Official UK procurement notice
Workplace Development Programme 3
Authority: Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFrom 2019 to 2026, the VRU invested in developing a youth sector practitioners’ leadership and development programme called Rise Up. This programme supported youth practitioners across London who work with young people and communities affected by violence. Its design was informed by extensive discussions and consultation with community led organisations, including youth practitioners, VCS organisations, and young people.
Rise Up recognised that although many frontline youth practitioners bring significant lived experience and strong commitment to their roles, their work is not always fully recognised or valued. This lack of recognition can limit opportunities for practitioners to engage strategically or progress into more senior roles within their organisations or elsewhere.
Building on the successes of earlier iterations and listening carefully to feedback from youth practitioners, senior leaders, and young people, we have developed a clearer understanding of what additional support practitioners need to deliver effectively and better support young people impacted by violence.
This programme aims to provide high quality, specialist and tailored training and support that helps youth practitioners build on their expertise in supporting young people, while also strengthening their leadership skills and career development.
It will combine practical and specialist training relevant to frontline professionals working with young people affected by violence, alongside business management skills and individualised coaching to ensure participants receive personalised leadership support.
The programme will be delivered through three packages, reflecting different practitioner needs, capacities and audiences.
Package 1 will offer flexible, standalone training and networking sessions delivered throughout the contract. This directly responds to sector feedback highlighting the need for accessible, responsive and varied training opportunities, especially for new practitioners, part time staff and freelancers.
Package 2 will provide an intensive, cohort-based leadership development programme aimed at practitioners progressing into senior or strategic roles.
Package 3 will coordinate and co-chair the VRU’s Youth Practitioners’ Advisory Board. This board provides an opportunity for a limited number of programme participants to be actively involved in developing strategic leadership skills to inform the work of the VRU.
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CPV: Specialist training services · Staff training services · Training programme services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime buys Training services (CPV 8050), and who usually turns up
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Lot #1CPV 80Published estimate£1.2m
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Apr 2026, 15:23 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 15:23 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031037- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c18Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published207 days ago2 Apr 2026, 15:23 BST
- Market engagement196 days ago13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
The VRU invites partners to join a Market Engagement Session to discuss requirements for the future commissioning of Workforce Development Programme 3. The event will be held online via Teams, once you have registered your interest you will receive an invitation to the engagement event please read below.
The VRU invites partners to join a Market Engagement Session to discuss requirements for the future commissioning of Workforce Development Programme 3.
This programme aims to provide high quality, specialist and tailored training and support that helps youth practitioners build on their expertise in supporting young people, while also strengthening their leadership skills and career development.
It will combine practical and specialist training relevant to frontline professionals working with young people affected by violence, alongside business management skills and individualised coaching to ensure participants receive personalised leadership support.
Following this Market Engagement Session, we will shortly be publishing the tender opportunity via the Find a Tender Service.
Date: Tuesday 14th April
Session: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- Contract starts56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Apr 2026, 15:23 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender