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Published 5 Mar 2026, 14:52 GMT

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 moreYorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Final published estimate£1,900,833initial estimate £2,281,000 · 2 value updates14% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Jul 2026awarded 11 Sept 2026
Awarded to Mott MacDonald
Contract term 2 yrs 7 moends 31 May 2029 · starts 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 #1Awarded 2 yrs 7 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,900,833
Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 – 31 May 2029 (2 yrs 7 mo)Value: £1,900,833 exc. VAT · £2,281,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK, North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79633000 Staff development services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Price Per Quality Point: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Price Per Quality Point
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
5 Mar 2026, 14:52 GMT
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 12:57 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
Authority reference
project_10387
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058199
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 moreSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066333 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 day EOM

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
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

5 Mar 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published237 days ago
    5 Mar 2026, 14:52 GMT
  2. Next notice expected169 days ago
    11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Market engagement169 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 with interested suppliers, subject to completing the questionnaire.

    To register and receive an invitation to attend the event on 17th March

    Once registered for ssq_735 please provide contact details for attendees using the messaging system within the ssq.

  4. Tender notice published131 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
  5. Clarification questions by104 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline100 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by56 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent47 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published47 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 12:57 BST
  10. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  11. Contract startsin 4 days
    2 Nov 2026

Notice history

12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Mar 2026, 14:52 GMT
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Mar 2026, 14:39 GMT
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    19 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
    UK4
  4. Published value updated to £2,281,000
    19 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
    was £0
  5. Status changed to active
    19 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
  6. Procurement method changed
    19 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
  7. Deadline published: 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
    19 Jun 2026, 15:14 BST
  8. Tender notice published
    22 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
    UK4
  9. Published value updated to £1,900,833
    22 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
    was £2,281,000
  10. Contract award notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 12:57 BST
    UK6
  11. Status changed to complete
    11 Sept 2026, 12:57 BST
  12. Contract signature expected
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
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

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 MacDonald2 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—

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, SW1P3BTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Mott MacDonaldAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01243967 Fleet Place, London, London, EC4M 7RBContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure