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Published 29 Oct 2025, 13:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Services to Encourage Enable and Assist Young People to Participate in Education and Training

Official notice

Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regime

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD74)

Published estimate£2,365,232≈ £860k / year · £2,365,232 inc. VAT · 2 value updates

Submissions closed 19 May 2026awarded 22 Jun 2026

Award (standstill) to Career Connect

Contract term 2 yrs 9 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council are seeking to commission a service to encourage, enable and assist young people not in employment, education and / or training (NEET). The services support the Council to discharge its statutory duty in relation to supporting positive participation of young people aged between 16 to 18 (up to the age of 25 if SEND). Service delivery options will need to be aligned to meeting the dynamic complex needs of Wirral NEET young people, for example, an increasing cohort of elective home educated young people who find access post-16 education and employment opportunities more challenging.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Mar 2029, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 9 moPublished value£2,365,232

Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs 9 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £2,365,232 exc. VAT · £2,365,232 inc. VAT

Delivery: North West

Extensions: Optional 12 month extension option subject to funding.

80000000 Education and training services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Quality Assessment: 70%
Price: 20%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality Assessment
Social Value
Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 30 Mar 2029
First published: 29 Oct 2025, 13:55 GMT
Last source update: 14 Jul 2026, 10:41 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
Authority reference: DN803665
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-037232
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: North West (UKD74)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d648 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 19 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Contract title- Services to Encourage Enable and Assist Young People to Participate in Education and Training

Reference- DN803665

Closing date/time- 12 Noon on Tuesday 19th May 2026

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Timeline

29 Oct 2025 → 24 Jul 2026 · 11 dates

Planning notice published364 days ago
29 Oct 2025, 13:55 GMT
Market engagement314 days ago
18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
SMT questionnaire to be issued via the Chest portal, closing date for responses is 12 Noon on Thursday 18th December 2025
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Title- Soft Marketing Questionnaire- Services to Encourage Enable and Assist Young People to Participate in Education and Training
Reference- DN800199
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Next notice expected282 days ago
19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Tender notice published188 days ago
23 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Clarification questions by169 days ago
13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline163 days ago
19 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by135 days ago
15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts120 days ago
1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent107 days ago
14 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published107 days ago
14 Jul 2026, 10:41 BST
Standstill ends96 days ago
24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2025

Pipeline notice published
29 Oct 2025, 13:55 GMT
UK1
Preliminary market engagement notice published
10 Dec 2025, 14:27 GMT
UK2
Published value updated to £2,365,232
10 Dec 2025, 14:27 GMT
was £2,300,000
Tender notice published
23 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
UK4
Status changed to active
23 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Procurement method changed
23 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Deadline published: 19 May 2026, 12:00 BST
23 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Contract award notice published
14 Jul 2026, 10:41 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
14 Jul 2026, 10:41 BST
Contract signature expected
31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-10: 1 release · 29 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,217,4011 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Career ConnectVCSE1 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Optional 12 month extension period.	£2,217,401 inc. VAT	22 Jun 2026standstill to 24 Jul 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	0	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wirral Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBCP-8675-BHWT Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, North West, CH44 8EDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CAREER CONNECTAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04233289GB-PPON: PQXW-5439-RTBX 7th Floor Walker House, Liverpool, North West, L2 3YLContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Jul 2026, 10:41 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender23 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender10 Dec 2025, 14:27 GMT
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender29 Oct 2025, 13:55 GMT