Official UK procurement notice
CS6086 Specialist Youth Services - LGBTQ Plus
Authority: Tower Hamlets
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTower Hamlets Council is committed to strengthening dedicated support for LGBTQ+ children and young people across the borough, ensuring they have access to safe, inclusive spaces where they can participate in meaningful activities, explore their identities without judgement, and receive appropriate support from trained youth practitioners. Improving outcomes for LGBTQ+ young people aligns closely with the priorities set out in the Young Tower Hamlets Strategy 2025-2027, recognising the need for environments that foster belonging, promote wellbeing and resilience, and actively challenge discrimination. Significant investment has already been directed towards enhancing youth provision, and the Council's ambition to develop ward-level delivery models represents an important step in ensuring that LGBTQ+ young people can access support locally, without barriers or stigma.
The commissioned Specialist LGBTQ+ Youth Provision will focus on delivering high-quality centre-based support in wards where specific LGBTQ+ youth services are not currently available. The programme will provide free, accessible, and well-publicised activities for young people aged 11-19 (and up to 25 with SEND), embedding inclusive practice and ensuring that all young people regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression are welcomed and supported. This includes facilitating opportunities for personal development, peer connection, community building, and access to relevant health, wellbeing, and safeguarding support.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£120,000
- Condition of participation
This is a regulated below-threshold procurement conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
In line with Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 005: Reserving Below Threshold Procurements, this opportunity is reserved by supplier location. Participation is restricted to suppliers that are established and have substantive business operations within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
For the purposes of this reservation, 'substantive business operations' means that the supplier has a genuine operational presence in the specified location (for example, staffed premises or a delivery base) and is actively conducting business from that location.
Suppliers that do not meet this requirement will not be eligible to participate in this procurement. Evidence of compliance will be required as part of the tender submission and may be verified by the Contracting Authority.
This reservation has been applied to support local economic participation and delivery requirements and has been assessed as proportionate in accordance with PPN 005.
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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 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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60% - refer to ITT and supporting tender documents
- Price: 30% - refer to ITT and supporting tender documents
- Social Value: 10% - refer to ITT and supporting tender documents
- Condition of participation
This is a regulated below-threshold procurement conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
In line with Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 005: Reserving Below Threshold Procurements, this opportunity is reserved by supplier location. Participation is restricted to suppliers that are established and have substantive business operations within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
For the purposes of this reservation, 'substantive business operations' means that the supplier has a genuine operational presence in the specified location (for example, staffed premises or a delivery base) and is actively conducting business from that location.
Suppliers that do not meet this requirement will not be eligible to participate in this procurement. Evidence of compliance will be required as part of the tender submission and may be verified by the Contracting Authority.
This reservation has been applied to support local economic participation and delivery requirements and has been assessed as proportionate in accordance with PPN 005.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Mar 2026, 16:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2026, 18:43 BST
- Authority reference
CS6086 Specialist Youth Services - LGBTQ Plus- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056356- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0675baFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- E09000030
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Project reference: DN811341
Timeline
26 Mar 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published211 days ago26 Mar 2026, 16:59 GMT
- Market engagement191 days ago15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is to provide advance notice to the marketplace for the upcoming tender opportunity and the intention of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to hold a preliminary market engagement session to identify potential suppliers to ensure the submission of strong bids.
Market Engagement Session
To provide potential suppliers with more information about the upcoming opportunity, we are hosting an online Market Engagement session that will take place on Microsoft Teams on Friday 17th April 2026 (14:45hours - 15:15hours). The session is advertised openly using this notice.
Suppliers wishing to attend the Preliminary market engagement session should be capable of meeting the procurement description/requirements outlined within this notification.
If you would like to attend, please register your interest free of charge at: www.londontenders.org ↗ (using reference DN811341) with confirmation of the name, position, email address and contact details of each attendee/s.
The deadline for registration is Wednesday 15th April 2026
NOTE: Attendance at the market engagement is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement. Attendance also does not constitute as an intention to tender for any future related procurement.
- Tender notice published130 days ago15 Jun 2026, 17:15 BST
- Clarification questions by115 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline105 days ago10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published58 days ago26 Aug 2026, 18:43 BST
- Contract starts53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Mar 2026, 16:59 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Mar 2026, 10:36 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published15 Jun 2026, 17:15 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £120,00015 Jun 2026, 17:15 BSTwas £100,000
- Status changed to active15 Jun 2026, 17:15 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Jun 2026, 17:15 BST
- Deadline published: 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST15 Jun 2026, 17:15 BST
- Tender notice published16 Jun 2026, 11:54 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Aug 2026, 18:43 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Aug 2026, 18:43 BST
- Contract signature expected8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (2)
Amendments have been made to the description of this engagement notice to allow more clarity on what is required by the council.
update to the description paragraph with age.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-03: 2 releases · 26 Mar 2026, 27 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step Forward Tower HamletsSMEVCSE8 Sept 2026 – 7 Sept 2028 · up to 7 Sept 2030Extensions: The Authority reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms of 2 further period of 12 months making a total possible Contract Period of 48 months. | £120,000 | 26 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STEP FORWARD (TOWER HAMLETS)Awarded 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender