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CS6085 Young Tower Hamlets Universal Youth Ward-Based Service

Tower Hamlets

This public procurement record has 9 releases in its history.

Award

19 Aug 2026 at 19:21

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

15 Jun 2026 at 13:15

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

09 Jun 2026 at 10:49

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

28 Jan 2026 at 09:06

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

27 Jan 2026 at 09:37

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

27 Jan 2026 at 08:17

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

26 Jan 2026 at 18:12

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

15 May 2025 at 16:24

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

29 Apr 2025 at 14:17

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

London Borough of Tower Hamlets commissioned universal ward-based youth activity services, classified as health and social work services (CPV 85000000). The service provides free, accessible and publicised positive activities for young people aged 11 to 19, or up to 25 for those with special educational needs. It is intended to create safe spaces where young people can take part in positive activities and educational opportunities, access youth-worker support, promote healthy living and develop personally and socially. The Council planned to deliver most provision in-house and commissioned six wards without suitable Council premises: Spitalfields and Bangla Town, Bromley North, Bow West, Stepney, Bow East, and Bethnal Green West (St Peters). Delivery is across these wards in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

The procurement is complete and awards were made on 19 August 2026 through an open procedure. Osmani Trust Ltd was selected for Spitalfields and Bangla Town at £495,000 net (£594,000 gross), and Bethnal Green West (St Peters) at £495,000 net (£594,000 gross). Sporting Foundation was selected for Stepney at £499,982 net (£599,978.40 gross), and Poplar HARCA for Bow East at £496,324.60 net (£595,589.52 gross). The award status is pending, with a standstill period ending 28 August 2026 and planned signature on 7 September 2026. Each contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with possible extensions to 30 September 2031. The estimated procurement value was £3,000,000 net (£3,600,000 gross). Evaluation weighted quality 60%, price 30% and social value 10%. Suppliers could bid for and win up to two lots.

This procurement demonstrates sustained demand from Tower Hamlets for locally delivered youth services that combine safe, welcoming spaces with structured activities, educational opportunities, healthy-living support and youth-worker access. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would be voluntary, community or social organisations with strong experience engaging 11-to-19-year-olds, including young people with special educational needs up to age 25. Credible providers would need to operate accessible community venues in individual wards, design and publicise positive activities, safeguard participants, and support personal and social development. The award pattern shows that delivery can be organised across separate ward-based contracts, with providers potentially managing two lots. Strong quality evidence and measurable social value are central to competitiveness, while price remains a significant part of evaluation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CS6085 Young Tower Hamlets Universal Youth Ward-Based Service

Notice Description

Tower Hamlets Council aims to create universal 'safe spaces' in every ward throughout the borough, where young people can stay safe, participate in positive activities and educational opportunities, as well as access additional support from youth workers. The Council intends to achieve this primarily by delivering the services in-house, although there is a need to commission 6 wards where no Council premises are available to run the service, to ensure there is an accessible universal provision available in all borough wards. Improving services for young people is a key priority in The Tower Hamlets Young Tower Hamlets Strategy 2025-2027. There has been significant investment in the Young Tower Hamlets, to transform the level of support available to children and young people so that they are given the best start in life and have easy access to opportunities to fulfil their potential. The Council's ambition to have youth service provision at ward level is a step towards achieving this vison, as centre-based youth work is recognised to significantly contribute to curricular goals such as health and wellbeing. The commissioned Universal Ward Based Youth Activity provision will seek to provide youth centre provision in the specialist wards currently lacking in-house delivery. It will support young people aged 11-19 (up to age 25 with SEN) with access to free, accessible, high quality and well publicised positive activities which embed the Service's commitment to promoting healthy living and provides safe, yet challenging spaces for personal and social development.

Lot Information

Spitalfields and Bangla Town Ward

Renewal: The Contract Period is initially for a period of three (3) years, although the Authority reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms for two (2) further periods of twelve (12) months, making a total possible Contract Period of five (5) years.

Bromley North Ward

Renewal: The Contract Period is initially for a period of three (3) years, although the Authority reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms for two (2) further periods of twelve (12) months, making a total possible Contract Period of five (5) years.

Bow West Ward

Renewal: The Contract Period is initially for a period of three (3) years, although the Authority reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms for two (2) further periods of twelve (12) months, making a total possible Contract Period of five (5) years.

Stepney Ward

Renewal: The Contract Period is initially for a period of three (3) years, although the Authority reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms for two (2) further periods of twelve (12) months, making a total possible Contract Period of five (5) years.

Bow East Ward

Renewal: The Contract Period is initially for a period of three (3) years, although the Authority reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms for two (2) further periods of twelve (12) months, making a total possible Contract Period of five (5) years.

Bethnal Green West Ward (St Peters)

Renewal: The Contract Period is initially for a period of three (3) years, although the Authority reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms for two (2) further periods of twelve (12) months, making a total possible Contract Period of five (5) years.

Planning Information

The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is to provide advance notice to the marketplace for the upcoming tender opportunity and the intention of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to hold a preliminary market engagement session to identify potential suppliers to ensure the submission of strong bids. Market Engagement Session To provide potential suppliers with more information about the upcoming opportunity, we are hosting an online Market Engagement session that will take place on Microsoft Teams on Friday 13th February 2026 (10:00am - 11:00am). The session is advertised openly using this notice. Suppliers wishing to attend the Preliminary market engagement session should be capable of meeting the procurement description/requirements outlined within this notification. If you would like to attend, please register your interest free of charge at: www.londontenders.org (using reference DN773031) with confirmation of the name, position, email address and contact details of each attendee/s submitted via the message centre section of the portal. The deadline for registration is 11th February 2026,13:00 hours. NOTE: Attendance at the market engagement is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement. Attendance also does not constitute as an intention to tender for any future related procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05093a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079230-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,491,306 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Tower Hamlets
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E1 1BJ
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Whitechapel
Westminster Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Osmani Trust

SPORTING FOUNDATION

Poplar Harca

Further Information

Notice Documents

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