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title: "927/2021 Croydon Best Start"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e26e"
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# 927/2021 Croydon Best Start

Buyer: CROYDON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e26e

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## Summary

Croydon Council is initiating a tender process for the "Croydon Best Start" project, which focuses on providing health and social work services to expectant parents and families with children under five. The procurement is categorised as 'services' and is divided into two lots: Lot 1 for Child Development and School Readiness services, valued at £1,162,533, and Lot 2 for Parent Aspirations and Parenting Skills services, valued at £205,000. Key dates include a tender response deadline on 3rd October 2021 and a clarification deadline on 23rd September 2021. The location for this procurement is Croydon, UK.

This tender presents excellent opportunities for businesses in the health and social care sectors, particularly those specialising in early childhood development, parenting education, and community support services. Organisations capable of providing tailored services for families, including maternity support and language development, would be particularly well-suited to participate. With its collaborative approach involving various partners, this tender also encourages partnerships between local organisations to bid effectively for the sub-lots.

## Notice

Croydon Council is seeking to engage contractors for the provision of Croydon Best Start. Croydon Best Start is a partnership approach to deliver services for expectant parents and children under five and their families. Maternity, health visiting and speech and language services, Children's Centres, early learning services, parenting teams, voluntary and community sector partners and council partners such as libraries and CALAT work together to provide services for very young families. The service is split into two Lot's: Lot 1 - Child Development and School Readiness services (PS1,162,533) (3 Sub-Lots, 1 Sub-Lot for each locality [North, Central and South]) Tenderers bidding for Lot 1 may bid for one, two or all three Sub-Lot's. Lot 2 - Parent Aspirations and Parenting Skills services (PS205,000) (6 Sub-Lots for each service within the offer) Tenderers bidding for Lot 2 may bid for one or more Sub-Lots. Key deadlines: The tender response deadline is: 23:59pm on 3rd October 2021. The deadline for clarifications via the London Tenders Portal is: 10am on 23rd September 2021

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023291-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CROYDON COUNCIL |
| Locality | CROYDON |
| Post town | Croydon |
| Postcode | CR9 1EA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon |
| Local authority | Croydon |
| Electoral ward | Addiscombe West |
| Westminster constituency | Croydon East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 20 Sep 2021 at 10:29 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023291-2021

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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