London's Violence Reduction Unit- Young People's Action Group Learning Partner

The London Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) would like to commission a Young People's Action Group-(YPAG) Learning Partner

The VRU is seeking to commission an external provider to undertake a detailed evaluation of our YPAG model, looking specifically at:

-The process of implementation of the YPAG model of youth participation

-The impact of the model across three areas;

The young people themselves,

The VRU's work and decision-making and;

Wider stakeholders and sectors to understand how YPAG has contributed to the violence reduction agenda.

-Drawing together the learning to support the development of the existing YPAG framework for the VRU .

-Highlighting key learning and enable the VRU to share this with the wider sector and organisations looking to develop similar models.

The Learning Partner will design and deliver a high-quality research project that: -Upskills Young People in peer research methods

-Identifies successes and challenges of the VRU's Youth Participation programme -Creates outputs to share learning .

Given the unique nature of the YPAG, the VRU encourages the Learning Partner to use youth participatory approaches to upskill the YPAG and Wider Voices, and to co-design the evaluation model and learning outputs. The VRU encourages the Learning Partner to use a range of innovative and creative evaluation methods with young people at the centre, such as case studies, multi-media content and written reports. The Learning Partner will also need to work in close collaboration with the YPAG's parents/carers and the VRU's Youth & Communities team to develop and deliver a suitable evaluation model for this programme, including ensuring the monitoring plan will adequately support and inform evaluation.

The maximum budget for the evaluation is £100,000 over 24 months.

Further information can be found in the bidders pack for this contract.

If you have any clarification questions please email VRUProcurement@london.gov.uk - use the subject 'YPAG Learning Partner' when making your request.

Clarification deadline is 27th January 2024 at 16:00

If you would like to request a bidders pack please email VRUProcurement@london.gov.uk -use the subject "YPAG Learning Partner"

The submission deadline for this tender is 9th February 2024 at 12noon