Notice Information
Notice Title
Careers Guidance Service
Notice Description
The Authority is seeking to award a Contract to a single supplier for the following requirements: Careers Guidance Service The Careers Guidance Service will provide targeted, youth centred careers guidance and employability support for young people aged 18-21, or up to 25 with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), who are not in education, employment or training, or who require support to sustain a new destination.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067351
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050463-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services
80211000 - Technical secondary education services
80212000 - Vocational secondary education services
80310000 - Youth education services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £440,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £440,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £440,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 May 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 9 Jun 2026 - 9 Apr 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HUNTINGDON
- Postcode
- PE29 3TN
- Post Town
- 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
- TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Huntingdon North
- Westminster Constituency
- Huntingdon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050463-2026
28th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027068-2026
24th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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