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Best Start in Life Match Fund

Department for Education

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Key dates and value

Status
Closed
Submission deadline
31 Jul 2026
Published
1 Jul 2026
Estimated value
£2.6m
Contract start
12 Oct 2026
Contract end
11 Oct 2029
Location
London, London
Notice type
UK4
Buyer type
Central Government

Overview

Overview / requirement The Department for Education is procuring a Supplier to act as the Delivery Partner for the Best Start in Life Match Fund programme. The programme forms part of the Government’s commitment to ensuring every child has the Best Start in Life by transforming early years systems and supports Local Authorities to achieve the ambitions for early child development including through the Best Start Family Hubs programme through match-funded investment, capacity building, and learning and evaluation. The Best Start in Life Match Fund programme enables Local Authorities to establish and sustain Collective Impact partnerships with Backbone Organisations or functions. These partnerships strengthen local delivery by providing dedicated coordination, aligning partners across the system, and building the operational infrastructure required for effective collaboration. This approach is designed to help integrate services into a coherent system, and improve outcomes, reduce inequalities, and enhance the experience of families. A single Supplier (the Lead Supplier if acting on behalf of a Consortium) will be appointed on the basis of an initial Contract Period of three years, with the option for the Department to extend the Contract by up to two additional years on a one plus one basis. In its capacity as Fund Manager, the Delivery Partner will administer the matched funds passed through to the Backbone Organisations, manage relationships with Local Authorities and philanthropic Funders, and ensure robust governance, financial control and reporting. The Delivery Partner will also be responsible for ensuring that Knowledge Mobilisation Management and Evaluation Partner functions are delivered, either through its own delivery model or via Consortium partners or Subcontractors.

CPV codes

  • 66100000 Banking and investment services
  • 66120000 Investment banking services and related services
  • 79412000 Financial management consultancy services
  • 85322000 Community action programme
  • 98000000 Other community, social and personal services
  • 79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
  • 85311300 Welfare services for children and young people

About the buyer

Department for Education has published 257 tender notices since 27 Oct 2023, with a combined advertised value of £4bn. 29 of them are currently open.

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