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Department for Education

Delivering the Best Start in Life - Implementation Partner

Historical · AwardedNo open deadline

Historical: no longer open for bids.

01/ The notice

Key facts

Value
Not statedValue not stated in source
Deadline (UK time)
No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this historical notice.
Published
2 Oct 2026
Region
Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

The Department for Education (DfE) is issuing this Contract Award Notice following the completion of tender for an Implementation Partner for Delivering the Best Start in Life.

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

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

  • 80000000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

8 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

  1. 23 Jan 2026
    Planning notice

    Planning notice published 23 January 2026.

    Release 006251-2026

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  2. 23 Jan 2026
    Planning notice update

    Planning notice update published 23 January 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Release 006261-2026

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  3. 26 Jan 2026
    Planning notice update

    Planning notice update published 26 January 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Release 006449-2026

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  4. 6 Mar 2026
    Planning notice update

    Planning notice update published 6 March 2026. Stated change: Second Market Engagement Event

    Release 020524-2026

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  5. 27 Apr 2026
    Planning notice update

    Planning notice update published 27 April 2026. Stated change: Second Market Engagement Event

    Release 037913-2026

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  6. 8 Jul 2026
    Tender notice

    Tender notice published 8 July 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Deadline in this release: Tue 11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST.

    Release 064311-2026

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  7. 9 Jul 2026
    Tender notice update

    Tender notice update published 9 July 2026. The source does not state what changed.

    Deadline in this release: Tue 11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST.

    Release 064495-2026

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  8. 2 Oct 2026
    Notice

    Notice published 2 October 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.

    Release 093476-2026

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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

  • The source does not state a usable value.

06/ Questions

About this notice

Department for Education published this notice.

Value not stated in source.

07/ Related

Where to go next

These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.

Reference
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Source
Find a Tender
Stage
award · Awarded
Last verified
Fri 9 Oct 2026, 08:14 BST
Read at
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 22:35 BST

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