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Trafford Youth Cabinet

Trafford Council

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16 Sep 2026 at 17:10

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Trafford Council is commissioning a youth engagement service for its Youth Cabinet, supporting young volunteers aged 11 to 19 who live or attend school in Trafford. The provider will recruit and support an inclusive membership reflecting Trafford’s youth population as far as reasonably practicable, using targeted outreach across neighbourhoods and diverse communities, including neurodivergent, SEND and LGBT+ young people. The service includes weekly two-hour cabinet sessions, with additional social activities or workshops when required. It must build a core group of young people who regularly attend, drawing participants from multiple schools or areas of Trafford. The work is a community-based education, training and youth social work service delivered across Trafford.

The procurement has reached tender: Trafford Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition, with electronic submission allowed through The Chest. It covers one lot and is evaluated on quality only, with price information included in the invitation-to-tender documents. Questions had to be submitted by 30 September 2026 at 12:00, and offers by 7 October 2026 at 12:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 January to 31 December 2027, with renewal options described as 1+1+1, allowing the arrangement to extend to 31 December 2029. The estimated total value is £75,000 gross for the lot. The requirement is a service contract rather than a supply or construction opportunity.

This opportunity suits organisations experienced in youth participation, community development, education, youth work or related social services. Strong candidates will be able to design and deliver inclusive outreach, build trust with young people and schools, and engage participants from different neighbourhoods and communities. The service calls for practical experience of working with neurodivergent and SEND young people and with LGBT+ communities, alongside the ability to create safe, accessible and purposeful group sessions. Providers need sufficient staffing and organisational capacity to run weekly two-hour meetings, arrange additional activities or workshops, and establish a regularly attending membership across at least three schools or three Trafford areas within three months of commencement. Quality of delivery is the stated basis for evaluation, making service approach and evidence of relevant experience central to competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Trafford Youth Cabinet

Notice Description

The Youth Cabinet is for young volunteers aged 11-19 who live or attend school in Trafford. The provider should use inclusive and targeted outreach to encourage participation from young people across Trafford's neighbourhoods and diverse communities including, but not limited to, neurodivergent, SEND and LGBT+ young people so that, as far as reasonably practicable, the Cabinet's overall membership broadly reflects Trafford's youth population, without requiring every group or individual need to be represented at all times. The cabinet sessions should be held on a weekly basis for two hours, with additional social activities or workshops as required. The service should have a minimum of 10 active members who regularly attend the sessions from at least three schools and/or three area of Trafford (achieved within 3 months of contract commencement).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773e8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087971-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£75,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£75,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
7 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2027 6-12 months
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
Trafford Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M32 0TH
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Local Authority
Trafford
Electoral Ward
Gorse Hill & Cornbrook
Westminster Constituency
Stretford and Urmston

Further Information

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