Award

YOUTH GUARANTEE TRAILBLAZER MANAGING AGENT FOR GRANTS PROGRAMME IN LIVERPOOL CITY REGION

  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057891

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05560c (view related notices)

Published 18 September 2025, 5:17pm



Scope

Reference

DN780411

Description

LCRCA are seeking to procure a Managing Agent (MA) to deliver a Community Grants programme. Community and local place-based projects will be funded via Community Grants (up to the value of £790k, inclusive of up to 10% available for programme administration). Grants are to be delivered by VCSE sector organisations working with unemployed and inactive young people from across Liverpool City Region or at risk of becoming disengaged and for the purpose of supporting them to gain further skills and employment. The YGT's primary focus is on those aged 18-21 but those aged 16 and 17 may be eligible for support where there is evidence of limited or no engagement with learning or work post-16.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £79,000 excluding VAT
  • £79,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

12 September 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

18 September 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 29 September 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

30 September 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2028
  • 2 years, 6 months

Description of possible extension:

Options to extended 3 x 12 Months

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UKD7 - Merseyside

Information about tenders

  • 4 tenders received
  • 4 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 3 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 1 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 3 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

VOLA CONSORTIUM

  • Companies House: 08746685
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJCC-3965-YCQZ

3rd Floor North Wing Burlington House Crosby Road North

Liverpool

L22 0LG

United Kingdom

Region: UKD73 - Sefton

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNDZ-8253-CJJM

1 Mann Island

Liverpool

L3 1BP

United Kingdom

Region: UKD72 - Liverpool

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government