Official UK procurement notice
Mental health Training · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Croydon (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Croydon (‘the Council”) is seeking to commission an experienced Service Provider to provide Mental Health Training.
The full scope of the contract requirements are provided in the Service Specification, which form part of the Tender Documents.
The Contract is for a period of a maximum of 5 years (3+2) (the “Term”).
This procurement will be carried out in line with the open procurement process detailed within the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 (PA23)
The required Services are being procured via a competitive tendering process and will run electronically via the Croydon Tenders Portal.
All communication throughout the tender process will be via London Borough of Croydon E-Procurement Site - Home (in-tendhost.co.uk).
- No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement was carried out prior to Procurement Act 23 coming into effect
CPV: Education and training services · Health training services · Personnel-training services · Specialist training services · Staff training services · Training programme services · Training seminars · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Simple description: 10% Price,10% Social value and 80% quality Further details provided in the procurement documentation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jul 2025, 17:23 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2026, 16:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Sept 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038393- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055b81Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days
- Risks
As described in the procurement documentation
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Jul 2025 → 23 Jan 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published8 Jul 2025, 17:23 BST
- Submission deadline8 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by398 days ago24 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts361 days ago31 Oct 2025
- Assessment summaries sent278 days ago22 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published277 days ago23 Jan 2026, 16:40 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2025- Tender notice published8 Jul 2025, 17:23 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Jan 2026, 16:40 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Jan 2026, 16:40 GMT
- Contract signature expected5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Youth Information & Counselling Services Limited6 Feb 2026 – 3 Feb 2029 · up to 2 Feb 2031Extensions: + 2 Years | £747,000 inc. VAT | 22 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 2 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Croydon Youth Information & Counselling Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender