YFF - Randomised Control Trial

Official notice

Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South West (UKK3)

Awarded value£125,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Urban Biodiversity

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Currently, the Youth Engagement Project has contracts in place for service delivery by specialist delivery partners and we aim to replicate this for the YFF – Randomised Control Trial which will be a new externally funded provision. The Youth Engagement project will support the control group participants of the YFF – Randomised Control Trail which has been awarded to Cornwall Council by the Youth Futures Foundation to offer a 15-month project aimed at offering Pre-Employment Vocational Training to individuals who are 16-24 and are NEET. This project covers Lot 4 only which was advertised under DN812388 and received no bids. Lot 4 - Providing 1 to 1 support to individuals, small group work & PEVT course (minimum 12 weeks) focused on Health & Social Care Job Sector = £125,000 (Actual £99,781.08)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

80000000 Education and training services

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: 4 Sept 2026, 06:30 BST
Last source update: 4 Sept 2026, 06:30 BST
Authority reference: DN823798
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-083687
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: South West (UKK3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f1be Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2026

Contract award notice published
4 Sept 2026, 06:30 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £125,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Urban BiodiversitySME12 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2027	£125,000	31 Jul 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cornwall Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYRH-9827-DWLP County Hall, Truro, South West, TR1 3AYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Urban Biodiversity CICAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVHH-8872-YPLD Kowel Gwenen Newquay Community Orchard, Newquay, South West, TR7 3BWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender4 Sept 2026, 06:30 BST