---
title: "Youth Future Hubs"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e35c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Leeds City Council"
published: "2026-08-13"
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# Youth Future Hubs

Buyer: Leeds City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e35c

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## Summary

Leeds City Council commissioned a Young Futures Hub service for the 12 most disadvantaged wards in Leeds. The service is youth association provision, designed to enhance rather than duplicate the Council’s internal Youth Service and existing third-sector provision. It focuses on young people from neighbourhoods and communities under-represented in current services. Each ward’s offer is intended to reflect local needs. Delivery uses a hub-and-spoke model, combining a central physical hub with outreach, detached provision and partner locations. The service provides universal open access alongside targeted support, including early identification and escalation of need. It supports young people aged 10 to 18, extending to age 25 for those with special educational needs or disabilities or other additional needs, and integrates youth work, safeguarding, health, education, employment and community provision.

The procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award to Barca Leeds. The Council’s stated rationale was that this Government-specific continuation of previous work could be fulfilled only by that organisation, citing single-supplier technical reasons. The contract was awarded on 13 August 2026 for £408,217.46 gross, including the completed lot covering the Young Futures Hub service. The contract period runs from 13 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than an open competition. The award is above the relevant threshold. A contract signature was scheduled for 13 August 2026. The selected supplier is Barca Leeds, an organisation based in Leeds.

This requirement indicates demand for an established youth-services provider able to operate a coordinated, place-based hub across multiple disadvantaged wards. A credible future competitor would need to provide both a permanent physical hub and flexible outreach, detached work and partner-location delivery. It would need experience supporting 10-to-18-year-olds, with capacity to extend provision for young people with special educational needs or disabilities and other additional needs. The service model favours organisations able to combine universal open access with targeted intervention, identify need early and escalate appropriately. Strong partnership working is central: relevant capability spans youth work, safeguarding, health, education, employment and community services. Suppliers would also need to demonstrate continuity, local understanding and the ability to complement existing Council and third-sector provision rather than duplicate it.

## Notice

The Council is offering a contract to deliver a young futures hub in the 12 most disadvantaged wards. The offer in each ward will be different, planned to enhance and not duplicate the core offer of the internal Youth Service and the local third sector offer. The main focus of the contracts will be to work with young people from neighbourhoods or communities currently under-represented in existing provision. Funding Overview - Capital - PS113,000 per annum Revenue Expenditure PS295,298.00 per annum. 1.2.2 The Contractor shall deliver and operate a Young Futures Hub, providing a coordinated, place-based, and partnership-driven offer for young people. The YF Hub shall: Operate as a "hub and spoke" model, combining a central physical hub with outreach, detached provision, and partner locations. Provide a universal open-access offer alongside targeted support, ensuring early identification of need and escalation where appropriate. Support young people aged 10-18 (up to 25 for SEND or additional needs). Integrate with local systems including youth work, safeguarding, health, education, employment, and community provision.

### Procurement Information

This is specific piece of work by the Government and only this organisation can fulfil the requirement, this a continuation of previous work.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077116-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 13 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £408,217 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Leeds City Council |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 1UR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Barca Leeds |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98133110 - Services provided by youth associations

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 10:58 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077116-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077116-2026
  13th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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