CREATOR-FOUNDER ACCELERATOR COHORTS · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)

Awarded value£40,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Studio Self-Made

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of the Services is to design, manage, and deliver entrepreneurship and employment skills to a range of 18-30 year olds, aimed at transforming up to sixty (60), with a target of 60 young (18-30) early-stage founders across South Yorkshire into confident, visible creators.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

80510000 Specialist training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Sept 2026, 08:05 BST
Last source update: 1 Sept 2026, 08:05 BST
Authority reference: EB2026
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-082427
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef1a Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
1 Sept 2026, 08:05 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £40,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Studio Self-MadeSME	£40,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

CREATOR-FOUNDER ACCELERATOR COHORTS · Studio Self-MadeSME
Signed
29 Jul 2026
Value
£40,000
Period
30 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active
5 agreed KPIs: Participant recruitment · Cohort delivery · Geographic coverage …
- Participant recruitment, 60 young founders (age 18-30) with acceptable performance defined as delivery within 15% of this target
- Cohort delivery, Four (4) eight-week cohorts delivered in full
- Geographic coverage, One cohort delivered in each SYMCA Local Authority area
- Support hours, Minimum of 640 hours of support delivered across all cohorts
- In person events, Four in person kick off events (one for each locality) plus one final showcase event bringing all the cohorts together

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYHH-2597-YVZG Town Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, S70 2TAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Studio Self-MadeAwarded supplier 216 Lockoford Lane, Chesterfield, East Midlands, S41 0TQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDFContract

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender1 Sept 2026, 08:05 BST