Tendering Opportunities
The VRP is committed to working effectively with partner organisations to deliver services that reduce and prevent violence. Providers delivering services do an outstanding job in supporting those in need and addressing risk and harm but are often themselves unsupported.
We have developed a set of core principles and ways of working which outline what an effective service seeking to reduce and prevent violence should look like. This is based on the evidence base, and on the research and delivery experience built up over the first 2 years of the VRP’s work. We don’t have all the answers and we don’t expect you to either. This document sets out our commitment to effective co-production of local services.
These core principles are not intended to be a checklist. Instead they outline our expectations for those providers working with us to protect young people.
The VRP is here to help. We deliver/can facilitate access to a range of training offers and CPD opportunities for frontline practitioners including:
- Trauma informed training
- Anti-racist training
- Awareness and identification of exploitation
- Mentors in Violence Prevention,
- Understanding Inequalities
- Understanding the Public Health approach to violence
If you are interested in learning more about these CPD opportunities, please email the VRP directly at [email protected]
VRP Prevention Pilot Project
West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership are seeking to deliver a pilot project across the West Midlands testing the impact of long-term prevention planning in education.
The project will deliver one pilot per local authority area, focusing on a cluster of schools (agreed locally, with one secondary school and a number of its feeder primary schools in each cluster). As part of the project, the VRP are looking for a pool of dedicated providers to deliver a range of high quality, evidence-based interventions in education settings across the region to children and young people in years 5,6,7,8 and 9.
Prior to delivering interventions to schools/other education settings, successful providers will be required to attend an initial briefing (online) led by the VRP in July, with delivery commencing in schools in September 2025.
The VRP education team will work with local education leads, schools and other education settings to agree prevention plans and then allocate the appropriate interventions and activity to meet the needs of the setting and coordinate delivery across the academic year. Once settings have been identified, providers will be required to liaise with the VRP to coordinate dates and times for delivery.
Applications should be made via our online form
Proposals provided not using the online form will not be accepted.
Closing Date 23rd June 2025 5pm for delivery commencing in September 2025
Applications will reopen again in July for delivery after September 2025
Any queries in relation to the project or application please contact: [email protected]
