Awarded 6 October 2026
Mentoring in Hospital and Police
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire · East Midlands
Youth justice services tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
52 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Youth justice services contracts ,
52 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest youth justice services contracts awarded
Awarded 30 September 2026
VRP Hospital In-Reach and Community Based Service (Birmingham)
West Midlands Police · West Midlands
Awarded 23 September 2026
Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) My ends
London Borough of Merton · London
Awarded 17 September 2026
Early and Effective Intervention and Youth Justice Service
West Dunbartonshire Council · Scotland
Awarded 8 September 2026
Serious Violence Duty Funding
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire · East Midlands
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
St Giles Trust won the most youth justice services contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Giles Trust London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £2m | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Catch22 West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £1.8m | 2 | ||
| 2joint | NXG Enterprises East of England · See every contract | 2 | £477k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Remedi North West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £460k | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Turning Point East Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £398k | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Changing Chances CIC South East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £264k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Creative Engagement Services London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £200k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Redthread London · See every contract | 1 | £1.3m | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Right There Scotland · See every contract | 1 | £909k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Ingeus East Midlands · See every contract | 1 | £805k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 58% of youth justice services contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
10 buyers bought youth justice services more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many youth justice services contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many youth justice services contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHS England | 5 | £1m |
| 2 | Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside | 5 | £747k |
| 3 | London Borough of Waltham Forest | 3 | £299k |
| 4 | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) | 2 | £2.7m |
| 5 | Leicestershire Police | 2 | £1.2m |
| 6 | The Highland Council | 2 | £909k |
| 7 | London Borough of Brent | 2 | £625k |
| 8 | Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex | 2 | £264k |
| 9 | Walsall Council e-Tendering | 2 | £241k |
| 10 | Somerset Council | 2 | £90k |
Prices
Half of youth justice services contracts are worth less than £136k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 63% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)St Giles Trust, Redthread · 31 Mar 2025
- Staffordshire PoliceCatch22 · 30 Dec 2024
- Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for StaffordshireCatch22 · 30 Dec 2024
- The Highland CouncilRight There · 4 Jun 2026
- Leicestershire PoliceIngeus · 26 May 2026
- Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for NottinghamshireRemedi · 6 Oct 2026
- West Dunbartonshire CouncilWinner not published · 17 Sep 2026
- London Borough of BrentSt Giles Trust · 24 Jun 2026
- Leicestershire PoliceTurning Point · 26 Mar 2025
- Police and Crime Commissioner for MerseysideYoung Persons Advisory Service (YPAS) · 17 Jul 2026
Where and when
London awards the most youth justice services contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 11 | £4.2m |
| North East | 7 | £936k |
| West Midlands | 6 | £2.3m |
| North West | 5 | £300k |
| East Midlands | 5 | £1.7m |
| East of England | 4 | £806k |
| South East | 4 | £529k |
| Scotland | 3 | £1.3m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 2 | £149k |
| South West | 2 | £90k |
| Wales | 2 | £200k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Related services
Deadlines
Half of youth justice services tenders close within 27 days of being published
Each dot is a youth justice services tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 57% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 26% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 27 days
is how long the typical youth justice services tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 21 UK youth justice services tenders published in the last 24 months. - 1
new youth justice services tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
24 in the last 24 months. - 63%
of the money is in the 10 biggest youth justice services contracts.
Of 49 contracts with a published value. - 55%
of youth justice services contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 38 award notices.
Questions
How many youth justice services contracts does the UK public sector award?
52 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 35 public buyers.
How long are youth justice services tenders open for?
The median youth justice services tender is open for 27 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector youth justice services contract worth?
The median is £136k, and 71% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector youth justice services contracts?
St Giles Trust won the most (3), and the most by value (£2m).
Which buyers award the most youth justice services contracts?
Councils award 58% of them.
What is included
Interventions for children and young people who offend or are at risk of offending or serious violence: prevention and diversion, intensive support, engagement and life-skills work in youth custody, and violence reduction unit and police-funded programmes from community-led neighbourhood schemes to whole-family interventions.
- Prevention work with young people at risk of criminal behaviour
- Intensive support for young people at risk of offending
- Engagement and life-skills support in youth custody
- Community-led violence reduction programmes
- Family interventions to reduce violence-related vulnerability
What is not included
- Detached youth work and mentoring (soc.family.youth-clubs-and-centres)
- Child exploitation and missing children services (soc.abuse.child-exploitation-and-missing-children)
- Domestic abuse services (soc.abuse.community-outreach-and-idva)
- Adult rehabilitative services (soc.abuse.rehabilitative-services-for-people-in-the-justice-system)
- Youth justice case management systems (it.lob.youth-justice-case-management)
- Running custody (sec.custody.contracted-prison-operation)
- Education in custody (another industry: education-training)