Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of a Better Futures Service
Authority: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward 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.
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
- 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
- 16 Jun 2026, 11:05 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2026, 14:50 BST
- Authority reference
CPU26-27-24- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056703- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b5abFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published16 Jun 2026, 11:05 BSTUK5
- Contract details notice published16 Jun 2026, 14:50 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnardo Services LimitedVCSEThe Provision of Better Futures Service22 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £106,301 | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Provision of Better Futures Service · Barnardo Services LimitedVCSE
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Value
- £106,301
- Period
- 22 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Barnardo's Services LtdAwarded 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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender