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Published 21 May 2026, 14:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

YFF - Randomised Control Trial - Health and Social Care

Official notice

Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)

Framework agreement8 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Framework ceiling (notional)£775,000total for 8 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 Jun 2026
Lots 8see the lot list below
Framework period 1 yr 4 moends 31 Dec 2027 · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Currently, the Youth Engagement Project has contracts in place for service delivery by specialist delivery partners and we aim to replicate this for the YFF – Randomised Control Trial which will be a new externally funded provision. The Youth Engagement project will support the control group participants of the YFF – Randomised Control Trail which has been awarded to Cornwall Council by the Youth Futures Foundation to offer a 15-month project aimed at offering Pre-Employment Vocational Training to individuals who are 16-24 and are NEET.

  • No preliminary market engagement: The Council has not engaged the market on this occasion due to the vast number of potential Providers already working with the Council in these areas. There are over 120 Providers on the Council’s Community Based Out of School Provision (Eotas) Approved Provider List, all of whom will be aware of the tender and deliver the services we require as part of this tender, when it is advertised through formal channels, as will potential new Providers when the PA23 notices are published. The Specification will provide sufficient detail for the projects to be open, fair and transparent.

CPV: Education and training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
Places
up to 8 suppliers
Framework period
1 yr 4 mo from 1 Sept 2026
Published description of the framework

This is a fixed price per lot and the selection process for the award of contracts will be based on the Most Advantageous Tender in accordance with PA23

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £125,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Hospitality/Business Admin Job Sector 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEceiling above

Providing 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & PEVT (Pre-Employment Vocational Training) course (minimum 12 weeks) focused on Hospitality/Business Admin Job Sector = in the region of £125,000

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (1 yr 4 mo)
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see the Tender Documents for further information

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see the Tender Documents for further information

Lot #2Digital Job Sector 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEceiling above

Providing 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & PEVT course (minimum 12 weeks) focused on Digital Job Sector = in the region of £125,000

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (1 yr 4 mo)
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see the Tender Documents for further information

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see the Tender Documents for further information

Lot #3Leisure Job Sector 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEceiling above

Providing 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & PEVT course (minimum 12 weeks) focused on Leisure Job Sector = in the region of £125,000

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (1 yr 4 mo)
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see the Tender Documents for further information

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see the Tender Documents for further information

Lot #4Health & Social Care Job SectorNo award 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEceiling above

Providing 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & PEVT course (minimum 12 weeks) focused on Health & Social Care Job Sector = in the region of £125,000

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (1 yr 4 mo)
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see the Tender Documents for further information

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see the Tender Documents for further information

Lot #5Construction Job Sector 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEceiling above

Providing 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & PEVT course (minimum 12 weeks) focused on Construction Job Sector = in the region of £125,000

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (1 yr 4 mo)
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see Tender Documents for further information

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see Tender Documents for further information

Lot #6Functional Skills Offer 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£50,000

Providing 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & Functional Skills Offer for individuals engaged in the provision to access = in the region of £50,000

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (1 yr 4 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £50,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see Tender Documents for further information

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see Tender Documents for further information

Lot #7Support to care experienced/care leavers 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£50,000

Providing 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & referrals to PEVT specialist focused on support to care experienced/care leavers = in the region of £50,000

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (1 yr 4 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £50,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see the Tender Documents for further information

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see the Tender Documents for further information

Lot #8support to individuals with SEMH 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£50,000

Providing 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & referrals to PEVT specialist focused on support to individuals with SEMH = in the region of £50,000

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (1 yr 4 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £50,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see the Tender Documents for further information

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see the Tender Documents for further information

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 without competition
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 May 2026, 14:38 BST
Last source update
30 Jul 2026, 09:34 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Jun 2026
Authority reference
DN812388
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047172
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
South West (UKK3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069f61 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Please see the Tender Documents for further information

Review and risk notes
Risks

Please see the Tender Documents for further information

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
Appointment period ends
7 Jun 2026, 23:30 BST
Clarification deadline
27 May 2026, 23:45 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders and clarifications must be submitted through the portal:

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

21 May 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published160 days ago
    21 May 2026, 14:38 BST
  2. Clarification questions by153 days ago
    27 May 2026, 23:45 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period ends142 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    7 Jun 2026, 23:30 BST
  4. Award decision expected by119 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Latest notice published90 days ago
    30 Jul 2026, 09:34 BST
  6. Contract starts57 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    21 May 2026, 14:38 BST
    UK4
  2. Transparency notice published
    30 Jul 2026, 09:34 BST
    UK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cornwall Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYRH-9827-DWLP County Hall, Truro, South West, TR1 3AYContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationshttps://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f0a57099-0b55-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21
  • Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationshttps://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f0a57099-0b55-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice tenderTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender