Scope
Reference
CWC25147
Description
Yo! Active is a City of Wolverhampton Council Public Health programme for children and young people to engage in community-based physical activity, with the aim of removing the barrier of cost to participation. The eligibility criteria for Yo! Active is children and young people living in Wolverhampton who are aged between 0-18 and up to 25 for those young people who are care leavers or have a special educational needs and/ or disability.
The Yo! Active programme as a whole consists of two parts:
Part A: WV Active leisure centre offer: swimming, youth gym and court hire
Part B: Community-based instructor led physical activity sessions.
This opportunity is for Part B of the Yo! Active offer. This includes:
• Activity focused on children and young people who are fairly active and less active, (defined by Sport England).
• At least 20 hours of free physical activity per week.
• Activity is to be delivered all year round, including weekends and bank holiday delivery will be negotiated with provider.
• 15% of delivery for under 5's
• 15% of delivery for children and young people with special educational needs and/ or disabilities
• Delivery of a Yo! Active leadership and peer mentor programme and advisory panel.
• Evaluation and monitoring of the scheme.
• Ability to work with subcontractors to deliver activities.
All organisations wanting to deliver in the Yo! Active programme must demonstrate robust arrangements to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. Providers are required to have comprehensive health and safety policies, including emergency procedures and up-to-date risk assessments for each activity and venue. Safeguarding is paramount: all staff must hold enhanced DBS checks, and each organisation must appoint a named safeguarding lead. Providers must also have safeguarding policies that reflect best practice and promote the welfare of participants. In addition, both the lead organisation and any subcontractors must hold appropriate public liability and professional indemnity insurance to cover all aspects of activity delivery. These measures are essential to ensure a safe, inclusive, and accountable environment for all service users.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
- Possible extension to 31 March 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Engagement
Engagement deadline
10 October 2025
Engagement process description
The aim of the Yo! Active Market Engagement is to:
• Gather feedback from providers to refine service specifications.
• Identify innovative solutions or delivery models that may not have been considered.
There will be two opportunities to engage in the Yo! Active Market Engagement.
The service specification can be accessed at www.wolverhamptontenders.com - please register and download the specification to review.
• Reviewing the proposed Yo! Active Specification and completing the feedback survey, https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=w8brB3Rwh0OmJbnZGLpKl_4g75nC6iJGmX5odxI9AxxURDlFUUc3NDNHV0lLSFFXU1BZT1VGMzczUi4u
Yo! Active Market Warming Webinar, Friday 3rd October 10am - 11am via Microsoft Teams
Please register your organisation's interest to attend the webinar at www.wolverhamotontenders.com
Please note that the survey will remain open until 6th October 2025. However, the webinar is scheduled for 3rd October 2025. If you're interested in attending, kindly ensure your details are submitted in advance.
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
17 October 2025
Contracting authority
Wolverhampton City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVBV-7568-LBLL
Civic Centre, St Peter's Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1SH
United Kingdom
Region: UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government