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CREATOR-FOUNDER ACCELERATOR COHORTS

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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01 Sep 2026 at 08:05

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council commissioned specialist entrepreneurship and employment training services for young people aged 18 to 30 in South Yorkshire. The work is a creator-founder accelerator designed to help early-stage founders become confident and visible creators. The provider is expected to design, manage and deliver four eight-week cohorts, supporting up to 60 participants in total. Delivery covers every South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority local authority area, with one cohort in each locality. The service also includes in-person launch events for each cohort and a final showcase bringing participants together. Support is intended for young founders at an early stage, so relevant providers are likely to offer practical entrepreneurship development, employment skills, cohort management and events delivery.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council awarded the contract to Studio Self-Made, a small and medium-sized enterprise. The contract was signed on 29 July 2026 and runs from 30 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £40,000 gross, and it is below the applicable threshold. The council used a direct award below threshold without competition. There was one lot, covering the full service. The contracted outputs are four complete eight-week cohorts, recruitment of 60 young founders, at least 640 hours of support, four in-person kick-off events and one final showcase. Delivery is measured across all South Yorkshire local authority areas, with participant performance expected within 15% of the recruitment target.

This award demonstrates demand from Barnsley Council for structured support aimed at young, early-stage founders across South Yorkshire. A credible future provider would need to combine entrepreneurship training with employment-skills development, understand the needs of people aged 18 to 30, and manage multiple cohorts consistently across several local authority areas. Relevant experience includes recruiting and supporting founder participants, delivering intensive multi-week programmes, coordinating facilitators and venues, and producing practical outcomes that can be evidenced against agreed targets. Providers should also be able to deliver face-to-face launch activity and a larger showcase event, while maintaining participant engagement and monitoring delivery quality. The successful supplier’s SME status indicates that this type of locally focused, specialist service can be delivered by a smaller organisation with suitable programme-management capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CREATOR-FOUNDER ACCELERATOR COHORTS

Notice Description

The purpose of the Services is to design, manage, and deliver entrepreneurship and employment skills to a range of 18-30 year olds, aimed at transforming up to sixty (60), with a target of 60 young (18-30) early-stage founders across South Yorkshire into confident, visible creators.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef1a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082427-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80510000 - Specialist training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£40,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Postcode
S70 2TA
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE33 Barnsley
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Barnsley
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Barnsley North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Studio Self-Made

Further Information

Notice Documents

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