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MVRP Funding Neurodiversity Toolkit for Criminal Justice Services across Merseyside

Implementation and scaling of a neurodiversity-inclusive toolkit across custody, courts, prisons, probation, and community services. The project includes workforce training, dissemination of resources, development of Neurodiversity Champions, and delivery of the NEST Workshop at HMP Liverpool. It requires multi-agency coordination, lived-experience co-production, and formal evaluation in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University.

Awarded value
£64k
As published
Published
25 June 2026
Awarded
25 June 2026
Making Space
Contract length
12 months
Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Programme delivery services

Provision of specialist neurodiversity training, trauma-informed practice implementation, and multi-agency coordination services for criminal justice and community support sectors.

  • System-wide implementation, scaling and embedding of neurodiversity-inclusive, trauma-informed practice across custody, courts, prisons, probation and community services
  • Workforce training, resource dissemination and development of Neurodiversity Champions
  • Delivery of the NEST Workshop at HMP Liverpool
  • Strengthened multi-agency coordination, evaluation with LJMU and lived-experience co-production

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Programme delivery services
Procedure
Direct award
Initial term
12 months
Contract dates
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
CPV codes
85300000

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Merseyside Police

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/3632091/mvrp-funding-neurodiversity-toolkit-for-criminal-justice-services-across-merseys
Buyer reference
PCC-PD-1197
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bd3b
Last checked
5 November 2026

Merseyside Police. MVRP Funding Neurodiversity Toolkit for Criminal Justice Services across Merseyside. Contract award, 25 June 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3632091/mvrp-funding-neurodiversity-toolkit-for-criminal-justice-services-across-merseys (accessed 5 November 2026).