Official UK procurement notice
Learning Partner - Preventing Harmful Sexual Behaviour in Schools (Pilot)
Authority: Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRequirement:
The VRU is seeking a Learning Partner to support a pilot to prevent problematic sexual behaviour in schools, working with one Multi Academy Trust and 3–4 local authorities.
The Learning Partner will support the co-design phase by helping map services, understand need, and develop clear approaches (e.g. Theories of Change), using best practice for complex issues like harmful sexual behaviour.
They will then support shared learning across areas, build a community of practice, develop simple performance monitoring, and evaluate the pilot to inform future work.
Background:
Harmful sexual behaviour is common in schools and increasingly shaped by technology (e.g. social media, image sharing, AI content).
Many school staff lack confidence and training to address these issues effectively. Schools are responsible for responding to peer sexual abuse, often relying on staff judgement, making consistent guidance and support essential.
The delivery of the pilot itself will be procured separately at a later date.
How to Apply:
The maximum budget is £140,000 excl VAT. This is broken down as £70k for the initial term of 2 years 4 months and £70k allocated to an optional extension of 2 years (1+1).
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£140,000
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Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Questions (Written Response) - Stage 1: 60%
- Presentations - Stage 2: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Questions (Written Response) - Stage 1
- Presentations - Stage 2: shortlisted bidders
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 May 2026, 15:06 BST
- Last source update
- 18 May 2026, 15:06 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045407- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069b1aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
18 May 2026 → 28 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published162 days ago18 May 2026, 15:06 BST
- Clarification questions by148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline132 days ago17 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts29 days ago28 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published18 May 2026, 15:06 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
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- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender