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Delivering the Best Start in Life - Implementation Partner

Education and training services
North East (UKC)
North West (UKD)
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
East Midlands (UKF)
Official notice
Published value
£2,743,750
Submission deadline 11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Education: "Delivering the Best Start in Life - Implementation Partner". Published status: active. Published value: £2,743,750. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for EducationScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£2,743,750
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Education
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Department for Education. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
40%Historical Average
Based on 5 comparable awards
Competition Density
7.2Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Flood Control (NI)Top vendor: 46.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 185 active published awards; 13 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Flood Control (NI)3 wins£60,000,000
Ground Control Limited2 wins£40,000,000
Personnel Hygiene Services Limited trading as PHS Group plc1 win£10,586,364
McAvoy Modular Offsite Limited2 wins£9,743,488
IRARA SERVICES LIMITED1 win£4,585,304
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Education
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published9 Jul 2026, 09:46 BST
Last source update9 Jul 2026, 09:46 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationEducation and training services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
North West (UKD)
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
East Midlands (UKF)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060d7c
What is being bought
The Department for Education (DfE) is issuing this Tender Notice to invite potential suppliers to bid for the role of Implementation Partner supporting local authorities to deliver the Best Start in Life (BSiL) programme. This procurement seeks to an Implementation Partner with the vision and capability to support Local Authorities to deliver transformation of family support services. The successful Implementation Partner will play a pivotal role in supporting Local Authorities to but not limited to: 1. Lead System Reform and Drive Ambitious Local Action 2. Deliver Consistent, High Quality BSiL and Best Start Family Hub Services 3. Build Sustainable Capability, Learning and Innovation Across the Sector 4. Provide Flexible, Responsive Support Aligned with a Changing Landscape The Implementation Partner(s) must demonstrate the infrastructure, agility, and expertise to respond at pace, enabling local authorities to maintain momentum in delivering the ambitions of the Best Start in Life programme. Detailed information and full documentation is available to download by registering for the opportunity itt_4017 on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    9 Jul 2026, 09:46 BST
  2. Published value updated to £2,743,750
    8 Jul 2026, 15:07 BST
  3. Status changed to active
    8 Jul 2026, 15:07 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    8 Jul 2026, 15:07 BST
  5. Submission deadline changed to 11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
    8 Jul 2026, 15:07 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    27 Apr 2026, 11:04 BST
  7. Published value updated to £0
    6 Mar 2026, 15:11 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    6 Mar 2026, 15:11 GMT
  9. Official notice release published
    26 Jan 2026, 09:38 GMT
  10. Official notice release published
    23 Jan 2026, 14:36 GMT
  11. Published value updated to £0
    23 Jan 2026, 14:27 GMT
  12. Status changed to planning
    23 Jan 2026, 14:27 GMT
  13. Official notice release published
    23 Jan 2026, 14:27 GMT
  14. Buyer information updated
    23 Jan 2026, 14:27 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£2,743,750
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    9 Jul 2026, 09:46 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Education

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD
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Documents (2)
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Related procedures (0)
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