Official UK procurement notice
Connecting Care Leavers · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Salford City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£624,780≈ £208k / year · £749,736 inc. VAT · 1 value update0.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Mar 2026awarded 9 Jun 2026
Awarded to Power2
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSalford City Council wishes to commission a provider with previous experience of working with cared for / care leavers to deliver a mentoring and psychological wellbeing service for care leavers aged 16 to 25.
The service will provide continuity of support to young people as they enter adulthood as well as build resilience and independence.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£624,780
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: 65% Quality including presentation 15% Social value 20% price
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Feb 2026, 11:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2026, 11:44 BST
- Authority reference
S1825- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017453- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0653b9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 26 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
13 Feb 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published250 days ago13 Feb 2026, 11:43 GMT
- Next notice expected238 days ago25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published237 days ago26 Feb 2026, 15:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by216 days ago19 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline209 days ago26 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Latest notice published133 days ago10 Jun 2026, 11:44 BST
- Contract starts82 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
13 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Feb 2026, 11:43 GMTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published13 Feb 2026, 12:30 GMTUK3
- Status changed to planned13 Feb 2026, 12:30 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Feb 2026, 12:30 GMT
- Deadline published: 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT13 Feb 2026, 12:30 GMT
- Planned procurement notice published18 Feb 2026, 13:52 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published26 Feb 2026, 15:02 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £624,78026 Feb 2026, 15:02 GMT
- Status changed to active26 Feb 2026, 15:02 GMT
- Deadline moved to 26 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT26 Feb 2026, 15:02 GMT+1 days · was 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published10 Jun 2026, 11:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Jun 2026, 11:44 BST
- Contract signature expected13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Procedure type changed to Light Touch
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-02: 2 releases · 13 Feb 2026, 13 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £622,7121 award exc. VAT
Bids received 54 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power21 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: option to utilise 2 x 12 month extensions | £622,712 | 9 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 4 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- POWER2 LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender