Official UK procurement notice
Appropriate Adult Service for Children and Young
Authority: London Borough of Croydon (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council invites quotations for the provision of the Appropriate Adult Service for Children and Young People.
The service is for vulnerable children and young people who are taken into Police custody at Croydon Custody Suite (shared between Croydon and Sutton), are being questioned as part of an investigation, or are required to attend any Police Stations within either borough as part of a pre-arranged meeting. Additionally, the service will provide an Appropriate Adult for the London Borough of Croydon when age assessments of unaccompanied minors in compliance with the Merton Compliant are being completed
For further information please refer to the procurement documentation which includes the specification.
CPV: Community action programme · Health and social work services · Social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£150,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: The Tenders would be evaluated using the below criteria Technical 60% Social Value 10% Price 30% Full details of award criteria and evaluation process is available within the procurement documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Nov 2025, 16:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2025, 16:29 GMT
- Authority reference
LBC/TN/615- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071393- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05db4fFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
5 Nov 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Tender notice published357 days ago5 Nov 2025, 16:29 GMT
- Submission deadline341 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts300 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published5 Nov 2025, 16:29 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- London Borough of SuttonContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender