Official UK procurement notice
Mentoring Provision for Aspiring Pathways Students
Authority: North East Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Awarded value£47,239published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to MCR Pathways
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of mentoring for 50 young people in eligible Alternative Provision settings, providing fortnightly mentoring sessions of up to 60 minutes across a 20-week period.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
80000000 Education and 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Oct 2026, 15:04 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 15:04 BST
- Authority reference
OPEN-PR-02102026145810011- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093442- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ff1Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £47,2391 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCR PathwaysVCSE26 Oct 2026 — 31 Jul 2027 | £47,239 | — | Standstill |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2026- Contract signature expected26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Transparency notice published2 Oct 2026, 15:04 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MCR PATHWAYSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender