Past Tender Opportunities

This call seeks proposals to explore and use the YEF Evaluation Data Archive, which now holds data from 10 evaluations and going up to 35 evaluations by 2026/27.  

YEF is seeking an individual or team to produce an interim practice insights guide on effective tracking of children and young people vulnerable to involvement in violence and identified for support, but who do not currently meet thresholds for statutory services.

Summary YEF is seeking a person or organisation to help identify how systems thinking and systems approaches can support development of the Area Leaders Programme (ALP). ALP aims to help local strategic partnerships work better together to prevent children’s involvement in violence. Project aim How to apply Quotes should be no longer than 1,500 words,…

We are building a pool of Race Equity Associates, with specific areas of expertise, on a broad range of issues within sectors that matter to the mission of preventing youth violence. We are looking to partner with a Race Equity Associate, with deep knowledge and understanding of the Neighbourhoods sector.  

The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) is seeking to appoint up to four regional consortia for a Detached Youth Work (DYW) fund. Each consortium will be a multi-agency partnership—led by a public or youth-focused organisation—responsible for planning and delivering DYW in their region as part of a pilot Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT).

Children’s Services Sector Change Plan  We plan to publish practice guidance and systems guidance for the children’s services sector in May 2026 and December 2026 respectively and have commissioned several research projects to inform the guidance. To support this work, and engagement with the sector in advance of guidance publication, we want to engage an…

About the tender YEF are seeking to better understand suspension, exclusion, and the support that follows. Specifically, why are suspension and exclusion rates rising, and what support are schools, colleges and AP/EOTAS settings in England and Wales offering to children who are suspended (known as ‘fixed term exclusions’ in Wales) and excluded. In addition, how…

About the tender YEF is inviting proposals from experienced IT service providers to deliver high-quality, proactive IT support and strategic guidance. We are particularly interested in partners who can support our hybrid working model, enhance our cyber security resilience, and continually improve the digital experience for our team.  Learn more How to apply Interested providers…

About the tender YEF is seeking a team to conduct a review of child-centred policing from the perspectives of children. We want to understand what ‘good’ looks like in interactions with the police, generating specific examples of practice which helps officers to operationalise child-centred policing and engage with children in ways which are grounded in…

About the tender The primary purpose of this interim guidance is to support the delivery of the YEF Area Leaders Programme (ALP). The ALP is a programme for multi-agency violence reduction partnerships in local authority areas. The programme aims to equip area leaders with the knowledge, tools and partnerships needed to deliver effective, evidence-informed violence…

About the tender The primary purpose of this guidance is to support the delivery of the YEF Area Leaders Programme (ALP). The ALP is a programme for multi-agency violence reduction partnerships in local authority areas. The programme aims to equip area leaders with the knowledge, tools and partnerships needed to deliver effective, evidence-informed violence prevention…

 About the tender How to apply and questions The call for proposals document above has the full criteria for this application. Please send us a proposal no longer than 2,500 words, which should set out the team’s expertise, experience, methodological approach, and budget. You may attach relevant documents to support your application – this will…

 About the tender How to apply and questions The call for proposals document above has the full criteria for this application. Please send us a proposal no longer than 2,500 words, which should set out the team’s expertise, experience, methodological approach, and budget. You may attach relevant documents to support your application – this will…

 About the tender Summary Questions and how to apply The contact email address at YEF for all steps is: lucy.brims@youthendowmentfund.org.uk Proposals should be guided by the Call for Proposals document which is available for download. Proposals should not exceed 4,000 words. This word limit excludes the budget, timeline, and any appendices. Your proposal should respond to…

About the tender The care system in England and Wales is intended to protect children from harm, but children with care experience are much more vulnerable to involvement in violence. Approximately 33% of care-experienced children receive a youth caution or conviction between the ages of 10 and 17, compared to just 4% of children who…

About the tender Delivering evidenced based parenting and family therapy programmes can play a role in preventing children’s involvement in violence. However, despite robust evidence that parenting programmes can reduce behavioural difficulties (which are linked to later involvement in violence), and that family therapy programmes have a moderate impact on violent crime, we believe these…

About the tender Safeguarding responses to child criminal exploitation and extra-familial harm (including serious violence) are an increasing concern and priority for children’s services. In 2023, 3,123 referrals were made to the Home Office for suspected child criminal exploitation and in the same year there were 14,420 social care referrals for child in need assessments…

About the tender This project aims to understand what Local Safeguarding Partnership’s (LSP) across England and Wales are expected to do to protect children at risk of child criminal exploitation (CCE) and extra familial harm (EFH) – as set out in law, policy, and practice guidance – and to assess the extent to which these…

About the tender The Area Leaders Programme (ALP) is a programme for multi-agency violence reduction partnerships in local authority areas. The programme aims to equip area leaders with the knowledge, tools and partnerships needed to deliver effective, evidence-informed violence prevention strategies focused on people, places, and practice.  In 2024/25, we piloted the programme in four…