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# London Borough of Croydon · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-croydon-ons-e09000008). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** London Borough of Croydon is a Local authority based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 163 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** London Borough of Croydon
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PJTH-3594-VXYL` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 163
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £319m (median award: £93k) across 67 of 67 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON), ons-geography (Croydon), rsh-social-housing (London Borough of Croydon), nhs-ods (LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-croydon-ons-e09000008

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 23 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 9% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 12 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 119 (98%), Framework: 2 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 56 (46%), Direct award: 24 (20%), Limited / restricted: 20 (17%), Route not published: 20 (17%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 43 notices, last 24 months (36% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 13 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 13 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 9 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 7 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[WORK WORKS TRAINING SOLUTIONS C.I.C.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/work-works-training-solutions-c-i-c-coh-09438909):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
2. **[AECOM LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aecom-limited-coh-01846493):** 2 procedures
3. **[BE Inspired Youth & Community CIC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/be-inspired-youth-community-cic-coh-10606980):** 2 procedures
4. **[Change Grow Live Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/change-grow-live-services-limited-coh-06228752):** 2 procedures
5. **[Evolve Housing + Support](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/evolve-housing-support-coh-04796537):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[KPMSUK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kpmsuk-limited-coh-05686152):** £182m · [Children's Residential Home Care Provider](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-home-care-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-0785c0) · Awarded: 12 Oct 2026
2. **[Eleanor Nursing and Social Care Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/eleanor-nursing-and-social-care-ltd-coh-04393038):** £80m · [Older People’s Service Care and Support in PFI Care Homes Langley Oaks, Heavers Court and Addington Heights](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/older-people-s-service-care-and-support-in-pfi-care-homes-langley-oaks-heavers-court-and-a-ocds-h6vhtk-051d64) · Awarded: 4 Feb 2026
3. **[Bytes Software Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bytes-software-services-ltd-coh-01616977):** £8.3m · [Microsoft Enterprise Licensing Agreement (E5 Ramp Up) Contract Variation and Extension](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-enterprise-licensing-agreement-e5-ramp-up-contract-variation-and-extension-ocds-h6vhtk-055dce)
4. **[The Oyster Partnership Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-oyster-partnership-ltd-coh-05020374):** £7.1m · [Lot 2 – Inspection, Reporting and Compliance Monitoring Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/private-sector-licensing-ocds-h6vhtk-05eedf) · Awarded: 13 Aug 2026
5. **[Evolve Housing + Support](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/evolve-housing-support-coh-04796537):** £5.8m · [Single Homelessness Supported Accommodation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/single-homelessness-supported-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-055198) · Awarded: 5 Oct 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 7
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 22
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full London Borough of Croydon intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-croydon-ons-e09000008#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-croydon-ons-e09000008
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt