Summary
- OCID:
- ocds-h6vhtk-068977
- Published by:
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Authority ID:
- AA51349
- Publication date:
- 10 July 2026
- Deadline date:
- 05 August 2026
- Notice type:
- UK4
- Has documents:
- No
- Has SPD:
- No
- Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
- N/A
Abstract
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is intending to procure a delivery partner for the Young Futures Hubs and Transformation programme, to provide support to Local Authorities (LAs) to deliver Young Futures Hubs (YF Hubs) and Local Youth Transformation projects, and to establish a national centre for Young Futures Hubs and transformation, producing guidance, best practices and training to share learning with Local Authorities not participating on the programme.
Full notice text
Scope
Procurement reference
104995
Procurement description
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is intending to procure a delivery partner for the Young Futures Hubs and Transformation programme, to provide support to Local Authorities (LAs) to deliver Young Futures Hubs (YF Hubs) and Local Youth Transformation projects, and to establish a national centre for Young Futures Hubs and transformation, producing guidance, best practices and training to share learning with Local Authorities not participating on the programme.
Total value (estimated, excluding VAT)
7600000.00 GBP to 7600000.00GBP
Contract dates (estimated)
18 September 2026, 00:00AM to 17 September 2027, 23:59PM
Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 March 2030
Contracting authority
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Identification register:
Address 1: 100 Parliament Street
Town/City: London
Postcode: SW1A 2BQ
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.dcms.gov.uk
Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJGD-5581-JPGD
NUTS code: UKI32
Email: commercial@dcms.gov.uk
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Is the total value above threshold?
Above threshold
Trade agreements
Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Lots
Divided into 1 lots
Lot number: 1 CPV classifications
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 80310000 - Youth education services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Lot value (estimated)
7600000.00 GBP Excluding VAT
9100000.00 GBP Including VAT
Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contract start date (estimated)
18 September 2026, 00:00AM
Contract end date (estimated)
17 September 2027, 23:59PM
Extension end date (estimated)
31 March 2030, 23:59PM
Can the contract be extended?
Yes
Description of extensions
The contract will be awarded for 1 year, with 3 optional extension periods as follows:
● August 2027 - July 2028 -optional 12 month extension period
● August 2028 - March 2029 - optional 7 month extension period
● April 2029 - March 2030 - optional 12 month extension period
The Department reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 31 months in increments of 12 months and 7 months as set out above, based on performance and budgetary availability. The maximum contract length will be 43 months.
Does the lot include options?
Yes
Description of options
These options would be subject to DCMS approvals and only triggered if needed, for example within an evolving policy landscape. These options are as follows:
1. An option to increase the scale of the programme to an additional 15 local authorities. This would involve a higher number of local authorities delivering local youth transformation projects only. This option would entail increasing the estimated contract value by up to £1m and adjusting the financial year profiling to enable delivery to a larger number of local authorities in 27/28 and 28/29.
2. An option to accelerate delivery and increase scale of the programme to an additional 30 local authorities, in line with SoS’s ambitions for delivery of the National Youth Strategy, which this programme supports. This option would entail increasing the estimated contract value by up to £2m and adjusting the financial year profiling to enable delivery to a larger number of local authorities from 26/27, including a rapid mobilisation period.
3. One extension from April 2029 - March 2030, should the programme receive an extension to its funding in the next Spending Review to continue delivery into 2030. This would increase the estimated contract value of up to £1.5m in 29/30.
4. A contingency option providing up to 2 FTEs on a secondment basis to DCMS. This option would entail the delivery of administration and operational services related to the programme to support DCMS, if required, due to unforeseen resourcing challenges. This would increase the estimated contract value up to £100,000 over the lifetime of the programme. If this option is utilised the tenderer and the FTEs may be expected to sign any relevant DCSM secondment agreement or other documents.
Participation
Conditions of participation
Tenderers must satisfy the following conditions of participation in order to be awarded the contract, as more particularly described in Appendix A;
● Financial Capacity - the purpose of the assessment is to determine a Tenderer’s financial status, stability and suitability to undertake a contract which may be based on factors including, but not limited to, annual turnover, cash flow, debt-to-equity ratios and liquid or cash ratios, use of ‘off-the-shelf’ financial analyses and risk assessments from a credit score or ratings agency etc. Also to determine capability to fulfil any insurance requirement.
● Legal Capacity - the purpose of the assessment is to determine a Tenderer's capability in relation to the human and technical resources required to perform the contract which may include but is not limited to their compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and their approach to ensuring the protection of the rights of data subjects.
● Conflict of Interest - the purpose of the assessment is to determine any actual or perceived conflict of interest with regards to this contract and your organisation including members of staff. If any conflicts are identified you must set out your processes for managing them to ensure that this will not impact on the tender process or delivery of the requirements.
Conditions of participation
Tenderers must satisfy the following conditions of participation in order to be awarded the contract, as more particularly described in Appendix A;
● Technical Ability - the purpose of the assessment is to determine a Tenderer’s technical ability to perform the contract which may include, but is not limited to:
○ Qualifications
○ Experience & past performance
○ Modern slavery statements
○ Carbon reduction plans
○ Project-specific questions relating to the tenderer’s ability to perform the contract to the appropriate technical standard, or to legal requirements that relate to service delivery
Award criteria
Type: quality
Name
Technical Submission
Description
Technical Submission:
Question 2A: Project overview
Question 2B: Project overview - optional extensions
Question 3: Project management and delivery:
Question 4: Skills, expertise and capacity
Question 5: Understanding of the sector
Question 6: Client Management
Weighting: 70.00
Weighting type: percentageExact
Type: quality
Name
Social Value
Description
The Social Value Outcome selected by DCMS based on The Social Value Model.
The Policy Outcome under this theme for this contract is:
8. Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: in the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.
8a. Support health and wellbeing in the contract workforce, including physical and mental health
Please describe the commitment your organisation will make to ensure that opportunities under the contract deliver the Policy Outcome and Award Criteria.
Weighting: 10.00
Weighting type: percentageExact
Type: price
Name
Pricing
Description
Part 4 is weighted, with a total weighting of 20% for this section.
Please complete the template provided (Appendix B Pricing Schedule) and ensure all relevant sections are completed.
Weighting: 20.00
Weighting type: percentageExact
Contract terms and risks
Payment terms
Quarterly in arrears.
The Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) mandates a 30-day statutory payment limit for most public sector contracts. Contracting authorities must pay valid, undisputed invoices within 30 days of receipt.
Tender submission deadline
04 August 2026, 12:00PM
Enquiry deadline
23 July 2026, 12:00PM
Date of award of contract
17 September 2026, 23:59PM
Submission address and any special instructions
The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on the Atamis e-sourcing portal: https://dcms.my.site.com/login. You must register on this site to respond. If you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.Please ensure you review all communications and follow any instructions provided to you. If you experience any technical difficulties please contact the Atamis eSourcing Helpdesk at: Support@atamis.co.uk.
May tenders be submitted electronically?
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
Tender submission deadline
04 August 2026, 12:00PM
Enquiry deadline
23 July 2026, 12:00PM
Date of award of contract
17 September 2026, 23:59PM
Submission address and any special instructions
The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on the Atamis e-sourcing portal: https://dcms.my.site.com/login. You must register on this site to respond. If you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.Please ensure you review all communications and follow any instructions provided to you. If you experience any technical difficulties please contact the Atamis eSourcing Helpdesk at: Support@atamis.co.uk.
May tenders be submitted electronically?
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
Documents
Document type
Conflict of interest
Coding
Commodity categories
| ID |
Title
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Parent category
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| 79000000 |
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security |
Other Services |
| 80000000 |
Education and training services |
Education |
| 85000000 |
Health and social work services |
Other Services |
| 98000000 |
Other community, social and personal services |
Other Services |
| 73000000 |
Research and development services and related consultancy services |
Research and Development |
| 85300000 |
Social work and related services |
Health and social work services |
| 80310000 |
Youth education services |
Higher education services |
Delivery locations
| ID |
Description
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| 100 |
UK - All |
Alert region restrictions
The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.
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Description
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There are no alert restrictions for this notice.
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About the buyer
- Main contact:
- N/a
- Admin contact:
- N/a
- Technical contact:
- N/a
- Other contact:
- N/a
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