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Published 10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Children and Young People Engagement

Official notice

Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£60,000≈ £60k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2025
Contract term 1 yrup to 2 yrs with extensions · starts 22 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP) aims to ensure the safety and well-being of children and young people in Oxfordshire. The OSCP is committed to regularly consulting with children and young people on priorities, service developments, and key issues. This includes ensuring inclusive participation across diverse backgrounds and needs, with no group excluded or discriminated against. The OSCP will contract a 12-month Children and Young People Participation Project Officer to support the strategy, leading and developing participation projects with children, young people, and families. The primary purpose of the Children and Young People Participation Project Officer role is to ensure the active involvement of children, young people, and their families in the safeguarding process, thereby improving outcomes and experiences for those involved. This role will provide a platform for children's and young people's voices to be heard within the OSCP. The contract period will be for 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 22 Dec 2025 — 21 Dec 2026 (1 yr) · up to 2 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: South East
Value
£60,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
12 months
85300000 Social work and related services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Understanding and Approach — Weighting is 17%
  • Experience and Expertise — Weighting is 40%
  • Consultation and Engagement — Weighting is 25%
  • Policy and Practice Improvements — Weighting is 18%
  • Price — Weighting is 10%
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    Not applicable

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMT
Last source update
10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMT
Authority reference
I-4631
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ad09 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
31 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
24 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
sebp.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published351 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 15:48 BST
  2. Clarification questions by337 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline330 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published321 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMT
  5. Contract starts279 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—6 Nov 2025CancelledOxfordshire County Council has decided to terminate the procurement because 1 bid was received which is above the published budget.

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMTwas £60,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMT
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    10 Nov 2025, 10:23 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    10 Oct 2025, 15:48 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZNW-8281-MHNM County Hall, Oxford, South East, OX1 1ND [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender