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# The Provision of a Better Futures Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-better-futures-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ab). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council: "The Provision of a Better Futures Service". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/neath-port-talbot-county-borough-council-ons-w06000012)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKL17
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £106,301 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-better-futures-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ab#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ab`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-better-futures-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ab#tl-md)

## Description
Award has been made for a Better Futures service to children and young people in Neath Port Talbot. This is a service which provides consultation, assessment, training and intervention services for children and young people relating to child sexual behaviour and exploitation. The service is already operational and a continuation of an existing service in NPT and is embedded within Children and Young People’s Services, with established
referral pathways, workforce arrangements and safeguarding systems.
Please note this arrangement has already commenced from 01 April 2026 for 12 mths, this notice is purely for admin tidy up. Future dates had to be used for contract start up and signing in order to publish this notice, the system would not allow past dates.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** The Provision of Better Futures Service (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Barnardo Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176964`
  - Value: £106,301 (exc. VAT)

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** The Provision of Better Futures Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £106,301
  - Signed Date: 15/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F056703-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-16T13:50:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T00:15:19.383Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ab