VRU-Hospital Based Youth Work Programme

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
London
1 July 2023 to 30 December 2026

Embedded youth workers within five London hospital A&E departments engage with young people aged 11-25 presenting with violence-related injuries or at risk of exploitation. The service facilitates pathways into longer-term statutory or community-based support for housing, education, employment, and mental health. The contract involves multi-site delivery across specific NHS trusts with a focus on crisis intervention and onward referral.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £2.7m; As published
Published: 6 April 2023; Find a Tender
Awarded: 31 March 2025; St Giles Trust and Redthread
Contract length: 42 months; Ends 30 December 2026

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of hospital-based youth work services to support young people affected by violence, exploitation, and trauma within A&E departments.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
6 April 2023
Contract awardedto St Giles Trust and Redthread
31 March 2025
Contract starts
1 July 2023
Contract ends
30 December 2026

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Type: Other public body
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How it compares

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/751488/vru-hospital-based-youth-work-programme
Buyer reference: VRU-Hospital Based Youth Work Programme
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC). VRU-Hospital Based Youth Work Programme. Contract award, 6 April 2023. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/751488/vru-hospital-based-youth-work-programme (accessed 12 October 2026).