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Official UK procurement notice

Delivery partner for partnerships supporting early years-school transitions

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)+7 more
Published estimate £1,900,833≈ £736k / year · £2,281,000 inc. VAT · 3 value updates14% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Jul 2026awarded 11 Sept 2026
Awarded to Mott Macdonald Limited
Contract term 2 yrs 7 mostarts 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Award Notice is in relation to the Department for Education procurement of a Delivery Partner to support effective delivery of partnerships that strengthen children’s transitions from pre-reception early years settings into school.

The partnerships will focus particularly on support for those children with SEND and from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The Delivery Partner will play a central role in helping partnerships plan and implement their approaches, promote collaboration and good practice, and support continuous improvement across the programme.

The Delivery Partner will also help ensure delivery aligns with priorities, maintains strong governance standards and contributes to sustainable outcomes for children beyond the funding period.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Staff development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded 2 yrs 7 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,900,833
Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 — 31 May 2029 (2 yrs 7 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UK, North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Value
£1,900,833 exc. VAT · £2,281,000 inc. VAT
79633000 Staff development services

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 300
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Price Per Quality Point — 100
  • Price Per Quality Point — 100
  • Price Per Quality Point — 100

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 17 Sept 2026
First published
11 Sept 2026, 12:57 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 12:57 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
project_10387
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Staff development services
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)+2 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066333 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary
30 day EOM

How it was run

Official notice
Run throughJaggaer ↗Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Portal record ↗
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

10 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published199 days ago
    5 Mar 2026, 14:52 GMT
  2. Next notice expected132 days ago
    11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Market engagement132 days ago
    11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    The Department will be hosting an online event which will take place on 17 March 2026. We may host a further market engagement event following this feedback. We will share a follow-up questionnaire shortly after (18 – 26 March 2026), and we will also be hosting 1:1 discussions w/c 30 March 2026 more…with interested suppliers, subject to completing the questionnaire. To register and receive an invitation to attend the event on 17th March - Please visit https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html - Scroll down to view opportunities and look for ssq_735 Once registered for ssq_735 please provide contact details for attendees using the messaging system within the ssq.
  4. Tender notice published93 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
  5. Clarification questions by67 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline62 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by19 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent10 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published9 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 12:57 BST
  10. Contract startsin 42 days
    2 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,635,5881 award exc. VAT
Bids received 63 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mott Macdonald Limited2 Nov 2026 — 31 May 2029 · up to 30 Mar 2030Extensions: Option of 10 month extension period · Options: Option of 10 month extension period£1,635,58811 Sept 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders32—

Notice history

14 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 12:57 BSTUK6
  3. Published value updated
    11 Sept 2026, 12:57 BSTwas £1,900,833
  4. Status changed to complete
    11 Sept 2026, 12:57 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    11 Sept 2026, 12:57 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    22 Jun 2026, 15:00 BSTUK4
  7. Published value updated to £1,900,833
    22 Jun 2026, 15:00 BSTwas £2,281,000
  8. Tender notice published
    19 Jun 2026, 15:14 BSTUK4
  9. Published value updated to £2,281,000
    19 Jun 2026, 15:14 BSTwas £0
  10. Status changed to active
    19 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
  11. Procurement method changed
    19 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
  12. Deadline published: 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
    19 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
  13. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Mar 2026, 14:39 GMTUK2
  14. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Mar 2026, 14:52 GMTUK2
Published amendments (1)

Value change for Non Inc and inclusive of VAT

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-03: 2 releases · 5 Mar 2026 — 9 Mar 2026

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, SW1P3BT
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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure