--- title: "Trafford Youth Cabinet" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0773e8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0773e8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0773e8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0773e8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Trafford Council" published: "2026-09-16" --- # Trafford Youth Cabinet Buyer: Trafford Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0773e8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0773e8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0773e8.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087971-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £75,000 | | Lots value | £75,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Trafford Council | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Postcode area | Manchester | | Postcode | M32 0TH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Trafford | | Electoral ward | Gorse Hill & Cornbrook | | Westminster constituency | Stretford and Urmston | | Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 16 Sep 2026 at 17:10 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087971-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087971-2026 16th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ Please see The Chest to access tender documentation. ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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