DSF-Cashback for Communities Delivery Partner

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The Scottish Government has awarded a contract with an external service provider for the provision of fund management services for Phase 7 of the Cashback for Communities programme. The contract is for a period of 42 months from 15th April 2026 until 30th September 2029. The contract may be extended on more than one occasion, provided that any extension period will not be less than one month and the total duration of all extension periods shall not exceed twelve months. Lot 1: CashBack for Communities is a Scottish Government programme which reinvests criminal assets recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) into projects delivering positive futures for our young people. The programme is aligned with key youth and adult justice strategies and uses assets recovered to grant fund early intervention and preventative projects that target young people (age 10-25) most at risk of becoming involved with ant-social behaviour or crime. Programme work includes youth work, sport, family support and expanding young people’s opportunities to develop their interests and skills. The Service Provider will support the delivery of Phase 7 of the Cashback for Communities programme until the end of September 2029. This will include providing CashBack partners with support and advice relating to the core functions they must undertake under the Cashback programme, including compliance, performance management, finance, administration, learning and insight, communications and evaluation.