Difference Matters Youth Voice Partner
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The Mayor's Office for Policing & Crime in London has initiated a tender for the "Difference Matters Youth Voice Partner" project. This procurement process falls under the industry category of health and social work services, aiming to enhance experiences for neurodivergent pupils in mainstream schools to address their needs effectively. The initiative seeks a partner to develop tools aiding schools in capturing and improving student inclusion.
The tender is at the 'Tender' stage, with key dates including the enquiry period ending on 18 June 2025 and the tender submission deadline set for 4 July 2025. The project is located in London, UK, and is organised as an open competition with a gross value of £216,000. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the education, consultancy, and health and social services sectors to expand their reach by engaging in transformative educational projects.
Organisations with expertise in stakeholder engagement, knowledge design, and project management, particularly those focusing on neurodiversity and inclusion, are well-suited to compete. The procurement method allows for SMEs and VCSEs to participate, opening doors for a diverse range of business entities to contribute innovative solutions to the development of neuroinclusive school environments. This contract runs from 3 September 2025 to 23 July 2027, offering an extensive timeframe for impactful contributions.
London's Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) is pleased to make funding available for a Youth Voice Partner to support with the delivery of 'Difference Matters' (DM), a programme which aims to improve the experiences of neurodivergent (ND) pupils in mainstream schools in order to reduce disproportional exclusions, absence and suspensions, tackling the over-representation of young people with unmet special needs in Alternative Provision (AP), Pupil Referral Units (PRU) and Youth Offending Institutions (YOI). The programme will champion asset-based approaches, empowering ND pupils; improving understanding of their needs; raising awareness of neurodiversity; and making schools more inclusive environments. The VRU recognises that the views and experiences of neurodivergent students are essential to understanding how schools can become more neuroinclusive.
To ensure young people's voices are central to the Difference Matters programme, the VRU will commission a Youth Voice Partner. The commissioned partner will be responsible for developing a range of tools to support mainstream secondary schools in capturing and responding to student experiences of inclusion For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-and-soci... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: delta-esourcing.com/respond/6S3P2C4NA8
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The contract period is two years.
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