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AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF CAREERS HUB SERVICES IN RESPECT OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

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28 Aug 2026 at 09:40

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority procured careers hub services for Cambridgeshire County Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council. The service supports the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Careers Hub, which is funded by the Careers and Enterprise Company and forms part of the National Network of Careers Hubs. Its purpose is to help mainstream further education, special educational needs and disabilities, and alternative provision establishments improve how they prepare young people for their next steps. The procurement is classified as research and development and related consultancy services. Delivery covers the United Kingdom, with the requirement focused on establishments and education providers across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition as a below-threshold contract. One lot was awarded to FORM THE FUTURE C.I.C. The award is active and the contract was signed on 10 January 2026, with the contract running from 10 January 2026 to 31 August 2027. The contract has a gross value of £342,864 including applicable taxes. The buyer holds an option to extend the arrangement by one year, with the maximum extension date being 31 August 2028. The award date is 10 January 2026. The available record identifies a single service lot and a direct-award route rather than a competitive evaluation process.

This award shows demand from the Combined Authority for a specialist careers and education partner able to operate across a regional network of mainstream further education, special educational needs and disabilities, and alternative provision establishments. A credible future supplier would need practical expertise in careers education, employer engagement and supporting schools and colleges to improve young people’s transitions into further education, training or employment. Experience working across multiple local authority areas, coordinating a broad institutional network and delivering publicly funded programmes would be relevant. The incumbent is a community interest company and small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist organisation rather than only by a large corporate provider.

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Notice Title

AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF CAREERS HUB SERVICES IN RESPECT OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL

Notice Description

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Careers Hub is funded by the Careers and Enterprise Company and forms part of the National Network of Careers Hubs. The Careers Hub works with all mainstream FE, SEND and Alternate Provision establishments in the region with the goal of making it easier for schools and colleges to improve how they prepare young people for their next steps

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee3c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082041-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£342,864 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
10 Jan 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
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

FORM THE FUTURE C.I.C.

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