Notice Information
Notice Title
Services to Encourage Enable and Assist Young People to Participate in Education and Training
Notice 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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Optional 12 month extension option subject to funding.
Planning Information
SMT questionnaire to be issued via the Chest portal, closing date for responses is 12 Noon on Thursday 18th December 2025 https://procontract.due-north.com/register Title- Soft Marketing Questionnaire- Services to Encourage Enable and Assist Young People to Participate in Education and Training Reference- DN800199 If you experience any technical difficulties registering or using The Chest, please contact support: Email: procontractsuppliers@proactis.com Telephone: 0330 005 0352
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d648
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037232-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,365,232 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,365,232 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Apr 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- 19 May 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 19 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-03-30
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WIRRAL COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WALLASEY
- Postcode
- CH44 8ED
- Post Town
- Chester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD74 Wirral
- Delivery Location
- TLD74 Wirral
-
- Local Authority
- Wirral
- Electoral Ward
- Seacombe
- Westminster Constituency
- Wallasey
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037232-2026
23rd April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081551-2025
10th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069398-2025
29th October 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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