Tendering Opportunities
Relaunch of the West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership Provider Pool – 2026-2027
The West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership (WM VRP) introduced the Prevention Pilot Pool in 2025-2026 to support the delivery of a pilot education project to test the impact of long-term prevention planning in education.
The Prevention Pilot Pool enabled the VRP to have direct access to 80 providers and over 200 interventions all of which were subject to appropriate due diligence and safeguarding checks. The pilot ended in March 2026.
The VRP re-launched the Prevention Pilot Pool, rebranded as the VRP Provider Pool on 14th September 2026. The Provider Pool will continue to be used to support work in education, however it will also be used to support other projects and programmes across the VRP portfolio, including:
- Habitual Knife Carriers
- Response work in communities
- Other project requiring local interventions and support
A breakdown of the thematic/project types is detailed in the Service Specification here.
The WM VRP invites organisations to submit applications to be in the Provider Pool. All applications will be subject to robust due diligence and safeguarding checks in order to ensure the pool provides access to a range of high quality, evidence-based interventions to support children and young people under-25 across the region.
How to apply:
Applications should be made via our online form.
As part of the application, providers must submit an “Intervention Information Form” as attached below. Any applications submitted which do not use the online form will not be accepted. Applications will be reviewed and scored by an internal panel. Subject to successful safeguarding, due diligence checks, and panel scoring, providers will be onboarded to the pool.
The application process will remain open via our website until March 2027. The VRP will review and respond to applications regularly throughout the year. Applicants should allow sufficient time for their application to be considered, and due diligence checks to be completed. The VRP aim to have reviewed each application one month after submission.
By joining the VRP Provider Pool, providers understand there is no guarantee that they will be commissioned.
If you have any queries, please email [email protected]
All papers you may need can also be found here:
01. Service Specification and Application open Prevention Pool FINAL
Violence Reduction Partnership Research and Evaluation Procurement Exercise
The Violence Reduction Partnership are seeking a provider/s to deliver Research and Evaluation projects until 31st March 2027, with the potential of extending arrangements for a further year. There are 3 opportunities to bid for:
Lot 1 – Violence Reduction Partnership Community Research
Lot 2 – Violence Reduction Partnership Research and Evaluation Support
Lot 3 – Violence Reduction Partnership Habitual Knife Carriers Evaluation.
Before you apply, please download the supporting documents in the download section. There is an application guidance document, the service specifications for the individual lots, the statement of requirements, the pricing template and the draft contract terms and conditions.
The Application is online and can be accessed here VRP Application for Research and Evaluation
The application will close Friday 28th August at 5pm. Any clarification questions should be emailed to [email protected] We will respond via email to clarification questions and post clarification responses on this page if they are relevant to potential bidders.
Click on the links below to access supporting documents:
1.-ITT-Instructions-for-Bidders-VRP-Research-and-Evaluation
2.-ITT-Statement-of-Requirement-VRP-Research-and-Evaluation
3.-Draft-Contract-terms-and-Conditions-for-VRP-Research-and-Evaluation
4. ITT Response – Pricing VRP Research and Evaluation
5.-Lot-1-Community-Research-Specification
6.-Lot-2-Research-and-Evaluation-Support-Specification-v2
7.-Lot-3-Habitual-Knife-Carriers-Evaluation-Specification
Click here for: Clarification Questions
