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Mentoring Provision

Worcestershire County Council

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22 Sep 2026 at 13:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Worcestershire County Council commissioned mentoring services for children and young people in Worcestershire. The service provides personal support, encouragement and inspiration, generally through a voluntary one-to-one relationship between a mentor and a child or young person. The requirement falls within guidance and counselling services, including counselling services. The work is a public-sector service rather than the supply of goods or construction. It is intended for providers able to establish effective mentoring relationships and deliver direct personal support to young people. The contracting authority is the county council, based in Worcester, and the service covers activity in Worcestershire. The requirement was arranged as a single lot.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded under a below-threshold route described as unknown, using the light-touch regime. NISAI VIRTUAL ACADEMY LIMITED was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 4 September 2026 and runs from 4 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £39,486 excluding VAT, or £47,383.20 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement covered one lot. The published information identifies mentoring, guidance and counselling as the service scope; the available record does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or detailed evaluation weighting. This is an awarded outcome, not an opportunity to submit a bid.

This requirement is relevant to organisations that provide structured mentoring for children and young people, with the ability to build trusted one-to-one voluntary relationships. Credible providers would need suitable mentors, safeguarding arrangements, supervision and the operational capacity to support referrals and ongoing engagement across Worcestershire. Experience in youth mentoring, personal development, guidance or counselling would be directly relevant, particularly where staff can offer encouragement and practical support rather than only clinical intervention. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that delivery is not necessarily limited to a large national organisation. Competitors can use this procurement as evidence of the council’s need for a defined, relationship-based young people’s support service and should be prepared to demonstrate quality, safeguarding and reliable local delivery when comparable requirements are considered again.

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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-077781
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089631-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
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

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£39,486 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 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
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

Nisai Virtual Academy

Further Information

Notice Documents

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