Awarded contract

Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) My ends

Details

Buyer: London Borough of Merton
Supplier(s): AFC Wimbledon, Unique Talent
Duration: 7 months
Published: 23 September 2026
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

This is to deliver projects to respond to local needs by helping advance and test new initiatives to tackle serious youth violence in a hyper-local focus in three areas of the borough.

Timeline

Completed: Award date4 September 2026
Completed: Award published23 September 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 5 months

About the buyer

London Borough of Merton is a local authority whose competitive tenders are run by its Commercial Services team. Framework agreements from the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO and YPO are used where appropriate. Quotations below the tender threshold must include one from a local provider or an SME. Merton has also signed the Small Business Friendly Concordat.

Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Merton's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-merton.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-merton.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-merton.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-merton.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-merton.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-merton.gov