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Lived Experience Mentoring

South Gloucestershire Council

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14 Sep 2026 at 15:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Gloucestershire Council commissioned a one-to-one lived-experience mentoring service for young people affected by serious youth violence or exploitation. The work sits within youth education and community action services, covering individual mentoring intended to support young people with relevant lived experience and safeguarding needs. Delivery is for South Gloucestershire Council’s area. The requirement is a focused support service rather than general training, education provision or a broad youth programme. It is likely to suit community-interest companies, charities, social enterprises and specialist youth-support providers with practitioners able to build trusted one-to-one relationships with young people affected by violence, exploitation or related risks. The council is the public-sector buyer and the selected provider is BXCELLENCE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY, a Bristol-based SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise.

This procurement has been awarded following a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The tender and its single lot are complete. BXCELLENCE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY was selected as the supplier, and the contract was signed on 1 April 2026. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £38,400 excluding VAT and £46,080 including VAT. The recorded contract status is active. The procurement used a single-lot arrangement for the full mentoring requirement. The published outcome identifies the service category as services, with classifications for youth education services and community action programmes. The contracting route indicates that suppliers were not invited to compete through an open tender for this requirement.

Although this contract has been awarded, it provides a clear example of the council’s demand for specialist, targeted support for young people affected by serious youth violence or exploitation. Suppliers seeking comparable work should be able to deliver consistent one-to-one mentoring, understand the experiences and risks faced by this group, and demonstrate safe, trusted engagement with young people. Relevant capability is likely to include youth education, community-based support, safeguarding practice and work with people affected by violence or exploitation. A community-interest company, charity, social enterprise or other specialist provider with a strong local presence could be well placed. The selected supplier’s SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise profile shows that this type of focused requirement can suit smaller mission-led organisations, rather than only large national providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lived Experience Mentoring

Notice Description

A 'one to one' mentoring service to support young people who have been affected by serious youth violence or exploitation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f962
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086974-2026
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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

80310000 - Youth education services

85322000 - Community action programme

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£38,400 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 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
South Gloucestershire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS37 5AF
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Frampton Cotterell
Westminster Constituency
Thornbury and Yate

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BXCELLENCE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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