Bedfordshire’s VERU is tasked with leading and co-ordinating the local response to serious violence. Responsible for delivering a ‘whole system’, public health approach, the unit brings together key partners to identify the local drivers and root-causes to serious violence and exploitation, to agree and implement a multi-agency response.

To achieve this, is it is vital that we work to empower our communities and young people, to actively shape the partnership’s efforts in preventing violence and exploitation.

The VERU Youth Voice Fund has been created with the aim of increasing engagement with our young people in the VERU and wider partnership.

We are looking to receive applications from local organisations (joint bids from organisations partnering together are welcome) to work with the VERU on this objective.

To respond to this opportunity please read the specification document which contains details of the opportunity and instructions on how to complete the Bidder Response Form located at the bottom of the document.

The bid response deadline is close of play on Friday 19th July 2024. Please complete the bidder response form below and return as an attachment to PCC-commissioning@beds.police.uk & Veru@beds.police.uk

Please note applications will only be accepted if submitted prior to the deadline and if completed correctly.

Bids will undergo a period of review against elements of service and criteria, as well as specification detail.

Where relevant, a period of clarification will take place.

All bidders will be notified of outcomes W/C 22nd July 2024.