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title: "Best Start in Life - School Based Commission to provide strategic leadership, expertise and co-ordination to strengthen early years practice across the City of York"
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# Best Start in Life - School Based Commission to provide strategic leadership, expertise and co-ordination to strengthen early years practice across the City of York

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-in-life-school-based-commission-to-provide-strategic-leadership-expertise-and-c-ocds-h6vhtk-078f9e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** City of York Council: "Best Start in Life - School Based Commission to provide strategic leadership, expertise and co-ordination to strengthen early years practice across the City of York". Published status: active. Published Value: £120,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: yortender.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 20 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [City of York Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/york-city-council-ons-e06000014)
- **Published Value:** £120,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-in-life-school-based-commission-to-provide-strategic-leadership-expertise-and-c-ocds-h6vhtk-078f9e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078f9e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-in-life-school-based-commission-to-provide-strategic-leadership-expertise-and-c-ocds-h6vhtk-078f9e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [yortender.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyortender.eu-supply.com%2Flogin.asp%3FB%3DYORTENDER)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-in-life-school-based-commission-to-provide-strategic-leadership-expertise-and-c-ocds-h6vhtk-078f9e#participate

## Description
City of York Council are seeking to commission a school or school‑led partnership to provide strategic leadership, expertise, and coordination that strengthens early years practice across York. This commission sits within the wider Best Start in Life (BSIL) plan and will directly support the city's ambition that every child experiences connection, support, and belonging from pregnancy to age five.
The commissioned partner will work alongside the local authority, York-based schools, RISE Reception Networks, Stronger Practice Hubs, Family Hubs, early years settings, and neighbourhood teams to improve the proportion of children achieving a Good Level of Development (GLD) and reduce inequalities across the city.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £120,000

- **Contract Period:** 15/02/2027 to 14/02/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F100757-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-23T16:43:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T13:38:05.173Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078f9e