Wirral Restorative Justice & Mediation Service
Wirral Borough Council’s Community Safety Service is commissioning a Restorative Justice and Mediation Service across the Borough of Wirral to resolve conflict, repair harm, improve community relationships, and help reduce anti-social behaviour and community tensions. The provider will manage referrals from multiple pathways and deliver safe, impartial, victim-focused interventions for anti-social behaviour, neighbour disputes, and community conflict, including direct and indirect restorative processes, community-based approaches, and problem-solving interventions. The service must use trauma-informed, restorative, and person-centred methods, undertake robust assessment, safeguarding, and risk management, work with the Council, Merseyside Police, and partner agencies, and monitor performance and outcomes. The contract value, initial duration, and specific delivery sites are not stated; it includes an option to extend for a further two years in annual increments. The critical qualification requirement is demonstrated adherence to current Restorative Justice Council standards and Best Practice Guidance, including RJC Practice Guidance 2020.
Buyer: Wirral Council. Source: Find a Tender. Updated 9 Oct 2026.
Key facts
- Estimated value: £45k
- Bids close: 29 Oct 2026
- Location: Wirral
- Procedure: Below threshold - open competition
- Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2027
- Category: Provision of services to the community (75200000)
From the official notice
Wirral Borough Council's Community Safety Service seeks to commission a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver a Restorative Justice (RJ) and Mediation Service across the Borough of Wirral. The Council require a high-quality, victim-focused Restorative Justice and Mediation Service that supports the resolution of conflict, repairs harm, improves community relationships and contributes to the reduction of anti-social behaviour and community tensions. The successful provider will be expected to deliver services in accordance with current Restorative Justice Council (RJC) standards and guidance and adopt a trauma-informed, restorative and person-centred approach throughout service delivery. RJC Practice Guidance 2020 As a minimum, the successful provider must be able to: • Manage referrals from multiple referral pathways. • Deliver a safe, impartial and effective restorative justice and mediation service. • Demonstrate adherence to Restorative Justice Council Best Practice Guidance. • Deliver interventions that are tailored to the needs and circumstances of participants. • Undertake robust assessments, safeguarding procedures and risk management processes. • Facilitate a range of restorative interventions, including direct and indirect restorative processes. • Support the resolution of anti-social behaviour, neighbour disputes and community conflict. • Deliver community-based restorative approaches and community problem-solving interventions. • Work collaborative...
View the official notice
Questions about this tender
When is the deadline?
Bids close on 29 Oct 2026.
What is it worth?
The estimated value is £45k.
Who can apply?
The buyer has marked it as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
How do I bid?
Open the official notice, register on the buyer's portal and submit your bid before the deadline.
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