AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Croydon awarded the Trailblazer health, wellbeing and work-readiness programme to three verified suppliers. Two supplier contracts are explicitly recorded as signed and active; the published award dataset also records a third active award, but no corresponding contract record is supplied.
Published outcomeAwards are recorded for ASIAN RESOURCE CENTRE OF CROYDON LIMITED, WORK WORKS TRAINING SOLUTIONS C.I.C. and RUNWAY APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED, all linked to lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold limited-competition services procurement for job-search, career-guidance and counselling-related support in Croydon.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
ASIAN RESOURCE CENTRE OF CROYDON LIMITED
80% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £169,500 GBP · Active award; no corresponding contract detail supplied
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Verified supplier record links this legal entity to award 1, which is active and states £169,500.
WORK WORKS TRAINING SOLUTIONS C.I.C.
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · £56,500 net (£67,800 gross) GBP · Active contract
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Award 2 is linked to this verified supplier. Contract 2 is active, signed 1 October 2026, and states £56,500 amount and £67,800 amountGross.
RUNWAY APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots 1 · £56,500 net (£67,800 gross) GBP · Active contract
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Award 3 is linked to this verified supplier. Contract 3 is active, signed 6 October 2026, and states £56,500 amount and £67,800 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; process display status is "awarded".
Award status
93% confidenceThree active award records supplied
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Award records 1, 2 and 3 each have status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceTwo active contracts explicitly supplied
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Contracts 2 and 3 have status "active" and signed dates; no contract record is supplied for award 1.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award-record values
90% confidenceAward 1: £169,500; award 2: £56,500; award 3: £56,500
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Supplied award records state these GBP values.
Contract values explicitly reported
99% confidence£56,500 net and £67,800 gross for each of contracts 2 and 3
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Contract value objects for contracts 2 and 3.
Value reconciliation
98% confidenceThe award 1 value (£169,500) differs from the two detailed contract values and cannot be safely reconciled from the supplied notice data.
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No contract object is supplied for award 1; awards 2 and 3 each show £56,500.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
94% confidence26 August 2026
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All three supplied award records state 2026-08-26.
Contract 2 signed and start date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 2 dateSigned and period startDate are 2026-10-01.
Contract 3 signed and start date
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 3 dateSigned and period startDate are 2026-10-06.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 March 2027 for contracts 2 and 3
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Both detailed contract periods end 2027-03-31.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Document 097677-2026 states datePublished 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Programme
99% confidenceTrailblazer (Economically Inactive) – Health, Wellbeing and Work Readiness Programme II
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Tender title.
Requirement
98% confidenceProvision by up to three suppliers
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Tender description states Croydon Council sought up to 3 suppliers.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no lot title or description published
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Tender contains lot 1 only, with no title or description.
Service classifications
99% confidenceJob search services; career guidance services; guidance and counselling services
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CPV classifications on award items: 79611000, 79634000 and 85312300.
Delivery area
95% confidenceCroydon (UKI62)
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Award items specify delivery region UKI62.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited competition below threshold
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procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - limited competition".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers, bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Detailed contract periods
99% confidenceContract 2: 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027; contract 3: 6 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract period fields.
Extensions and renewals
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold for contracts 2 and 3
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Both detailed contract records state aboveThreshold: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier allocation
96% confidenceAll three awards are linked to the same single lot
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Each supplied award record lists lot 1.
Commercial interpretation
98% confidenceThe £169,500 figure on award 1 should not be treated as a confirmed total programme value or compared directly with individual contract values without clarification.
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Award 1 has no detailed contract record; contracts 2 and 3 each report separate net and gross values.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award/contract completeness inconsistency
99% confidenceAward 1 and its verified supplier are supplied, but the contract-details JSON contains only awards and contracts 2 and 3.
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Supplied awards and suppliers datasets include award 1; details_json awards/contracts omit it.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe £169,500 value on award 1 is not reconciled by the supplied detailed contract data.
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Award 1 states £169,500; only contracts 2 and 3 are provided, each at £56,500 net.
Unpublished fields
99% confidenceLot title, lot description, bid count, evaluation details, pricing breakdown and renewal terms are not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data contains an active award for ASIAN RESOURCE CENTRE OF CROYDON LIMITED but no corresponding detailed contract record.
- The £169,500 award 1 value cannot be reconciled with the supplied detailed contract records.
- Information on bids, scoring, award rationale, extensions, renewal options and lot-level scope is not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London Borough of CroydonTrailblazer Programme IIWORK WORKS TRAINING SOLUTIONS C.I.C.RUNWAY APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITEDASIAN RESOURCE CENTRE OF CROYDON LIMITEDemployment support procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Croydon Trailblazer Programme II awards?
ASIAN RESOURCE CENTRE OF CROYDON LIMITED, WORK WORKS TRAINING SOLUTIONS C.I.C. and RUNWAY APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED.
Were contracts signed?
The source explicitly records signed active contracts for WORK WORKS TRAINING SOLUTIONS C.I.C. and RUNWAY APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED. No contract record is supplied for the Asian Resource Centre award.
What was the procurement procedure?
Below-threshold limited competition.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.