# Strengthening Fathers Pilot

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR POLICE AND CRIME](/buyers/mayor-s-office-for-police-and-crime/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: FATHER 2 FATHER C\.I\.C\.
- Award value: £175,000
- Award date: 1 March 2024
- Published: 4 June 2024
- Contract start: 4 March 2024
- Contract end: 30 September 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c9419840-2a24-45bd-8e44-1b70a5cfab50-731652
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-072b0143-0e9e-49d0-a3ab-8c7dffd6cbc7

## Description

The London Violence Reduction Unit \(VRU\) is commissioning a Strengthening Father Pilot Lot 1 and Lot 2 The VRU hopes that the bespoke strengthening Father's pilots \(Lot1&Lot2\) will enhance the work already delivered under the Families framework and encompass the support and outcomes required to ensure that Fathers are able to build strengthened healthy relationships and Co-parenting methods\. Which in turn supports better outcomes for their children in relation to attachment and role modelling\.   Core capabilities of the Providers for each Lot: • Experience, and expertise in working alongside Fathers of all ages in particular young Fathers \( 16-25\) and supporting healthy relationships\. • Knowledge of the impact of CYP who do not have existing healthy relationships with their Father or Male caregiver\. • Capacity to build and deliver a bespoke wrap-around service\. • Experience working alongside statutory services such as Probation and social services to support referral pathways for young fathers \(16-25\) • Experience working with partners to support specialist services such as ACE \( Adverse childhood trauma \) professionals which enhance the impact of the programme in line with the specification\. • Ability to work alongside Evaluation partner to support robust impact reports, while completing quarterly progress monitoring \. • Understanding of the Trauma-informed practice 6 principles • An understanding of the Public Health Approach to violence reduction and prevention • Knowledge of the needs of the boroughs in which they provide the service\. • Experience of working with Diverse Fathers • Strong data protections , and risk assessments in place to support the safeguarding of families as a whole • Capacity to meet the stated timeframes through having a team of existing, appropriately skilled, qualified, and resourced staff in place and or available to partner Consortium and other partnership bids are strongly encouraged\.   If you have a clarification question please email VRUprocurement@london\.gov\.uk include the heading in the title ; "Strengthening Fathers Pilot" Lot 1 or Lot 2"\. The deadline for clarification questions is 18th October 2023 @ 15:00   If you would like a bidders pack please email -vruprocurement@london\.gov\.uk the deadline for submissions is 31st  October 2023 @ 12noon\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9419840-2a24-45bd-8e44-1b70a5cfab50-731652)