Official UK procurement notice
Young People's Pathway (Pathway 2) - 285-NYC-CD
Authority: The North Yorkshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis Service is for vulnerable young people aged between 18 and 25 years, including care leavers up to their 26th birthday, who may be experiencing difficulties with their housing situation, who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and have been assessed as having support needs, both as a result of their age, and a consequence of being unable to live with their own families or extended kin once mediation options have been exhausted in Authorities Young People's Prevention Pathway (Pathway 1). While the primary focus of the pathway is on individuals aged 18 to 25, there may be exceptional cases where the Housing Service is required to accommodate a 16 or 17-year-old. In such instances, providers must be prepared to obtain Ofsted registration to deliver the necessary support.
Lot 2 - Hambleton - 9 24/7 Staffed Accommodation Units & 6 Supported Accommodation Units
Lot 3 - Harrogate - 12 24/7 Staffed Accommodation Units & 35 Supported Accommodation Units
Lot 4 - Richmondshire - 10 24/7 Staffed Accommodation Units & 4 Supported Accommodation Units
Lot 6 - Scarborough - 18 24/7 Staffed Accommodation Units & 36 Supported Accommodation Units
Lot 7 - Selby - 8 24/7 Staffed Accommodation Units & 7 Supported Accommodation Units
Total - 57 24/7 Staffed Accommodation Units & 88 Supported Accommodation Units
CPV: Social work services
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · all with a published value (£8,280,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1CravenAwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
Lot #2HambletonAwardedRenewalPublished value£780,000
Lot #3HarrogateAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,120,000
Lot #4RichmondshireAwardedRenewalPublished value£760,000
Lot #5RyedaleAwardedRenewalPublished value£740,000
Lot #6ScarboroughAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,520,000
Lot #7SelbyAwardedRenewalPublished value£760,000
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 (10)
- Staffing: 5%
- Service Delivery: 22%
- Support: 12%
- Involvement and Consultation: 5%
- Partnerships: 5%
- Equality & Diversity: 5%
- Business Continuity: 7%
- Move On: 6%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 3%
Published award criteria (13)
- Workforce: Threshold
- Mobilisation: Threshold
- Safeguarding: Threshold
- Staffing: 5%
- Service Delivery: 22%
- Support: 12%
- Involvement and Consultation: 5%
- Partnerships: 5%
- Equality & Diversity: 5%
- Business Continuity: 7%
- Move On: 6%
- Social Value: 3%
- Price: 30%
- 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Apr 2025, 13:50 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Feb 2026, 10:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
101568- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054597- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05009fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Apr 2025 → 10 Feb 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published10 Apr 2025, 13:50 BST
- Market engagement29 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to assist North Yorkshire Council (the Authority) to understand the current market conditions. This is to inform their options for the delivery of Young People's Pathway 2.
The Authority intends to use information gained from the market to inform future procurement options.
If organisations are interested in participating in this market engagement opportunity, they should register on the Authority's e-tendering portal (yortender.eu-supply.com ↗) to access the documentation available 98383 - Young People's Pathway 2 Request for Information
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification questions by388 days ago29 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline381 days ago6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by335 days ago20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent329 days ago27 Nov 2025
- Contract starts263 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published254 days ago10 Feb 2026, 10:23 GMT
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Apr 2025, 13:50 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Apr 2025, 16:30 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £8,280,0008 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to active8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Deadline published: 6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published27 Nov 2025, 16:37 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Nov 2025, 16:37 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Feb 2026, 10:23 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Deadline for the Request for Information has been extended.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-04: 2 releases · 10 Apr 2025, 11 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots2 awards | |||
| supplier not published | — | 27 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
| Inspire North (Community Benefit Society)Young People's Pathway (Pathway 2)1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031Extensions: Option to Extend 1: 1st February 2029 - 31st January 2030 Option to Extend 2: 1st February 2030 - 31st January 2031 | £6,845,541 | 27 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Young People's Pathway (Pathway 2) · Inspire North (Community Benefit Society)
- Signed
- 9 Jan 2026
- Value
- £6,845,541
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to Extend 1: 1st February 2029 - 31st January 2030 Option to Extend 2: 1st February 2030 - 31st January 2031
8 agreed KPIs: Occupancy Rate · Referral Acceptance Rate · Move-On Success Rate …
- Occupancy Rate
- Referral Acceptance Rate
- Move-On Success Rate
- Negative Pathway Exits - Tenancy Failures
- Quarterly Report Submission Timeliness
- Complaints Resolution Time
- Youth Development Outcome
- Young Person Satisfaction
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Craven | 0final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Hambleton | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Harrogate | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Richmondshire | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Ryedale | 0final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 · Scarborough | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 7 · Selby | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonInspire North · Yorkshire and the Humber · 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Inspire NorthAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender