Official UK procurement notice
Learning Partners-Youth Trailblazer-EMCCA · UK public procurement notice
Authority: East Midlands Combined County Authority (Public body)·On behalf of: Nottinghamshire County Council
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) required
Learning Partner/s to support delivery of the Youth Guarantee Trailblazer project
The requirement was split into 2 Lots, one for each workstream required:
- Lot 1 - Learning & Evaluation
- Lot 2 - Data Usage and Collaboration Insights
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services · Youth education services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£500,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Learning & EvaluationAwardedPublished value£250,000
Responsible for mapping the existing system, conducting in-depth research into barriers faced by young people (such as transport accessibility, health conditions, access to employment), and acting as a learning partner for the programme. This role will also support local evaluation requirements and provide evidence-based recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Economic & financial standing
At point of contract award:
D&B Credit score of 3 or higher
- Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5million in relation to any one claim or series of claims, policy coverage should be on a claims occurring basis
- Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5 million where a Provider has employees, policy coverage should be on a claims occurring basis
- Professional Indemnity liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £1million in relation to any on claim or series of claims. Insurance will be maintained for six years after the end of the contract period.
- Product Liability Insurance (if applicable) of not less than £5million for any one occurrence.
- Technical & professional ability
Cyber Essentials Certification or equivalent
Lot #2Data Usage and Collaboration InsightsAwardedPublished value£250,000
Tasked with mapping existing data flows, identifying opportunities to enhance the use of data for strategic and operational decision-making, and supporting the establishment of data-sharing agreements and digital tools to enable more effective data use.
- Economic & financial standing
At point of contract award:
D&B Credit score of 3 or higher
- Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5million in relation to any one claim or series of claims, policy coverage should be on a claims occurring basis
- Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5 million where a Provider has employees, policy coverage should be on a claims occurring basis
- Professional Indemnity liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £1million in relation to any on claim or series of claims. Insurance will be maintained for six years after the end of the contract period.
- Product Liability Insurance (if applicable) of not less than £5million for any one occurrence.
- Technical & professional ability
Cyber Essentials Certification or equivalent
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Q1. Approach & Methodology - 50% Q2. Team Experience & Capacity 20% Q3. Delivery & Quality Assurance 20% Q4 Stakeholder Engagement 10%
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
At point of contract award:
D&B Credit score of 3 or higher
- Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5million in relation to any one claim or series of claims, policy coverage should be on a claims occurring basis
- Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £5 million where a Provider has employees, policy coverage should be on a claims occurring basis
- Professional Indemnity liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than £1million in relation to any on claim or series of claims. Insurance will be maintained for six years after the end of the contract period.
- Product Liability Insurance (if applicable) of not less than £5million for any one occurrence.
- Technical & professional ability
Cyber Essentials Certification or equivalent
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Aug 2025, 12:09 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Feb 2026, 12:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
DN782740- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046080- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05816aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Aug 2025 → 13 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published5 Aug 2025, 12:09 BST
- Clarification questions by19 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by392 days ago24 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts381 days ago6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent372 days ago15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends362 days ago24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published251 days ago13 Feb 2026, 12:13 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2025- Tender notice published5 Aug 2025, 12:09 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Oct 2025, 15:21 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Oct 2025, 15:21 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 Feb 2026, 12:13 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Learning & Evaluation1 award | |||
| Social Finance LtdSMELot 1-Research and Learning2 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £205,043 | 14 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Data Usage and Collaboration Insights1 award | |||
| Social Finance LtdSME2 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £213,225 | 14 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Learning Partners-Youth Trailblazer - Lot 1: Learning & Evaluation · Social Finance LtdSME
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2025
- Value
- £205,043
- Period
- 3 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
- Status
- active
2 agreed KPIs: Delivery based on agreed schedule · Attendance at Project Meetings
- Delivery based on agreed schedule
- Attendance at Project Meetings
Learning Partners-Youth Trailblazer - Lot 2: Data Usage and Collaboration Insights · Social Finance LtdSME
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2025
- Value
- £213,225
- Period
- 3 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
- Status
- active
2 agreed KPIs: Delivery based on agreed schedule · Attendance at Project Meetings
- Delivery based on agreed schedule
- Attendance at Project Meetings
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Learning & Evaluation | 9final-stage tenders | 8 | 1 | — |
| 2 · Data Usage and Collaboration Insights | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Nottinghamshire County CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurment undertaken by NCC on behalf of EMCCA
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOCIAL FINANCE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Search ref: DN782740-Learning Partners-Youth Trailblazer
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender