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Estimated value
£477,998
Excluding VAT
Where
London
Buyer in London
Trade
Health and social care
Health and social work services
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 24 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
10 full UK working days before the closing day, Mon 9 Nov 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Mon 2 Nov 2026, 5 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 39 days from publication to the closing day: longer than the median for open health and social care tenders (31 days).
Value
£477,998 is below the median (£4.05m) of the 249 open health and social care tenders that state a value.
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3 more open tenders from London Borough of Hackney listed here.

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The Council is seeking a London Based Provider to recruit and match volunteer Independent Visitors from the community to befriend children and young people placed both inside and outside of Hackney.This procurement will be limited by geographical location to providers whose main economic activity…

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 092862-2026
Buyer
London Borough of Hackney
Buyer’s region
London
Where the work is
London
Listed on Evendraft under
London
Published
1 Oct 2026
Tender deadline
9 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time
Questions by
2 Nov 2026, 17:00 UK time
Estimated value
£477,998 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Health and social care
CPV codes
  • 85000000 Health and social work services
Procedure
Below threshold - open competitionOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
Framework
Not stated on the notice
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Yes
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
YesGood for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
Documents
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