Improving support for girls and young women affected by gangs, violence and exploitation

Description

The dates and information in this notice are highly indicative. We have published a soft market testing questionnaire and we are seeking feedback from the market to help structure any future opportunity we may publish or any future agreement we may put in place. This programme aims to increase awareness, improve identification, quality and quantity of support available for girls and young women affected by gangs, violence and exploitation. The programme will deliver a range of co-designed activities with girls and young women who have experienced harm associated with gangs, violence and exploitation. These activities will enable the collation and amplification of girls and young women’s voices in relation to that harm, to inform and improve professional responses to their needs. We are publishing this notification to ask organisations to complete an informal questionnaire to further develop our understanding of the market. Delivery Co-ordination Provider – up to £120,000 one-year funding This notification specifically relates to the procurement of a co-ordination provider to support the delivery of activity, with the following functions: *Bringing together an eco-system of grant funded girls and young women’s groups and leading on co-design and co-delivery activity with girls and young women. *Leading on the continuous learning and development of grant funded practitioners who directly support girls and young women. *Monitoring and evaluation including co-developed recommendations for improved professional responses. Programme delivery will run for one year and include all above activities. There is scope for the completion of the evaluation beyond programme delivery, anticipated to be funded on a day rate basis. The deadline to respond to the questionnaire is 18th September 2024 12pm (NOON). . Lot 1: This programme aims to increase awareness, improve identification, quality and quantity of support available for girls and young women affected by gangs, violence and exploitation. The programme will deliver a range of co-designed activities with girls and young women who have experienced harm associated with gangs, violence and exploitation. These activities will enable the collation and amplification of girls and young women’s voices in relation to that harm, to inform and improve professional responses to their needs. We are publishing this notification to ask organisations to complete an informal questionnaire to further develop our understanding of the market. Delivery Co-ordination Provider – up to £120,000 one-year funding This notification specifically relates to the procurement of a co-ordination provider to support the delivery of activity, with the following functions: *Bringing together an eco-system of grant funded girls and young women’s groups and leading on co-design and co-delivery activity with girls and young women. *Leading on the continuous learning and development of grant funded practitioners who directly support girls and young women. *Monitoring and evaluation including co-developed recommendations for improved professional responses. Programme delivery will run for one year and include all above activities. There is scope for the completion of the evaluation beyond programme delivery, anticipated to be funded on a day rate basis. The deadline to respond to the questionnaire is 18th September 2024 12pm (NOON). Additional information: There is further information within the Soft Market Testing Questionnaire in the Delta folder including details on the significant barriers to the identification of girls and young women with experience of acute harm associated with gangs, violence and exploitation.