Official UK procurement notice
Best Start in Life (BSiL) - Creative and Strategic Agency 2026 - con_32044
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract 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 publishedLot #1Awarded
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-06d938Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2026- Contract award notice published31 Jul 2026, 16:20 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected27 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMV (BDDO)27 Aug 2026 – 26 Aug 2029 · up to 26 Aug 2030Extensions: Single optional additional 1 year extension. | £2,000,000 | 31 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AMV (BDDO)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender