Aside from Serco, the NCS Network consortium includes the National Youth Agency (NYA), UK Youth, volunteering charity V and Catch 22.
Overall, the government received 57 bids for the 19 contracts, which are worth £200m in total, and will lead to an expansion of the existing programme from 30,000 places this year to 90,000 by 2014.
In addition to the NCS Network, other organisations to win contracts include The Football League Trust, Inspira (formerly Connexions Cumbria), Lincolnshire & Rutland Education Business Partnership, New College Nottingham, Petroc College, The Challenge Network and Reed in Partnership.
Each of the 19 groups will work with partner organisations to deliver the NCS, with more than 120 local organisations expected to be involved in total.
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