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Published 31 Jul 2026, 16:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Best Start in Life (BSiL) - Creative and Strategic Agency 2026 - con_32044

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£2,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Jul 2026
Awarded to AMV (BDDO)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for a strategic and creative partner to lead the ongoing development and delivery of the Best Start in Life (BSiL) campaign. The appointed agency will act as the lead BSIL agency, working with WPP to provide creative strategy and development, evolving the existing 'Any Questions' creative platform across all campaign themes and life stages; production of campaign assets across all paid channels and formats; brand guardianship of the Best Start in Life brand; creative input to support low/no-cost content for owned and shared channels; and collaboration with DfE, DHSC, and other contracted campaign agencies.

The contract will be awarded as a three-year contract (with an optional extension to a fourth year) with annual break clauses. Continuation beyond year one is dependent on Cabinet Office and DfE spend approvals and supplier performance against agreed KPIs. The contract value is up to £2 million over four years excluding VAT, with no commitment to spend. Note: a portion of the annual maximum value is contingency spend.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
31 Jul 2026, 16:20 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2026, 16:20 BST
Authority reference
project_10281
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072880
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d938 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    31 Jul 2026, 16:20 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    27 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 61 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AMV (BDDO)27 Aug 2026 – 26 Aug 2029 · up to 26 Aug 2030Extensions: Single optional additional 1 year extension.£2,000,00031 Jul 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Education

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDZG-3487-DPVD Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, London, SW1P3BTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AMV (BDDO)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 01935786 Bankside 3, 90 Douthwark Street, London, London, SE10SWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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