MOPAC: VAWG -Support for victims of tech enabled VAWG

This service will be required to:

Provide specialist support for victims and survivors of tech-facilitated VAWG (TFVAWG) that is unavailable elsewhere. Support must reflect the different risk profiles at different life stages.

Assist professionals, trusted adults and families to respond effectively to TFVAWG, such as through advice and consultation, practice resources, workforce development and specialist guidance

Ensure London’s response keeps pace with rapidly evolving technology and forms of TFVAWG.

Drive continuous improvement in London’s response to TFVAWG through evaluation and evidence generation to turn insight into better policy and practice.

The service must be delivered via a consortium. The consortium must:

Have one lead provider.

Have a VAWG specialist element which spans all forms of VAWG including TFVAWG.

Have specialist tech expertise.

Be able to deliver all key programme elements.

Be able to mobilise quickly within given timeframes.

Have a robust safeguarding framework.

Be anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.

Be a London living wage employer.

Be able to work pan-London.

The initial contract term is 3 years with a potential contract value of £6,000,000 plus a potential one year extension with a value of £2,000,000. This would total 4 years (2027-2031) at £8,000,000 ex VAT.