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title: "The Trailblazer (Economically Inactive) - Health, Wellbeing and Work Readiness Programme II"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f359"
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buyer: "London Borough of Croydon"
published: "2026-09-07"
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# The Trailblazer (Economically Inactive) - Health, Wellbeing and Work Readiness Programme II

Buyer: London Borough of Croydon  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f359

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## Summary

London Borough of Croydon commissioned The Trailblazer (Economically Inactive) – Health, Wellbeing and Work Readiness Programme II. The requirement is a public service programme for economically inactive people, combining job-search support, career guidance, health and wellbeing assistance, and counselling to improve work readiness. The service category is employment support and guidance, including job search services (CPV 79611000), career guidance services and counselling services. Delivery is in Croydon, within the London Borough of Croydon. The council sought three suppliers for one service lot. This is relevant to organisations that support people who are economically inactive and can provide integrated employment, wellbeing and work-readiness services rather than standalone recruitment or training services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. Three bids were received and all three reached the final stage. Awards were made on 26 August 2026 to three suppliers for one lot: Asian Resource Centre of Croydon Ltd was awarded £169,500 excluding VAT (£203,400 including VAT); Runway Apprenticeships Limited was awarded £56,500 excluding VAT (£67,800 including VAT); and Work Works Training Solutions C.I.C. was awarded £56,500 excluding VAT (£67,800 including VAT). Each contract is scheduled to run from 9 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. The procurement records the award outcome, but do not set out an evaluation weighting or other award criteria.

This award demonstrates demand from Croydon Council for specialist services supporting economically inactive people into greater health, wellbeing and work readiness. A credible future competitor would need to combine job-search assistance, career guidance and guidance or counselling within a coordinated local delivery model, with the operational capacity to serve Croydon residents. The successful supplier mix shows that both a larger voluntary, community or social enterprise and smaller commercial training providers were able to compete: Asian Resource Centre of Croydon Ltd is recorded as a large VCSE, while Runway Apprenticeships Limited and Work Works Training Solutions C.I.C. are recorded as SMEs. Providers with a comparable employment-support, wellbeing and counselling offer should monitor this buyer’s requirements.

## Notice

Croydon Council is looking for 3 suppliers to provide The Trailblazer (Economically Inactive) - Health, Wellbeing and Work Readiness Programme II. The contract was awarded to 3 suppliers with a value of PS56,500 ex VAT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084335-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 9 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £226,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | London Borough of Croydon |
| Locality | CROYDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | 3 |
| Supplier names | Asian Resource Centre of Croydon Ltd; Runway Apprenticeships Limited; Work Works Training Solutions |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79611000 - Job search services
- 79634000 - Career guidance services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 12:07 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084335-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084335-2026
  7th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.runwaytraining.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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