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# Pre market engagement for Income Advice and Guidance for Older People Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-for-income-advice-and-guidance-for-older-people-service-ocds-h6vhtk-07955d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** This is not a call for competition. The London Borough of Croydon is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to the potential procurement of an Income Advice and Guidance for Older People Service.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Croydon](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-croydon-ons-e09000008)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services, Health and social work services, Health services, Miscellaneous health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI62
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-for-income-advice-and-guidance-for-older-people-service-ocds-h6vhtk-07955d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07955d`

## 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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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/pre-market-engagement-for-income-advice-and-guidance-for-older-people-service-ocds-h6vhtk-07955d#tl-md)

## Description
This is not a call for competition.
The London Borough of Croydon is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to the potential procurement of an Income Advice and Guidance for Older People Service.
Please complete the sections provided in the document attached and return via the return area on the inTend Portal: 
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.
The deadline for submission is no later than 12pm on Wednesday 11 November 2026
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85100000, 85140000, 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/07/2027 to 30/06/2032

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F103641-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-02T11:26:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-04T14:58:39.087Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07955d