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Youth Guarantee Evaluation - Year 2

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Business Growth Company

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22 Oct 2026 at 16:38

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Summary of the contracting process

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Business Growth Company Limited commissioned evaluation consultancy for Year 2 of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Youth Guarantee Trailblazer programme. The single contract covers designing and carrying out an evaluation that builds on existing learning and reflects the programme’s maturity. Its scope includes assessing change at both programme and wider system level. The work is delivered in the East of England. This is a services requirement for organisations with experience in evaluating programmes and their effects across systems, rather than a purchase of goods or construction work.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Learning and Work Institute. The award date was 24 August 2026, and the contract runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The awarded value is £280,000. The estimated tender value range was £140,000 to £280,000. This was a selective call-off from a framework agreement, with a single contract. The tender deadline was 20 July 2026. The stated evaluation approach is to design and implement an evaluation for the programme’s second year, building on prior learning and assessing programme-level and system-level change. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable to participate.

For a supplier that did not win, this award shows that the buyer commissions substantial, multi-year evaluation work on its Youth Guarantee Trailblazer programme, including analysis of programme-level delivery and wider system change. A credible competitor would need to design a sound evaluation approach, build on existing programme learning, and deliver the research and analysis needed to assess an established programme as it develops. The framework call-off route is relevant to organisations seeking this type of work through an existing framework. The buyer’s stated suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises indicates that smaller and mission-led evaluation specialists can be relevant competitors, provided they can demonstrate the capability and capacity to deliver the full single-contract requirement.

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Notice Title

Youth Guarantee Evaluation - Year 2

Notice Description

A single contract to design and implement an evaluation approach for Year 2 of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority's Youth Guarantee Trailblazer programme. This builds on existing learning and reflects the programme's maturity, including programme level and system level change.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
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Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Business Growth Company
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE29 3TN
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
Huntingdon North
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Learning and Work Institute

Further Information

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