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title: "Best Start: Community, Parenting Aspirations and Parenting Skills"
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# Best Start: Community, Parenting Aspirations and Parenting Skills

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-89c4fec4-7d16-4ba4-b1a0-0723267a77ea

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## Summary

The London Borough of Croydon has awarded a public contract titled "Best Start: Community, Parenting Aspirations and Parenting Skills" under the CPV category of Education and Training Services. This contract, valued at £1,107,000, aims to support community building and provide flexible programmes for parents in Croydon. The contract period runs from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2018, with an initial tender period that closed on 19 February 2016. The procurement process followed an open procedure, allowing broader participation from interested suppliers.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector organisations (VCSEs) looking to expand their reach in social services. Businesses specialising in community development, training, and support services for parents would be particularly suited to engage with this contract, as it focuses on enhancing localised parenting support and building social capital within the community.

## Notice

The Community, Parenting Aspirations and Parenting Skills service, is based on the model of realising socialcapital within communities by facilitating and supporting parents to become community builders, volunteers andparent champions. By building on existing community assets, it is hoped that this programme of community support will be able tosupport hard to reach mothers, fathers and carers who may have additional stress in their family life and wouldbenefit from an informal peer led support network. Support programmes have been commissioned to meet localised need within the borough, and will provide aflexible approach across the lifetime of the contracts. The Contract will be for 2 years with a possible 1 year extension.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1de78d0a-a192-462a-b31e-d42062402786 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Feb 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Feb 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 May 2016 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2016 - 30 Jun 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,107,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,107,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON |
| Locality | CROYDON |
| Post town | Croydon |
| Postcode | CR0 1EA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon |
| Local authority | Croydon |
| Electoral ward | Fairfield |
| Westminster constituency | Croydon West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CROYDON VOLUNTARY ACTION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 7 Feb 2017 at 16:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1de78d0a-a192-462a-b31e-d42062402786

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1de78d0a-a192-462a-b31e-d42062402786
  7th February 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.croydon.gov.uk

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