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title: "Youth Mentoring and Diversion Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078688"
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buyer: "The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire"
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# Youth Mentoring and Diversion Programme

Buyer: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078688

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## Summary

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire commissioned a Youth Mentoring and Diversion Programme to prevent and reduce serious violence. The work combines youth mentoring and diversion with guidance, counselling, social work and community health services. The programme is intended to support young people through interventions that divert them from serious violence. Delivery covers Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The contract was awarded to Anglia Ruskin University, a Cambridge-based university, for the single programme. This is a service requirement for organisations able to provide youth-focused mentoring and diversion alongside relevant social support. The buyer is the Cambridgeshire commissioner, while the programme description refers to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Anglia Ruskin University. The award date is not stated. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 1 April 2028, with an option to extend by two periods of 12 months, to a maximum end date of 1 April 2030. Its value is £209,775.04 excluding VAT and £251,730.05 including VAT. It was a below-threshold procurement; the method is recorded as unknown. The requirement was arranged as one lot. No evaluation criteria are described in the procurement details.

For suppliers considering similar future work for this buyer, the award demonstrates demand for a youth mentoring and diversion service focused on preventing and reducing serious violence in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. A credible provider would need to deliver mentoring and diversion for young people, supported by appropriate guidance, counselling, social work or community health capability. The successful provider was Anglia Ruskin University, indicating that a university was able to undertake this programme; the available details do not identify particular accreditations, staffing levels or experience requirements. Suppliers would need to show they can provide a coordinated service across both areas and deliver against the programme’s violence-prevention purpose. The route used was below threshold, with the specific procurement method recorded as unknown.

## Notice

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has awarded a contract for the delivery of a Youth Mentoring and Diversion Programme aimed at preventing and reducing serious violence.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096547-2026 |
| 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 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 1 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £209,775 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire |
| Locality | HUNTINGDON |
| Postcode area | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE29 9LA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Huntingdonshire |
| Electoral ward | Huntingdon North |
| Westminster constituency | Huntingdon |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Anglia Ruskin University |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 13:28 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096547-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096547-2026
  13th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-7459.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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