---
title: "Pre Engagement Marketing for Executive Mayor's Employment Fund (MEF)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f291"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f291"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f291.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f291.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON"
published: "2025-12-10"
---

# Pre Engagement Marketing for Executive Mayor's Employment Fund (MEF)

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f291

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f291)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f291.json)

## Summary

The London Borough of Croydon is initiating a procurement process in the planning stage, focusing on services related to human resources management, recruitment, placement, education, and vocational training. This opportunity, titled "Pre Engagement Marketing for Executive Mayor's Employment Fund (MEF)," involves a substantial £500,000 fund aimed at fostering employment, training, and skill development for residents. A Provider and Community Briefing is scheduled for 17th December 2025, at Bernard Wetherill House in Croydon, UK, to introduce the MEF and discuss funding priorities and the commissioning timeline. The programme's implementation is planned to start on 1st April 2026 and will conclude on 31st March 2027. Interested parties are encouraged to communicate by 12th December 2025 for event attendance.

This tender represents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for organisations specialising in human resources management consultancy services, recruitment, and vocational training. The procurement process is designed to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can offer personalised employability support integrated with training and employment activities. Businesses with expertise in supporting youth, care experienced individuals, veterans, and those at risk of homelessness are particularly well-positioned to contribute to this initiative. This structured approach offers a promising avenue for businesses to expand their services and foster community engagement in the region, aligning with Croydon's commitment to inclusive growth.

## Notice

The Executive Mayor's Employment Fund (MEF) will commission a suite of employment-related services that support residents to enter, re-enter or progress in work, education or training. Services should provide a structured offer that combines personalised employability support with access to training, work-related activity, employer engagement and in-work support, so that participants are not only helped into opportunities but are also supported to sustain and progress. It will be procured as a single programme structured into five pathways or lots, covering youth provision, care experienced young people, residents experiencing or at risk of homelessness, veterans, and a small grants and community events strand designed to strengthen engagement and progression routes. We are pleased to invite you to attend a Provider and Community Briefing on the Mayor's Employment Fund (MEF), taking place on Wednesday 17th December 2025 from 10:30 to 12:00. The session will be held at Bernard Weatherill House - please report to Corporate Reception just before 10:20, where colleagues will meet you and escort you to the meeting room. If you wish to attend this event please email Marlon.Bruce@Croydon.gov.uk by Friday 12th December 2025, so we can finalise arrangements and refreshments.

### Planning Information

We are pleased to invite you to attend a Provider and Community Briefing on the Mayor’s Employment Fund (MEF), taking place on Wednesday 17th December 2025 from 10:30 to 12:00. The session will be held at Bernard Weatherill House – please report to Corporate Reception just before 10:20, where colleagues will meet you and escort you to the meeting room. If you wish to attend this event please email Marlon.Bruce@Croydon.gov.uk by Friday 12th December 2025, so we can finalise arrangements and refreshments.
This important briefing will introduce the Mayor’s Employment Fund, a £500,000 investment designed to support Croydon residents into training, employment and skills development through collaboration with our voluntary, community and specialist delivery partners.
The session will run for 90 minutes and will cover:
• Welcome and introduction from Mayor Jason Perry
• Overview of the Mayor’s Employment Fund
• Funding priorities and commissioning timeline
• How local organisations can apply and collaborate
• Q&A and discussion
This event will be an opportunity to hear directly about the Council’s new commissioning-led approach, understand how the MEF will support residents into sustainable employment.
We look forward to welcoming you to this important session as we work together to strengthen Croydon’s employment and skills landscape and ensure our communities benefit from inclusive growth.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081386-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 | TLI62 Croydon |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services

## Release History

- 10 Dec 2025 at 11:14 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081386-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081386-2025
  10th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.croydon.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f291. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f291.json.