Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice
Published 30 Mar 2026, 15:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Services to encourage, enable and assist young people to participate in education and training

Official notice

Authority: Halton Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime
Awarded value£480,000published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 16 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Career Connect

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Services to encourage, enable and assist young people to participate in education and training. Providing careers information, advice and guidance.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
30 Mar 2026, 15:44 BST
Last source update
30 Mar 2026, 15:44 BST
Authority reference
122W25
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029231
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06781d Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    30 Mar 2026, 15:44 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £480,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Career ConnectVCSE£480,000 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Career ConnectVCSE

    Signed
    16 Mar 2026
    Value
    £480,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Halton Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLTJ-1788-CBLR Municipal Building, Widnes, North West, WA8 7QFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CAREER CONNECTAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04233289GB-PPON: PQXW-5439-RTBX 7th Floor Walker House, Liverpool, North West, L2 3YLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender