Awarded contract

003644 PROVISION OF YOUNG FUTURE HUB - OPEN ACCESS AND OUTREACH

Details

Buyer: Durham County Council
Supplier(s): The Cornforth Partnership
Value: £150,000
Duration: 9 months
Topic: Justice services
Published: 17 June 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Durham County Council is commissioning a provider to deliver a targeted youth outreach and provision aligned to the Young Futures Hub programme. The service will combine outreach youth work, targeted intervention and place-based hub provision to: • Reduce anti-social behaviour (ASB) and crime • Improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people • Deliver early intervention and prevention • Create sustainable pathways into positive futures The provider will be expected to embed the core principles of the Young Futures Hub model, including partnership working, early support, and youth-centred design. Funding for this opportunity is via the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as part of the Young Futures Programme. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published17 June 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date17 June 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 6 months

About the buyer

Durham County Council delivers local government services across County Durham, and buys as a local authority with its own corporate procurement team. Tenders and quotations are handled through the NEPO OPEN Portal, the council's online etendering system. Larger opportunities also appear on the government's Find a Tender Service under the Procurement Act 2023. Durham is one of twelve north-east councils sourcing goods and services through the North East Procurement Organisation. Specialist professional services can be sourced through the Bloom NEPRO framework across nineteen categories. The council also procures on behalf of additional public bodies beyond Durham itself.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Durham County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

75230000 · Justice services
80310000 · Youth education services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@durham-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@durham-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@durham-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@durham-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@durham-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@durham-county-council.gov