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# Appropriate Adult Service for Children and Young

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appropriate-adult-service-for-children-and-young-ocds-h6vhtk-05db4f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Croydon: "Appropriate Adult Service for Children and Young". Published status: active. Published Value: £150,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Croydon](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-croydon-ons-e09000008)
- **Published Value:** £150,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community action programme, Health and social work services, Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI62
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appropriate-adult-service-for-children-and-young-ocds-h6vhtk-05db4f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05db4f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appropriate-adult-service-for-children-and-young-ocds-h6vhtk-05db4f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fcroydontenders%2Faspx%2FTenders%2FCurrent)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appropriate-adult-service-for-children-and-young-ocds-h6vhtk-05db4f#participate

## Description
The Council invites quotations for the provision of the Appropriate Adult Service for Children and Young People.
The service is for vulnerable children and young people who are taken into Police custody at Croydon Custody Suite (shared between Croydon and Sutton), are being questioned as part of an investigation, or are required to attend any Police Stations within either borough as part of a pre-arranged meeting. Additionally, the service will provide an Appropriate Adult for the London Borough of Croydon when age assessments of unaccompanied minors in compliance with the Merton Compliant are being completed
For further information please refer to the procurement documentation which includes the specification.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85310000, 85322000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £150,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F071393-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-05T16:29:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T01:27:00.465Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05db4f