Awarded contract

Diversion from offending & early intervention programme

Details

Buyer: London Borough of Brent
Supplier(s): Air Sports Network
Value: £503,400
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Provision of services to the community
Published: 25 March 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Brent Council requires the provision of a Diversion from Offending and Early Intervention Programme. The programme will have multiple functions for the duration of this contract and will provide support in the following ways: Provide a street based outreach service to enable earlier identification and intervention of those on the cusp of offending or not yet known to statutory services and at risk of increased offending; Gaining access to the main London prisons such as HMP Wormwood Scrubs, Wandsworth and Feltham Young Offenders Institute to be able to provide support to cohort offenders prior to release; Meet the targeted cohort at the prison gate (London only) when released and escort to release appointments; Provide flexible working hours to meet the needs of the service users to be able to accommodate work and school hours, shift work outside of Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm dependent on a case by case basis. Provide assistance with appointments as required i.e. escort to probation appointments, health appointments etc. Provide support around the pathways of reoffending e.g., housing support and assistance securing housing, education, training and employment, with the aim of securing employment and support with drug and alcohol needs. Provide a mentor which specialises in youth justice interventions to focus on young offenders and their rehabilitation. ## Contract award Title: Diversion from offending & early intervention programme

Timeline

Completed: Award published25 March 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date25 March 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years

About the buyer

Brent Council is a London borough council and local authority, running procurement through its own in-house corporate Procurement team. Open tenders are advertised and suppliers submit bids through the council's ProContract portal. Lower-value contracts are generally sourced and managed directly by individual service departments across the council. Larger, higher-value contracts are instead led by the corporate Procurement team. A dedicated local supplier database lists smaller-value opportunities specifically for businesses based in the borough. Brent's own Contracts Register, published on the ProContract portal, records every awarded contract going back to 2012.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Brent's contract awards have been in health and social work, business services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

75200000 · Provision of services to the community
85000000 · Health and social work services
98000000 · Other community, social and personal services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-brent.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-brent.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-brent.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-brent.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-brent.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-brent.gov