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Social Prescribing Youth Worker

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

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28 Sep 2026 at 09:58

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust commissioned a social prescribing youth worker service. It is a health and social work service intended for young people, delivered for the Trust. The procurement is arranged as a single lot, with the service treated as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises. This is a specialist people-based service rather than a supply of goods or construction work. The selected provider, No Limits (South), is based in Southampton. The stated scope is the provision of a social prescribing youth worker service; no further description of the activities or delivery locations is included in the published procurement details.

The procurement is complete and the Trust selected No Limits (South) for the single lot. The award is recorded as pending. The procedure was a direct award below the procurement threshold, without competition. The award value is £73,667 excluding VAT (£88,400 including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 August 2028, with signature scheduled for 1 October 2026. The procurement description refers to provision from 2026 to 20028, while the contract period gives the specific start and end dates above. No evaluation criteria are stated for the award. The lot was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For suppliers considering comparable future work with University Hospitals Dorset, this award evidences demand for a dedicated youth worker service using a social prescribing approach. A credible provider would need the ability to deliver youth-focused support as a service, and to work within a health and social care context. The selected organisation is a Southampton-based provider, indicating that a specialist organisation outside the Trust itself was chosen. The single-lot structure and stated suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises suggest that the requirement was accessible to smaller and mission-led providers, rather than restricted to large contractors. The direct-award route means this procurement did not test competing bids, so it does not establish comparative technical or price criteria for future suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Prescribing Youth Worker

Notice Description

Provision of Social Prescribing Youth Worker Service from Year 2026 to 20028

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b2e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091280-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£73,667 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
POOLE
Postcode
BH15 2JB
Postcode Area
Bournemouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Electoral Ward
Poole Town
Westminster Constituency
Poole

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

No Limits (South)

Further Information

Notice Documents

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