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UK6

Croydon Means Business - Employment Support Programme

  • First published: 09 July 2026
  • Last modified: 09 July 2026
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-06c676
Published by:
London Borough of Croydon
Authority ID:
AA77539
Publication date:
09 July 2026
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
UK6
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Provision of employment support, outreach, and work-readiness services to Croydon residents, delivered from LSBU's Electric House campus in Croydon. The commission covers resident recruitment and onboarding, individual employability assessments, confidence-building, soft-skills development, customer service training, and structured progression support. Services include rolling outreach to long-term unemployed residents (including through DWP and Croydon Works), creation of individual support plans with short, medium and long-term goals, and referrals to existing funded provision such as SWAPs and Skills Bootcamps. The programme targets a minimum of 60 Croydon residents supported over nine months, with at least 10 receiving intensive one-to-one support, and works in close collaboration with Up, the Council's concierge service, DWP, Croydon Works, Legacy Youth Zone and local charities

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Scope

Procurement description

Provision of employment support, outreach, and work-readiness services to Croydon residents, delivered from LSBU's Electric House campus in Croydon. The commission covers resident recruitment and onboarding, individual employability assessments, confidence-building, soft-skills development, customer service training, and structured progression support. Services include rolling outreach to long-term unemployed residents (including through DWP and Croydon Works), creation of individual support plans with short, medium and long-term goals, and referrals to existing funded provision such as SWAPs and Skills Bootcamps. The programme targets a minimum of 60 Croydon residents supported over nine months, with at least 10 receiving intensive one-to-one support, and works in close collaboration with Up, the Council's concierge service, DWP, Croydon Works, Legacy Youth Zone and local charities

Contracting authority

London Borough of Croydon

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Bernard Wetherill House, Fell Road

Town/City: Croydon

Postcode: CR01EA

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJTH-3594-VXYL

NUTS code: UKI62

Email: rosa.cano@croydon.gov.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Supplier

London South Bank University

Identification register:

  • GB-COH

Address 1: 3 Wellesley Road

Town/City: Croydon

Postcode: CR0 2AG

Country: United Kingdom

Companies House: 00986761

NUTS code: UKI62

Email: info@lsbu.ac.uk

Type:

  • SME

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition

Contract

1

Status: Pending

Related lots

1

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

08 July 2026, 23:59PM

Value

50000 GBP Excluding VAT

60000 GBP Including VAT

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79611000 - Job search services
  • 80521000 - Training programme services
  • 80530000 - Vocational training services

Delivery regions

  • UKI62 - Croydon

Is the total value above threshold?

Below threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

08 July 2026, 00:00AM to 07 July 2027, 23:59PM

Suppliers

  • GB-COH-00986761

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79611000 Job search services Placement services of personnel
80521000 Training programme services Training facilities
80530000 Vocational training services Training services

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