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Fenland Youth Hub

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

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22 Oct 2026 at 16:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority commissioned the Fenland Youth Hub, a youth support and employment service designed to tackle disengagement, low employment and barriers to social mobility. The service combines employment and skills support with help relating to mental health, financial capability and housing. It includes an accessible physical hub in Wisbech, where young people can access regular support and services including Jobcentre Plus Work Coaches, alongside outreach across Fenland, including rural communities. The provider is expected to offer coordinated, individual support through local partnerships and active engagement with young people. The service falls within youth education and support services.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The Combined Authority used a below-threshold limited competition, with one lot. Centre 33 was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026 and runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £140,000 excluding VAT (£168,000 including VAT). The procurement was for services and was evaluated through the limited competition; the published process information does not state the specific award criteria. The selected supplier is delivering the Fenland Youth Hub across Wisbech and the wider Fenland area.

For suppliers considering similar youth provision for the Combined Authority, this award indicates demand for a joined-up, place-based service combining employability and skills with support for wider barriers to participation. A credible provider would need a track record delivering youth-focused services in complex settings, capacity to provide employment and skills expertise through its own staff or partners, and experience working collaboratively with statutory, voluntary and community organisations. The model also requires an accessible, welcoming physical base, regular face-to-face delivery and outreach that reaches young people in rural areas. Suppliers would need to build trusted relationships with young people facing multiple barriers, coordinate co-located services and use performance data, feedback and learning to improve provision.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fenland Youth Hub

Notice Description

Fenland faces significant challenges relating to employment, economic inactivity and social mobility, with lower employment rates and higher levels of disengagement compared to national averages. The Youth Hub is intended as a targeted intervention to address these challenges through coordinated, wraparound support that also recognises wider barriers faced by young people, including mental health, employability, financial capability and housing needs. The Authority is seeking to commission a Supplier with a strong track record of delivering youth-focused, place-based provision in complex contexts. The Supplier must demonstrate the organisational capacity to deliver employment and skills provision, including access to staff or partners with relevant expertise and experience. They should evidence experience of collaborative working with multiple partners and stakeholders, including statutory, voluntary and community sector organisations, and the ability to build trusted relationships with young people facing multiple barriers to participation and progression. The Youth Hub model will include a core, accessible physical space located in Wisbech, operating regular delivery hours and acting as a central point for engagement, triage and co-location of services, including Jobcentre Plus Work Coaches. In addition, the Supplier will be expected to deliver outreach activity across the wider Fenland area to ensure equitable access for young people in rural communities and those less likely to engage with a centralised offer. The Supplier will be responsible for designing and delivering an inclusive, neutral and welcoming environment that facilitates joined-up support tailored to individual needs. This includes developing strong local partnerships, engaging young people proactively, and embedding continuous improvement through the use of performance data, feedback and learning.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078e43
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100150-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80310000 - Youth education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£140,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Aug 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
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE29 3TN
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
Huntingdon North
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Centre 33

Further Information

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