Official UK procurement notice
NEET Prevention and Early Intervention Services
Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority has appointed a single supplier to provide services to:
Support young people in Liverpool aged 16-17 and those aged up to 25 with an Education, Health, Care Plan, (EHCP) who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) with the aim of moving those young people into appropriate positive activity.
Support young people who have been identified at risk of NEET, in Year 11, as directed by the authority, as part of the NEET Prevention Strategy.
The Authority has identified 3 strands of engagement services which are required.
Strand 1 - Post 16 Progression Workers
Strand 2 - Career Coaches
Strand 3 - Information, Advice & Guidance Officers
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Sept 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,422,500
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: The quality criteria includes costing submissions.
- Social Value
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 Sept 2030
- First published
- 1 Jul 2025, 13:30 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 17:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
DN780642- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070128- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0556b5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically using the council's procurement portal procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗ , full details can be found in the procurement documents at the link above and searching for the reference DN780642.
Timeline
1 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published1 Jul 2025, 13:30 BST
- Market engagement11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
The Council is seeking to engage with providers able to deliver NEET Prevention and Early Intervention Services to inform the design and delivery of a future contract.
The Council have developed a market engagement questionnaire which sets out the information the Council is seeking from providers. The opportunity can be accessed through the Council's procurement portal www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ then click 'Current Opportunities' and search reference DN780642.
The closing date for responses to the questionnaire is Friday 11 July 2025 at 2pm. The opportunity is open for the Council to view responses as soon as they are submitted.
Clarifications should be raised using the messaging section in the procurement portal.
The Council intends to initiate a competitive tendering process for providers to deliver its chosen model within the next six months.
- Tender notice published355 days ago31 Oct 2025, 14:23 GMT
- Clarification questions by336 days ago19 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline330 days ago25 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent265 days ago30 Jan 2026
- Award decision expected by264 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends253 days ago10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published205 days ago30 Mar 2026, 17:23 BST
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Jul 2025, 13:30 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published31 Oct 2025, 14:23 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £2,422,50031 Oct 2025, 14:23 GMT
- Status changed to active31 Oct 2025, 14:23 GMT
- Procurement method changed31 Oct 2025, 14:23 GMT
- Deadline published: 25 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT31 Oct 2025, 14:23 GMT
- Contract award notice published30 Jan 2026, 17:38 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Jan 2026, 17:38 GMT
- Contract signature expected11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Mar 2026, 17:23 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 1 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career ConnectVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: If the suppliers performance meets the expected service requirements, and the services are still required (either in whole or part) then the Authority will consider the extension of the contract. The contract can be extended up to 24 months · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Additional services linked to NEET prevention or early intervention services may be required throughout the life of the contract. | £2,422,500 | 20 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Career ConnectVCSE
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2026
- Value
- £2,422,500
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- If the suppliers performance meets the expected service requirements, and the services are still required (either in whole or part) then the Authority will consider the extension of the contract. The contract can be extended up to 24 months
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Additional services linked to NEET prevention or early intervention services may be required throughout the life of the contract.
7 agreed KPIs: KPI 1 · KPI 2 · KPI 3 …
- KPI 1, Attempt to contact young people who appear on the monthly not known/expired report (unless IO record justifies no contact)
- KPI 2, Face-face contacts
- KPI 3, Individual young people referred to Post 16 Education Training or Employment opportunities
- KPI 4, Contact young people as directed by the Council's Tracking Team
- KPI 5, All NEET young people to be case loaded to a worker within two weeks of referral from Tracking Service and to remain on a caseload until progression from NEET or removal from the tracked cohort
- KPI 6, Move young people, who are in identified vulnerable groups, from NEET into positive post 16 education, training and employment destinations
- KPI 7, Move young people from NEET into positive post 16 education, training and employment destinations
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 3 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CAREER CONNECTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award 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