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Awarded· 28 May 2025

VR Headsets

Leeds City Council · Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber

Leeds City Council has awarded VR Headsets. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Leeds.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 20 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Cornerstone Training and Support

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 15:03

    View notice

  4. Next

    2028

    Contract ends

    3 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Leeds City Council has awarded VR Headsets. It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Leeds. The contract went to Cornerstone Training and Support. It was awarded on 28 May 2025. The contract value is £48,000. The contract runs from 31 July 2025 to 31 July 2028. It lasts 3 years.

It is run as a below threshold - unknown. Find a Tender published it on 20 August 2025. The notice number is 050291-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-058b93.

Summary of the contracting process

Leeds City Council has completed a procurement process for "VR Headsets" aimed at enhancing the understanding of attachment-related trauma faced by children in fostering and adoption scenarios. The contract pertains to the education and guidance sectors, with a focus on delivering services across various regions within the United Kingdom. The procurement process has been awarded to CORNERSTONE TRAINING AND SUPPORT LIMITED, a Birmingham-based company, under a contract valued at £48,000.

The contract commenced on 1st August 2025 and is set to end on 31st July 2028, with an optional extension of 24 months. The main procurement method was classified as "Below threshold - unknown", indicating a process that may not have involved open tendering due to its value.

This tender provides significant opportunities for companies involved in educational software development, staff training, and guidance services, making it particularly appealing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like CORNERSTONE TRAINING AND SUPPORT LIMITED.

The notice in full

VR Headsets are being provided so that foster carers, social workers, teachers, and judges understand the impact of attachment-related trauma on a child going through the fostering and adoption process and is designed to help adopters understand this.

The service helps adopters understand the experience of an abused, neglected or exploited child, the programme is designed to enhance empathy and understanding of early-life trauma and its continued influence throughout childhood, adolescence and into adulthood.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Children and Young People's Social Care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
31 Jul 2025 to 31 Jul 2028 (3 years)
Awarded to
Cornerstone Training and Support
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procedure
Below threshold - unknown
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Not stated in the notice: procurement method.

Values

Contracts value
£48,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
050291-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058b93
CPV code
72212190 - Educational software development services; 80511000 - Staff training services; 85312310 - Guidance services
CPV division
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support; 80 - Education and training services; 85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Leeds City Council is based in Leeds. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Leeds
Town
Leeds
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Electoral ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Sub-region
Leeds
Area
West Yorkshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Leeds City Council
Category
Services
Address
Leeds, LS1 1UR · Yorkshire and the Humber · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Cornerstone Training and Support
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about VR Headsets

Who won the VR Headsets contract?

Leeds City Council awarded the contract to Cornerstone Training and Support on 28 May 2025. It is due to end on 31 July 2028, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the VR Headsets contract worth?

The contract value is £48,000. The contract runs from 31 July 2025 to 31 July 2028 (3 years).

Who is the buyer for VR Headsets?

Leeds City Council, based in Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber.

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