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Targeted Information Advice & Guidance Contract

Buyer: London Borough of Havering →

BuyerLondon Borough of Havering
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£3,120,000
Published26 Feb 2026

What is being bought

The London Borough of Havering will be seeking to commission a provider to deliver Targeted Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Services to young people 16 - 18 and up to 25 years old if they have SEND. This service will need to work closely with schools, colleges and training providers to deliver targeted support to encourage, enable and assist vulnerable individuals and groups (e.g. young offenders, looked after children) to participate and remain in education, employment or training. This contract will be for 5 years with an option to extend for a further 24 month period.

Delivery location

UKI52, GB

Categories

Guidance and counselling services 85312300

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 1 Sept 2027 to 31 Aug 2032

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Guidance and counselling servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 85. The category anchor is Guidance and counselling services (85312300); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 8528,6971 median · 23.4 average (15,986 of 28,697 with a bid count)1.8 average (17,305 of 28,697 with named award suppliers)10 comparable price pairs
Same buyer13Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKI52666 median · 20.4 average (32 of 66 with a bid count)5 average (37 of 66 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1,0094 median · 15.2 average (33 of 1,009 with a bid count)1.8 average (33 of 1,009 with named award suppliers)4 comparable price pairs

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Indicative price outcome

£2,029,871 is the median lowest-valid-bid benchmark for the broad CPV market sample, against this procedure’s published value of £3,120,000.

This is a historical comparator, not a bid-price forecast or a guaranteed saving. It excludes records where the published values cannot be sensibly compared and does not adjust for lot structure, quality weighting, framework terms or scope.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Interested parties are invited to provide an Expression of interest to this opportunity. Please contact Clare.Jackson@havering.gov.uk and reference: 'Expression of Interest - Targeted Information Advice & Guidance Contract' to express your interest. When submitting your expression of interest please provide answers to the following questions: Key Questions : 1. What In your opinion, what delivery model is most effective for high need young people. 2. In your opinion, what is a realist Caseload. (More information required, per caseworker, per week month per quarter?) 3. How do they track and evidence outcomes? 4. What different types of innovation could be used to improve engagement.engagement1 Jun 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-065baa
Latest release ID017544-2026
Latest release timestampThu Feb 26 2026 16:11:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£3,120,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
26 Feb 2026planningUpdate017544-2026
25 Feb 2026planning016735-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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