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Services to Encourage Enable and Assist Young People to Participate in Education and Training

Wirral Council · Local authority

In brief

Wirral Council awarded education and training work to Career Connect on 22 June 2026.

The notice gives a value of £2,300,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 33 months, up to 45 months with extensions, starting 1 July 2026.

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What the notice says

The Council are seeking to commission a service to encourage, enable and assist young people not in employment, education and / or training (NEET). The services support the Council to discharge its statutory duty in relation to supporting positive participation of young people aged between 16 to 18 (up to the age of 25 if SEND). Service delivery options will need to be aligned to meeting the dynamic complex needs of Wirral NEET young people, for example, an increasing cohort of elective home educated young people who find access post-16 education and employment opportunities more challenging.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Career Connect
1 bid received
£2,217,401
Awarded 22 June 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 069398-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 037232-2026
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 066017-2026

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From notice 069398-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 29 October 2025, last updated 14 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.