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Awarded· 10 Jul 2025

Youth Worker in Schools

West Berkshire Council · West Berkshire, South East

West Berkshire Council has awarded Youth Worker in Schools. It is a contract for other health and social care in West Berkshire.

Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Berkshire Youth

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 08:38

    View notice
  3. 2025

    Contract starts

  4. 2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

West Berkshire Council has awarded Youth Worker in Schools. It is a contract for other health and social care in West Berkshire. The contract went to Berkshire Youth. It was awarded on 10 July 2025. The contract value is £441,000. The contract runs from 31 August 2025 to 31 August 2026. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 17 July 2025. The notice number is 040725-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0560ce.

Summary of the contracting process

West Berkshire Council has completed the procurement process for the provision of youth worker services in schools, under the title "Youth Worker in Schools." This process falls under the industry category of guidance and counselling services and is located in the UK, specifically within the West Berkshire area. The procurement was conducted using a direct method below the threshold, without competition, under light touch regime guidelines.

The contract was signed on 11 July 2025, with services set to commence on 1 September 2025 and conclude on 31 August 2026. There is an option for a 1+1-year extension, contingent upon ongoing grant funding from the Children and Families Grant.

The awarded supplier, BERKSHIRE YOUTH LTD, a small and medium enterprise (SME) and a voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE), illustrates the potential for other SMEs and those in the not-for-profit sector to thrive in similar contracts, leveraging their niche expertise in youth work and community support.

The notice in full

Provision of one to one youth work mentoring for pupils in school, PRU and for those on reduced timetables.

5.4 Youth Workers providing two days a week input during each term as defined by West Berkshire Education Service for the Academic years 2025/26 (with possibility to extend to 2026/27 and 2027/28 in each of the 10 Secondary Schools and the PRU in West Berkshire, delivering one to one work with Young People (YP) who have been identified by the school or Early Response Hub / Young Futures Panel / YJST (or other appropriate mechanism) as requiring support and intervention.

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
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
31 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2026 (1 year)
Awarded to
Berkshire Youth
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£441,000

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
040725-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0560ce
CPV code
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

West Berkshire Council is based in West Berkshire. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
West Berkshire
Town
Reading
Postcode
RG14 5LD
Electoral ward
Newbury Central
Constituency
Newbury
Region
South East
Sub-region
Berkshire West
Area
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
West Berkshire Council
Category
Services
Address
Newbury, RG14 5LD · South East · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Berkshire Youth
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 Youth Worker in Schools

Who won the Youth Worker in Schools contract?

West Berkshire Council awarded the contract to Berkshire Youth on 10 July 2025. It is due to end on 31 August 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Youth Worker in Schools contract worth?

The contract value is £441,000. The contract runs from 31 August 2025 to 31 August 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Youth Worker in Schools?

West Berkshire Council, based in West Berkshire, South East.

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