Youth Engagement Services

Buyer
Maidstone Borough Council
Value
£50,000
Closes
20 November 2026
Where
Maidstone, the South East
Type
Open tender

In plain English

Maidstone Borough Council wants an outside organisation to design and run a programme that gathers the views of young people in the area. The programme could be fully deliberative (young people discuss issues in depth, similar to a citizens' assembly) or a mix of in-depth discussion and wider participation. The council has not stated a budget, and the work is expected to run from around February to March 2027, with a final report afterwards.

What the buyer wants

• Design an independent engagement programme for young people, recommending either a fully deliberative approach or a hybrid model • Recruit, facilitate and run the sessions with young people, handling safeguarding and inclusion responsibly • Analyse the results and deliver a final written report to the council after the engagement activity

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

Lack of demonstrable experience designing and running deliberative engagement with young people, or no robust safeguarding and DBS arrangements, would most likely rule out a small business.

How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

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