Official UK procurement notice
Development of an Early Years Strategy
Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo develop and produce a comprehensive Early Years Strategy through the engagement of decision-makers and stakeholders to shape priorities and service design. The strategy will enable the Council to draw together a strategic direction to ensure that our statutory responsibilities around improving child outcomes are achieved.
The organisation would be expected to work with the Early Years and Childcare Service and lead, develop, co-produce and write an Early Years Strategy to provide a comprehensive framework for the development and implementation of effective early years services across the city with a focus on raising outcomes for children at age 5 and ensuring they are ready for school.
This strategy is required to ensure that all strategic initiatives are aligned with the Council’s goals and objectives, and to provide a clear roadmap for achieving these goals. The strategy will also help to identify key areas for improvement and to prioritise resources and efforts accordingly.
CPV: Business development consultancy services · Child daycare services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£93,300
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between Quality and Price. The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 80%. The overall weighting for the price criteria is 20%. For full details please refer to the quotation documents.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Oct 2025, 14:45 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 16:12 GMT
- Authority reference
PQ0603- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065634- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cd67Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This Request for Quotations is being issued using the Council’s e-tendering system ‘In-tend’ and organisations must ensure that they are registered users. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the ‘in-tend’ system. in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc ↗
Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the etendering@birmingham.gov.uk. Deadline for request for quotation is noon on 5th November 2025.
Timeline
15 Oct 2025 → 20 Jan 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published377 days ago15 Oct 2025, 14:45 BST
- Clarification questions by363 days ago29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline356 days ago5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts331 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published280 days ago20 Jan 2026, 16:12 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Oct 2025- Tender notice published15 Oct 2025, 14:45 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published20 Jan 2026, 16:12 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete20 Jan 2026, 16:12 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Publications & Training Ltd | £88,590 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Development of an Early Years Strategy · Amber Publications & Training Ltd
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2026
- Value
- £88,590
- Period
- 20 Jan 2026 – 30 Apr 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Amber Publications & Training LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender