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title: "Better Futures Fund - Technical Assistance for Mayoral Strategic Authorities"
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# Better Futures Fund - Technical Assistance for Mayoral Strategic Authorities

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/better-futures-fund-technical-assistance-for-mayoral-strategic-authorities-ocds-h6vhtk-078b2a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Culture, Media and Sport: "Better Futures Fund - Technical Assistance for Mayoral Strategic Authorities". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Culture, Media and Sport](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-culture-media-and-sport-GB-PPON-PJGD-5581-JPGD)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Education and training services, Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services, Research and development services and related consultancy services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/better-futures-fund-technical-assistance-for-mayoral-strategic-authorities-ocds-h6vhtk-078b2a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078b2a`

## 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/better-futures-fund-technical-assistance-for-mayoral-strategic-authorities-ocds-h6vhtk-078b2a#tl-md)

## Description
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## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 79000000, 80000000, 80310000, 85000000, 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 08/03/2027 to 07/03/2030
- **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%2F098665-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-19T15:52:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T12:31:07.001Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078b2a