Tender: South Yorkshire Children Who Use Harm (CWUH) Programme – Delivery of Trauma-Informed Family Interventions (24 Nov 2026–31 Mar 2029)

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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is seeking a supplier for a South Yorkshire-wide Children Who Use Harm (CWUH) Programme to deliver targeted, evidence-informed, trauma‑informed interventions for children and young people aged 10 to 17 who display harmful behaviours within a family context, including child and adolescent to parent or caregiver abuse (CAPVA). The service will also support parents, carers and siblings and provide assessment and risk management, structured support for parents and carers, direct therapeutic and behaviour-change work for children and young people, relationship harm prevention, safeguarding support, multi-agency coordination and follow up. Delivery must be developmentally appropriate and individually tailored with adaptations for developmental stage, communication needs and neurodiversity: interventions for under‑16s will involve parents or carers throughout, while for 16–17 year olds there will be greater emphasis on individual responsibility, transition planning and preparation for adulthood where safe and appropriate. Practitioners will use CWUH evidence-informed approaches such as motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural techniques, emotional regulation interventions and restorative practice, complete safety planning with victims and children and young people who use harm, and deliver a blended model across community venues, Family Hubs, schools, partner premises and online. Intended outcomes include reduced harmful behaviour, improved victim and family safety, improved emotional wellbeing and regulation, increased educational engagement and attendance, reduced police demand associated with family harm, reduced future offending risk and improved outcomes for vulnerable children and young people. The contract period runs from 24 November 2026 to 31 March 2029 and full service requirements, activity levels, outcome measures and contractual arrangements are set out in the tender documents.