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Mentoring Provision

Worcestershire County Council

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04 Sep 2026 at 15:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Worcestershire County Council commissioned mentoring services for children and young people. The service provides personal support, encouragement and inspiration, usually through a voluntary one-to-one relationship between a mentor and a child or young person. It falls within guidance and counselling services, including guidance services (CPV 85312300 and 85312310). The requirement is delivered in the United Kingdom for the council’s service users. This is a public-service support requirement rather than a general training, consultancy or facilities contract: relevant providers are organisations able to establish and maintain effective mentoring relationships with children and young people, and to provide appropriate personal support within the council’s local authority context.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Worcestershire County Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. One lot was awarded to INSIGHT WELLBEING SERVICES LTD. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £204,000 excluding VAT, or £244,800 including VAT. The resulting contract is active. The published outcome identifies the selected supplier and confirms that this was a single-service mentoring requirement rather than a competitively divided multi-lot procurement. The contracting route indicates that the council appointed a provider directly instead of inviting competing bids for this requirement.

This award is commercially relevant to specialist mentoring and child or young person wellbeing providers, particularly smaller organisations able to deliver structured one-to-one support. A credible future competitor would need experience of recruiting, matching and supporting mentors; working safely with children and young people; and providing reliable encouragement and personal support over sustained relationships. Providers should be able to demonstrate suitable safeguarding, supervision, case management and outcome-monitoring arrangements, although the published procurement does not set out specific accreditations or qualification thresholds. The buyer’s use of a direct, below-threshold route shows a defined local-authority demand for mentoring provision at a substantial service scale. Insight Wellbeing Services Ltd is recorded as an SME supplier, making this relevant to comparable specialist small businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mentoring Provision

Notice Description

The provision of mentoring to provide personal support, encouragement and inspiration, usually through a 1 to1 voluntary relationship between the mentor and mentee (child or young person).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f27b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083981-2026
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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312310 - Guidance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£204,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 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
Worcestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR5 2NP
Postcode Area
Worcester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Worcester
Electoral Ward
Nunnery
Westminster Constituency
Worcester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

INSIGHT WELLBEING SERVICES LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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