---
title: "Mentoring Provision"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077781"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Worcestershire County Council"
published: "2026-09-22"
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# Mentoring Provision

Buyer: Worcestershire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077781

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089631-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £39,486 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Worcestershire County Council |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Postcode area | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR5 2NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Nunnery |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Nisai Virtual Academy |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 13:28 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089631-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089631-2026
  22nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nisai.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk

## Provenance

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