Pre-tender

Provision of Youth Digital Safety and Online Harms

Details

Buyer: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside
Value: £150,000
Topic: Software package and information systems
Published: 26 October 2026
Submission: 4 December 2026in 1 month
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Provision of Youth Digital Safety and Online Harms. PCC/PD/1347. MVRP intends to undertake preliminary market engagement to inform the potential development of a future commissioning opportunity relating to youth digital safety and online harms across Merseyside. The initial scope is to explore how a coordinated public health approach could support children and young people to be safe and well online and to have the confidence, agency and support to thrive in digital environments. The engagement will explore existing provision, strategic and practice gaps, workforce capability, prevention approaches, partnership models, evidence and evaluation, and the feasibility of future delivery options. Potential areas of focus include: (1) building system capability through workforce development, guidance, resources, communities of practice and evidence translation; and (2) local authority test-and-learn pilots to explore place-based approaches such as digital youth work, targeted prevention, safeguarding pathways and peer approaches. These are areas for exploration and are not a final specification or commitment to procure.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published26 October 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside is a blue light body that holds Merseyside Police's Chief Constable to account for force performance. A No Purchase Order, No Payment policy means suppliers are paid only against an Official Purchase Order.

Over the past 5 years, most of The Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside's contract awards have been in health and social work, software and information systems and IT services.

Decision makers

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-merseyside.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-merseyside.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-merseyside.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-merseyside.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-merseyside.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-merseyside.gov