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# Delivery partner for partnerships supporting early years-school transitions

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/delivery-partner-for-partnerships-supporting-early-years-school-transitions-ocds-h6vhtk-066333). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "Delivery partner for partnerships supporting early years-school transitions". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,900,833. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: education.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Published Value:** £1,900,833 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Staff development services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,635,588 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/delivery-partner-for-partnerships-supporting-early-years-school-transitions-ocds-h6vhtk-066333#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066333`

## Before you bid
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- **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/delivery-partner-for-partnerships-supporting-early-years-school-transitions-ocds-h6vhtk-066333#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [education.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Feducation.app.jaggaer.com%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/delivery-partner-for-partnerships-supporting-early-years-school-transitions-ocds-h6vhtk-066333#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79633000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,900,833

- **Contract Period:** 02/11/2026 to 31/05/2029

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12562`
  - Value: £1,635,588 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F058199-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-11T11:57:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:00:52.659Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066333