Invitation to Tender: Community First Aid
The Office of the Police & Crime CommissionerEstimated Value
£47,000 – £0
Deadline
6 July 2026
25 days remaining
Published
11 June 2026
Type
services
Overview
The Humberside Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) is seeking tender submissions from suitably experienced companies who understand the local demographic and geography to provide a reliable and successful service for the services described in Section 2 of the ITT document. (Please download) The OPCC is inviting suitably qualified and experienced organisations to submit proposals for the delivery of a youth-focused violence prevention and community first aid programme for children and young people aged 11-24 years old.
The programme will support young people who may be vulnerable to serious violence, exploitation, anti-social behaviour, exclusion, or wider social harms. The commissioned service will provide practical, scenario-based first aid training to demonstrate and educate young people about the dangers of carrying knives and weapons whilst also supporting confidence-building, resilience, safety awareness and positive engagement activities.
Quotations must be completed in English and use the template provided in this document, saved in Word or PDF format. Your quotation must be submitted via email to the address at paragraph 1.7 of the download document. Receipt of emails will be acknowledged as quickly as possible.
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The Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner is looking for an experienced organisation to deliver a youth violence prevention and first aid training programme for young people aged 11-24. The service will combine practical first aid training with education about knife and weapon dangers, confidence-building, and engagement activities for vulnerable young people.
Requirements
- Suitable experience delivering youth-focused programmes
- Understanding of local Humberside demographic and geography
- Experience working with vulnerable young people (aged 11-24)
- Ability to deliver scenario-based first aid training
- Experience in violence prevention or community safety work
- Quotations must be submitted in English
- Must use the provided quotation template
- Must submit via email in Word or PDF format
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Design and deliver practical, scenario-based first aid training for young people
- Educate young people about dangers of carrying knives and weapons
- Provide confidence-building and resilience activities
- Deliver safety awareness education
- Arrange positive engagement activities for vulnerable young people
- Support young people who may be at risk of serious violence, exploitation, anti-social behaviour, or exclusion
How to Read This Tender
- 1Download the full ITT (Invitation to Tender) document immediately — the notice references 'Section 2' and paragraph 1.7, which contain critical information about what's actually required. The summary here is incomplete without it.
- 2Look carefully at the tender template they've provided — this shows exactly how they want your proposal formatted and what questions they'll ask. Use their exact format or your bid risks being rejected on administrative grounds.
- 3Check paragraph 1.7 for the submission email address and any deadlines mentioned. Missing the deadline or sending to the wrong email is a common reason bids are rejected.
- 4Pay attention to the specification of 'youth-focused' and 'vulnerable young people' — this isn't generic first aid training; they want evidence you understand safeguarding, youth engagement, and violence prevention in a youth context.
- 5Note that experience with 'local demographic and geography' is mentioned as important — demonstrate in your proposal that you understand Humberside specifically, not just generic UK youth work.
Tips for Small Businesses
- If you don't have all the experience in-house, consider forming a consortium or subcontracting specific elements (e.g. first aid training delivery, safeguarding expertise). Make clear in your proposal who's doing what and why.
- This is youth and community work with a violence prevention angle — highlight any social value benefits you'll deliver (e.g. local recruitment, partnership with schools, measurable impact on reoffending). The OPCC may weight social value highly.
- Get the full ITT document and read the evaluation criteria carefully before bidding. Small businesses often lose because they answer the wrong question or don't provide the evidence level required — tailor your response directly to what they're scoring.
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The Office of the Police & Crime CommissionerKey Dates
Published
11 June 2026
Submission deadline
6 July 2026
Notice type
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