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Published 1 Aug 2025, 10:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Youth Guarantee Trailblazer · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Wolverhampton City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£40,000£40,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2025awarded 13 Oct 2025
Awarded to City of Wolverhampton College
Contract term 6 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 22 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Youth guarantee Trailblazer project in Wolverhampton delivers on the following key interventions:

1.Enabling and supporting young people to engage with employers, through subsided work experience offers and tailored support via grant funding.

  1. Supporting seamless transitions for young people: pilot programme to support young people to reduce the risk of them becoming NEET combined with support for those that are.

The service provider identifies and refers young people aged 18-21 to access the Youth Guarantee trailblazer interventions in line with the service specification so that all 18-21-year-old young people in Wolverhampton have access to education, training or help to find a job or apprenticeship.

CPV: Social work and related services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 22 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (6 mo)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £40,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    The Council requires that services under this contract be delivered from an office based in Wolverhampton to ensure effective local engagement and service responsiveness.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The award process will be as follows: - The highest scoring Applicant will be awarded the contract. - The overall award criteria for this Contract have been set at 100 % Quality (Including at least 10% of Social Value and 5% Equality Diversity and Inclusion Questions)

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    The Council requires that services under this contract be delivered from an office based in Wolverhampton to ensure effective local engagement and service responsiveness.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
1 Aug 2025, 10:08 BST
Last source update
6 Jan 2026, 12:25 GMT
Authority reference
CWC25124
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045063
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related servicesTraining services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG39)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056af5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Aug 2025 → 6 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 10:08 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published294 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 12:25 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 10:08 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 11:08 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    6 Jan 2026, 12:25 GMT
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    6 Jan 2026, 12:25 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Description of the scope of the project amended as follows: Previous Version: 'Providers are invited to submit applications and are expected to deliver Youth Guarantee trailblazer interventions...' Amended to: Providers are invited to submit applications and are expected to identify and refer young people aged 18-21 to access the Youth Guarantee trailblazer interventions...'

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £40,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
City of Wolverhampton College£40,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wolverhampton City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVBV-7568-LBLL Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 1SHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • City of Wolverhampton CollegeAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCGV-6666-ZWYDGB-UKPRN: 10007578 Wellington Road Campus, Wellington Road,, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV14 6BTContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsThe following documents have been provided as part of the Request for Quote Pack can be accessed at the linked address. - Appendix A: Our Council Plan - Appendix B: Instruction for preparation of Quote - Appendix C: Contract Terms and Conditions - Appendix D: Youth Guarantee Trai…

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender