AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Worcestershire County Council has awarded and signed a contract with BEYONDBARRIERSPATHWAYS CIC for support for identified post-16 young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). The service includes targeted engagement, qualifications support where appropriate, SEMH mentoring and work-placement opportunities.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and is linked to an active contract signed on 1 September 2026. The stated initial contract period ends on 31 December 2026, with an option to extend subject to performance and funding.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, light-touch services contract valued at £30,000 excluding VAT (£36,000 including VAT), awarded to an SME and VCSE supplier.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BEYONDBARRIERSPATHWAYS CIC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £30,000 excluding VAT; £36,000 including VAT GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names BEYONDBARRIERSPATHWAYS CIC as supplier. Contract 1 linked to Award 1 states £30,000 amount and £36,000 gross amount.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published contract notice
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract details notice 095586-2026 was published on 2026-10-09.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£30,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 30000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£36,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 36000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle contract linked to Award 1
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The published contract links contract ID 1 to award ID 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-01.
Initial contract end
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-31.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2027-08-31.
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published on 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
98% confidencePost-16 NEET support for young people in academic years 12 or 13 identified by the Council's Virtual School.
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Tender description.
Interventions
98% confidenceTargeted support to address barriers to education, employment or training; Functional Skills and, where appropriate, GCSE Maths and English; bespoke SEMH mentoring; and work-placement opportunities.
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Tender description.
Service classifications
98% confidenceYouth education, training, guidance and counselling services.
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Award item CPV classifications: 80310000, 80500000, 85312300, 85312310 and 85312320.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKG12, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is UKG12.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - unknown'.
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch services
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Tender specialRegime includes 'lightTouch'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tenderer count, bidder identities, evaluation scores or award rationale are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract period startDate and endDate.
Extension provision
99% confidenceOption to extend subject to performance and funding.
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Contract renewal description.
Maximum term endpoint
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract period maxExtentDate.
Contract type
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single named supplier holds the active contract for the published NEET-support requirement.
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Award 1 names one supplier and Contract 1 is linked to that award.
Extension dependency
99% confidenceAny continuation beyond the initial term is conditional on both performance and funding.
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Published renewal description.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNo unit rates, payment profile or pricing breakdown is published.
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The notice provides aggregate contract values only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified, but no lot title, description or separate lot value is published.
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Tender lots lists only ID 1 and status complete; no lot value or title is provided.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tenderer details, scores, evaluation method or award rationale is included.
Contract continuation
99% confidenceThe extension is an option, not a confirmed renewal.
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The notice states an option to extend subject to performance and funding.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No bidder count, unsuccessful supplier information, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is published.
- The extension option is conditional on performance and funding and is not a confirmed renewal.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Worcestershire County CouncilBEYONDBARRIERSPATHWAYS CICPost-16 NEET supportNEET support contractVirtual Schoolyouth education servicesSEMH mentoring
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Worcestershire County Council's Post-16 NEET Support contract?
BEYONDBARRIERSPATHWAYS CIC, company number 17231869, is the verified supplier named for Award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £30,000 excluding VAT and £36,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The initial published term runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 December 2026. The notice gives a maximum possible end date of 31 August 2027, subject to an extension option.
What support is covered?
The requirement covers targeted post-16 NEET support, including education and employment engagement, qualifications support where appropriate, SEMH mentoring and work-placement opportunities.
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