Go! London Young Entrepreneurs

Opportunity overview

Transport for London (TfL) is procuring on behalf of the Greater London Authority (GLA), and invites suitably qualified suppliers to participate in, a Competitive Open Procedure for the delivery of services under the Go! London Young Entrepreneurs programme. The appointed supplier will be responsible for designing and delivering a programme that supports young people to explore entrepreneurship (social enterprises), develop enterprise knowledge and skills, and gain experience that contributes to their future education, training, employment, and business aspirations. The service provider will be expected to work collaboratively with the Greater London Authority and key programme stakeholders to: • Design and deliver the Go! London Young Entrepreneurs Programme. • Recruit, engage, and support eligible participants. • Deliver programme activities that develop entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, and confidence. • Provide appropriate mentoring, guidance, and support to participants. • Facilitate engagement with , entrepreneurs, enterprise organisations, sport sector and other relevant stakeholders where required. • Monitor programme delivery and participant outcomes. • Provide contract management information, performance reporting, and evaluation data as specified within the procurement documentation. Co-ordination of referrals, property nominations and allocations Full details of the service requirements, deliverables, performance measures, and reporting obligations are contained within the procurement documentation. Please note that the initial contract that will be shared as part of this tender is in draft form and there will be amendments made to it. The final contract will be available on SAP Ariba no later than 20 November 2026. This version will be the contract bidders will be required to accept as per of their tender submission.

Lot 1 — Contract lot

Estimated lot value including VAT: £840k

Participation condition: We will be carrying out credit checks and financial due diligence as part of this tender which will be detailed in the Invitation to Tender.

Participation condition: Details are provided in the Invitation to Tender.

Award criterion: Price: 20%

Award criterion: Quality: 80%

Suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

Contract starts: 1 March 2027

Initial contract ends: 1 September 2028

Maximum term ends: 1 March 2030

Extension: The contract is being procured for an initial duration of 18 months with an option to extend in whole or in part and may be allocated in any configuration comprising full years or fractional periods expressed in months for up to a further 18 months.

Contracting authority

Greater London Authority (GLA) City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1ZE, UKI41, United Kingdom Email: socialimpactinitiatives@tfl.gov.uk

Procurement timetable and procedure

Procedure: Open procedure

Special regime: Light Touch Regime

Submission deadline: 6 January 2027 at 12:00 pm

Award decision expected by: 12 February 2027 at 11:59 pm

Electronic submissions: allowed

Submission language: EN

CPV Classification

80310000 — Youth education services; 85300000 — Social work and related services

How to submit

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We examine the published participation conditions, service scope, geography, regulatory position, available evidence, mobilisation demands and commercial exposure with your team. We only confirm a full tender-writing engagement when the available information supports a responsible view that the provider meets the tender requirements.

If Go! London Young Entrepreneurs is a credible fit, we can map the scored requirements, gather operational evidence and build the response around the buyer documents. The qualification check and any writing support do not guarantee an award; the contracting authority makes the final decision.