MOPAC (including the VRU): MOPAC: Improving support for girls and young women affected by ‘gangs’, violence and exploitation

UK-London: Health and social work services.
Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for Prior information notice: Yes
         This notice is a call for competition: No
   This notice is for Contract notice: No
   This notice is for Contract award notice: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
       169, Union Street, London, SE1 0LL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +07 000000000, Email: MOPACProcurement@mopac.london.gov.uk
       Main Address: https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/mayors-office-policing-and-crime-mopac
       NUTS Code: UKI
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .
I.3) Communication       
   The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:              
         https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-and-social-work-services./2SDA6287DN
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity:    
   Public order and safety

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: MOPAC: Improving support for girls and young women affected by ‘gangs’, violence and exploitation    
         Reference number:    
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      85000000 - Health and social work services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: Services

   II.1.4) Short description:    
      MOPAC are seeking a provider to lead on grant making and management, funding local groups who engage girls and young women affected by gangs, violence and exploitation. The provider will also co-ordinate and deliver a range of co-designed activities with girls and young women accessing those groups. The provider will also lead on evaluation, including producing final recommendations. Further to initial market warming in September 2024, we are holding a Market Engagement Event which will be held on the 23rd January 2025 1-2pm on MS Teams. Please contact us at safercyp@mopac.london.gov.uk to sign up. The event will provide further detail on the approach to improving support for girls and young women and will outline the procurement process. The eco-system will be developed, co-ordinated, delivered and evaluated by a lead provider, with the option of working within a partnership context.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 200,000 - Currency : GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKI - LONDON
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      The provider shall deliver all requirements in the specification, including the administration of a grant fund of up to £660,000 for Civil Society Organisations to deliver local group work provision for girls and young women affected by gangs, violence and exploitation. This notification specifically relates to the procurement of a provider (via a contract) to lead on the grant giving and grant management process and to develop, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate co-production activities with girls and young women affected by ‘gangs’, violence and exploitation.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      This requirement falls under the Light Touch Regime (those set out in Schedule 3 - Social and other specific services). A process similar to that of the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation will be followed. Contract award is anticipated in early April 2025 delivery over a maximum of two years, aligned with the grants programme and evaluation requirements.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         31/01/2025    

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   Slides from the event will be published and the event will inform FAQs, which will also be published. The full requirements will be outlined in the specification. The event also aims to provide space for organisations to ask questions and to enable networking to support potential partnerships.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-and-social-work-services./2SDA6287DN

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2SDA6287DN
GO-2025113-PRO-29110877 TKR-2025113-PRO-29110876        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 13/01/2025