AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Croydon has signed three active service contracts for youth and violence-against-women-and-girls (VAWG) outreach across Thornton Heath, South Norwood and New Addington. Each contract is allocated to a different verified legal supplier.
Published outcomeThree lots were awarded: Lot 1 to BE INSPIRED YOUTH & COMMUNITY C.I.C.; Lot 2 to REACHING HIGHER; and Lot 3 to PLAY PLACE INNOV8 COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY. The contracts were signed and started on 5 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a three-provider local outreach requirement in Croydon, covering community, youth education, welfare, counselling and related social-work services. The disclosed net contract values total £171,000, with gross values of £207,000.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
BE INSPIRED YOUTH & COMMUNITY C.I.C.
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 — Thornton Heath · 57500 net; 69000 gross GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 is linked to Lot 1 and the verified company number 10606980. Contract 1 reports £57,500 amount and £69,000 amountGross.
REACHING HIGHER
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots Lot 2 — South Norwood · 56750 net; 69000 gross GBP · Active contract
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Award 2 is linked to Lot 2 and the verified company number 07266483. Contract 2 reports £56,750 amount and £69,000 amountGross.
PLAY PLACE INNOV8 COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots Lot 3 — New Addington · 56750 net; 69000 gross GBP · Active contract
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Award 3 is linked to Lot 3 and the verified company number 06270463. Contract 3 reports £56,750 amount and £69,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete; awards and contracts are active
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The tender and all three lots are marked complete; awards and contracts 1–3 are marked active.
Award decision date
98% confidence21 August 2026
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All three award records state an award date of 2026-08-21.
Contracts signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contracts 1–3 each state dateSigned 2026-10-05.
Contract start
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contracts 1–3 each state a start date of 2026-10-05.
Contract end
99% confidence31 August 2028
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Contracts 1–3 each state an end date of 2028-08-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Total disclosed net contract value
99% confidence£171,000
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Sum of contract amounts: £57,500, £56,750 and £56,750.
Total disclosed gross contract value
99% confidence£207,000
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Each of the three contracts reports amountGross of £69,000.
Lot 1 net value
99% confidence£57,500
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Contract 1 value.amount is 57500 GBP.
Lot 2 net value
99% confidence£56,750
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Contract 2 value.amount is 56750 GBP.
Lot 3 net value
99% confidence£56,750
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Contract 3 value.amount is 56750 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence17 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 067876-2026 on 2026-07-17.
Contract award notice published
98% confidence25 August 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 080605-2026 on 2026-08-25.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Release history and contract documents record notice 097660-2026 published on 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceYoung person and VAWG outreach services
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The procurement title and description describe Young Person, including VAWG, outreach.
Service areas
99% confidenceThornton Heath, South Norwood and New Addington, Croydon
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The description assigns these locations to Lots 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
Service classifications
97% confidenceCommunity services, health and social work, community action, youth welfare, guidance and counselling, youth education, and related social work
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Awards list relevant CPV classifications, including 75200000, 85000000, 85311300, 85312320 and 80310000.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKI62, United Kingdom
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Each awarded item lists a delivery address in region UKI62.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold open competition
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - open competition'.
Lot structure
99% confidenceThree separate lots, with one supplier appointed to each lot
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The tender has Lots 1–3; each award is linked to a distinct lot and supplier.
Supplier award constraint
98% confidenceA supplier could apply for up to three projects but could be awarded a maximum of one
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Tender description states this condition.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contracts 1–3 are each marked active.
Term
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 31 August 2028
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Each contract period states these start and end dates.
Signature status
99% confidenceSigned on 5 October 2026
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Each contract includes dateSigned 2026-10-05.
Extension provision
86% confidenceThe tender description says the Council may, at its discretion, extend for up to two years from commencement.
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Tender description contains the extension statement.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly overall net and gross values are published; unit rates and payment structure are unknown.
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Contract records provide aggregate values only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market structure
97% confidenceThe Council split delivery geographically among three providers rather than awarding multiple areas to one provider.
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Each of the three lots has a distinct supplier, consistent with the published one-project-per-organisation award limit.
Value profile
99% confidenceThe three contracts have equal published gross values (£69,000 each), while Lot 1 has a slightly higher published net value than Lots 2 and 3.
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Contracts report gross values of £69,000 each and net values of £57,500, £56,750 and £56,750.
Supplier opportunity signal
95% confidenceRelevant capability areas include youth outreach, community action, welfare services, counselling, youth education and social-work-related services.
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These CPV classifications are associated with the awarded items.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier names corrected through verification
99% confidenceVerified legal names are used in this analysis.
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All three source supplier names differ from Companies House-verified names, but each was matched by company number.
Source name discrepancy: Lot 1
99% confidence'Be Inspired Youth & Community CIC' differs in formatting from verified legal name 'BE INSPIRED YOUTH & COMMUNITY C.I.C.'.
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Supplier verification reports nameMismatch true and supplies the verified legal name.
Source name discrepancy: Lot 2
99% confidence'Reaching Hire' differs materially from verified legal name 'REACHING HIGHER'.
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Supplier verification reports nameMismatch true and supplies the verified legal name for company number 07266483.
Source name discrepancy: Lot 3
99% confidence'Play Place Innov C8 CIC' differs from verified legal name 'PLAY PLACE INNOV8 COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY'.
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Supplier verification reports nameMismatch true and supplies the verified legal name.
Lot 3 title inconsistency
98% confidenceThe procurement description identifies Lot 3 as New Addington, but the published Contract 3 title says 'Lot 3 Thornton Heath'. This analysis allocates Lot 3 to New Addington because the award item is linked to Lot 3 and the tender description defines Lot 3 as New Addington; the source title inconsistency remains unresolved.
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Tender description lists Lot 3 as New Addington; Award 3 relatedLot is 3; Contract 3 title states Lot 3 Thornton Heath.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceLot-level descriptions, bidder numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdowns and submission deadlines are not supplied in the published notice data.
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Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published Contract 3 title says 'Lot 3 Thornton Heath', while the tender description defines Lot 3 as New Addington. The source inconsistency is reported without treating the contract-title location as definitive.
- The supplied source names for all three suppliers differ from their verified legal names. This analysis uses the verified legal identities matched by company number.
- Information on bids received, evaluation methodology and scoring, award rationale, individual pricing schedules, service volumes and submission deadlines was not supplied in the published notice data.
- The tender description contains a discretionary extension statement, but the published contracts do not provide further detail on any extension mechanism or exercise.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London Borough of Croydonyouth outreachVAWG outreachThornton HeathSouth NorwoodNew AddingtonBE INSPIRED YOUTH & COMMUNITY C.I.C.REACHING HIGHERPLAY PLACE INNOV8 COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Croydon youth and VAWG outreach contracts?
BE INSPIRED YOUTH & COMMUNITY C.I.C. won Lot 1, REACHING HIGHER won Lot 2, and PLAY PLACE INNOV8 COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY won Lot 3.
What is the published value of the contracts?
The combined disclosed net value is £171,000. The combined disclosed gross value is £207,000.
When do the contracts run?
The published contract periods run from 5 October 2026 to 31 August 2028.
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