Official UK procurement notice
Mentoring for Care Leavers
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Awarded value£75,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Volunteering Matters
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNewcastle City Council are seeking a Provider to deliver Mentoring Services to Young People and Young Adults who are care leavers within Newcastle City Council. This is a unique opportunity to work with the Council to design and deliver a pilot service across the city, for a period of up to 18-months, to meet the Council's aim of providing a consistent approach to supporting our care leavers.
The Council requires a service that can be delivered within an annual budget of £50,000.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Light touch regime
- 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
- 23 Jul 2026, 15:30 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 15:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069883- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d24cFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published23 Jul 2026, 15:30 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published23 Jul 2026, 15:36 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £75,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteering MattersSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jan 2028Extensions: 1x 6-month options to extend | £75,000 | 20 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VOLUNTEERING MATTERSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender