How to win: Pre market engagement for Income Advice and Guidance for Older People Service

About this contract

This is not a call for competition. The London Borough of Croydon is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to the potential procurement of an Income Advice and Guidance for Older People Service. Please complete the sections provided in the document attached and return via the return area on the inTend Portal: This market engagement exercise is intended to inform the Council's understanding of the market and potential future commissioning arrangements. It does not constitute a procurement process, and participation does not provide any advantage in any future procurement activity. The deadline for submission is no later than 12pm on Wednesday 11 November 2026 The London Borough of Croydon use the Intend portal to manage supplier records and to run procurement activities. If you do not yet have an account, please register, if you do have an account, It is essential that your company information on Intend matches the details held by Companies House, please do log in and check this. Intend Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/aspx/Home Register on the Central Digital Platform If you haven’t already, please register your organisation on the Central Digital

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — London Borough of Croydon scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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