice and support continuous improvement. This is research and evaluation support for services delivered in custody settings, rather than the delivery of the interventions themselves. The stated delivery location is the United Kingdom.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure. The tender was published on 2 November 2026. Questions were due by 5pm on 16 November 2026, and bids by noon on 2 December 2026; the stated award decision date was 11 January 2027. The contract is planned to run from 11 January 2027 to 12 June 2028, with one buyer-controlled extension of up to 18 months. The estimated value is £300,000 excluding VAT (£360,000 including VAT). There is one lot. Evaluation gives 90% to technical questions and 10% to price. The requirement is identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This opportunity is suited to an independent research, learning or evaluation provider able to work across both analysis and practice. Suppliers will need to interpret programme data and relevant evidence, engage directly with delivery teams, and turn findings into practical support for continuous improvement. The work calls for an approach that can connect what the evidence indicates with how custody-based services operate on the ground. Technical quality is the dominant part of the evaluation, so a strong, credible method for answering the technical questions is central to competing; price has a smaller weighting. The stated SME and voluntary, community and social enterprise suitability makes the opportunity relevant to providers of different sizes and organisational types, including specialist research and learning organisations.

## Notice

The VRU is seeking to commission an independent Learning Partner to provide practical, evidence-informed support across its custody-based intervention programmes. The Learning Partner will adopt a hybrid approach, combining analysis of programme data and evidence with direct engagement with delivery teams to understand how services operate in practice and support continuous improvement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./H34AT9PKX2 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H34AT9PKX2

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: One option to extend for up to 18 months at the Authorities sole discretion.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103808-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Dec 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 11 Jan 2027 - 12 Jun 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | £300,000 |
| 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 | The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 2 Nov 2026 at 14:52 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103808-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103808-2026
  2nd November 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H34AT9PKX2
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./H34AT9PKX2
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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