Notice Information
Notice Title
YFF - Randomised Control Trial
Notice 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.
Lot Information
Hospitality/Business Admin Job Sector
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 PS125,000
Digital Job SectorProviding 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & PEVT course (minimum 12 weeks) focused on Digital Job Sector = in the region of PS125,000
Leisure Job SectorProviding 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & PEVT course (minimum 12 weeks) focused on Leisure Job Sector = in the region of PS125,000
Health & Social Care Job SectorProviding 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 PS125,000
Construction Job SectorProviding 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & PEVT course (minimum 12 weeks) focused on Construction Job Sector = in the region of PS125,000
Functional Skills OfferProviding 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & Functional Skills Offer for individuals engaged in the provision to access = in the region of PS50,000
Support to care experienced/care leaversProviding 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 PS50,000
support to individuals with SEMHProviding 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & referrals to PEVT specialist focused on support to individuals with SEMH = in the region of PS50,000
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069f61
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047172-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
- £775,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £774,998 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 May 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Jun 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CORNWALL 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
- TRURO
- Postcode
- TR1 3AY
- Post Town
- Truro
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Delivery Location
- TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
-
- Local Authority
- Cornwall
- Electoral Ward
- Truro Boscawen & Redannick
- Westminster Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047172-2026
21st May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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