Official UK procurement notice
Prevention of Post 16 students becoming NEET
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£47,219published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Northampton Saints Foundation
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Northants Council will look to commission 26 places for a period of 12 weeks, between September 2025 and December 2025, to support the prevention of young people becoming NEET. The provider will ensure that the young people have access to employability skills focusing on readiness for work and enrichment activities. They will provide at least 20 hours of work experience.
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
- Standard
- 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
- 18 Sept 2025, 11:28 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2025, 11:28 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057634- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059cf2Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published18 Sept 2025, 11:28 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £47,2191 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Saints Foundation | £47,219 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Northampton Saints Foundation
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- £47,219
- Period
- 3 Sept 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Progression routes · Work experience · Soft skills development …
- Progression routes, A minimum of 90% positive progression of young people on the programme to employment, education or training.
- Work experience, A minimum of 20 hours of work experience must be delivered.
- Soft skills development, Soft skills such as communication, teamwork, resilience must be part of the delivered programme to support in an improved self confidence and assurance of young people
- Preparation of work, Preparing young people for the world of work through the 'Journey to Work' programme.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Northampton Saints FoundationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender