Official UK procurement notice
Service Delivery of City Lions Core Projects
Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCity Lions is a youth enrichment programme aimed at young people between the ages of 13 – 16, predominately those from disadvantaged backgrounds, which has been running continuously since 2018. The City Lions programme focuses on developing young people's cultural capital, with all projects maintaining a creative emphasis.
The provider must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the numerous barriers faced by young people and possess a strong commitment to improving access to the creative sector, building transferable skills, and broadening young people's horizons. Experience in forging strong and sustainable relationships with young people, schools, and cultural organisations is essential.
Subcontracting any part of the contract is prohibited unless prior written approval is sought. Thus, a single-service provider is sought with extensive experience within youth work and delivering cultural enrichment projects to fulfil the Service Delivery of City Lions Core Projects in partnership with Westminster City Lions.
CPV: Youth education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£168,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Ability: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Ability: The technical envelope of the ITT will have a weighting of 70% applied 8 Questions for Tenderers to jusify their ability to delivery the requirement based on the scope of requirement. 1 Question will analyse the Tenders Social Value & Responsible Procurement abilities..
- Cost: Tenderers are required to complete the Price Sheet and upload this to the Commercial Envelope on the Jaggaer Portal. There is a fixed fee of £168,000 (£33,600 per annum) available for this contract. Costs submitted require to be fixed and will be evaluated for the full 5-year cost for the contract. A commercial schedule is included in the commercial envelope. All bidders are required to complete this including the breakdown of cost
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 15:51 GMT
- Authority reference
P438- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035465- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055450Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
PRJ_30665
Timeline
26 Jun 2025 → 21 Jan 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published26 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification questions by7 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published278 days ago21 Jan 2026, 15:51 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2025- Tender notice published26 Jun 2025, 15:00 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published21 Jan 2026, 15:51 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete21 Jan 2026, 15:51 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DreamArtsSME | £33,600 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · DreamArtsSME
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- £33,600
- Period
- 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Up to 4 extensions on a (1+1+1+1) year basis. (awarded £33600 annual extension). The contract extension is subject to performance and funding approved by the Contract Manager
4 agreed KPIs: A minimum of seven holiday programmes delivered · A minimum of three bespoke school programmes delivered under the Project 8 banner · A minimum of three significant events delivered under the Event Leadership Team banner …
- A minimum of seven holiday programmes delivered
- A minimum of three bespoke school programmes delivered under the Project 8 banner
- A minimum of three significant events delivered under the Event Leadership Team banner
- A meaningful contribution towards the City Lions annual engagement target of 2,000 young people
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DreamArtsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender