Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 8 Sept 2026, 16:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PME Erasmus — UK public procurement notice

Authority: London Borough of Croydon (Local council)

ServicesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Budget not disclosed Value not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is not a call for competition.

The London Borough of Croydon is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to the potential commissioning of an Erasmus+ teacher/educator training and international mobility programme for Croydon schools.

The Council is seeking expressions of interest only from organisations with demonstrable previous experience of managing and delivering Erasmus+ projects and international education mobility programmes on behalf of schools or public-sector organisations.

The appointed provider would be expected to provide end-to-end programme management, including:

• Previous experience of successfully managing and delivering Erasmus+ projects, including details of the number and type of projects delivered

• Management and coordination of international teacher training, CPD and school visits across European destinations, with destinations to be confirmed

• Organisation and management of participant travel, accommodation, and associated logistics

• Support with participant recruitment and selection, including ensuring appropriate eligibility and allocation processes

• Management of Erasmus+ grant administration, financial monitoring, evidence, and reporting requirements

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• Support for safeguarding, risk management and participant welfare throughout the programme

• Delivery or commissioning of high-quality teacher CPD and training aligned to the agreed programme objectives

• Development and implementation of programme evaluation, impact measurement, and outcomes reporting

• Monitoring and reporting on participant outcomes and the wider impact of the programme on participating schools; and

• Effective stakeholder management and communication with the Council, schools, training providers, and international partners.

The programme is intended to support Croydon schools in developing practice in areas including inclusion and SEND, digital and AI-enabled education, wellbeing, sustainability, innovation, and oracy/communication-rich learning, aligned with relevant Erasmus+ priorities.

Providers should only register an interest where they can demonstrate the relevant specialist experience, capacity, international networks and organisational infrastructure required to manage an Erasmus+ mobility programme from participant selection through to final evaluation and grant reporting.

Registering your interest

Providers wishing to participate must register their interest through the correspondence area no later than 21 September 2026

Please complete the sections provided in the document attached and return via the messaging area on the inTend Portal:

Following the registration deadline, the Council will review responses and may engage with organisations whose experience and capabilities align with the requirements.

This market engagement exercise is intended to inform the Council's understanding of the market and potential future commissioning arrangements. It does not constitute a procurement process, and participation does not provide any advantage in any future procurement activity.

Organisation name

Main contact name and job title

Contact email address

A brief response confirming:

• the number of Erasmus+ projects your organisation has previously managed

• your experience of managing international school/teacher mobility programmes

• your experience of grant administration and reporting

• your ability to manage travel, accommodation, participant selection, safeguarding, CPD and evaluation; and

• a brief example of a comparable programme successfully delivered.

Word Limit: 250 words

The London Borough of Croydon use the Intend portal to manage supplier records and to run procurement activities. If you do not yet have an account, please register, if you do have an account, It is essential that your company information on Intend matches the details held by Companies House, please do log in and check this.

Intend Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/aspx/Home

Register on the Central Digital Platform

If you haven’t already, please register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform. This is a government-wide initiative to streamline supplier engagement and improve transparency.  Again please do ensure your information matches your Companies House details.

Central Digital Platform Registration: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html

We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to working together.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: London
85000000 Health and social work services85300000 Social work and related services85310000 Social work services85320000 Social services98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Sept 2026, 16:30 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2026, 16:30 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services
Delivery area
London (UKI62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f4fd

How it was run

Submission deadline

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published13 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 16:30 BST
  2. Market engagementin 1 day
    21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTPlease refer to the PME document provided
  3. Contract startsin 102 days
    1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 16:30 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Croydon

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJTH-3594-VXYL Bernard Wetherill House, Fell Road, Croydon, London, CR01EA [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure