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Delivering the Best Start in Life - Implementation Partner

Department for Education · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 16:56.

Opportunity overview

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

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Mott MacDonald Limited

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£2.2m
Awarded
30 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PMRR-1398-DNDL
Location
London, UKI31, EC4M 7RB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
project_10114
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Education
Id
GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDZG-3487-DPVD

Address

Street Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P3BT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Mott MacDonald Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PMRR-1398-DNDL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMRR-1398-DNDL

Address

Street Address
10 Fleet Place
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4M 7RB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Delivering the Best Start in Life - Implementation Partner
Status
active
Date
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
1 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
2,633,985.6
Amount
2,194,988
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMRR-1398-DNDL
Name
Mott MacDonald Limited

Contract period

Starts
9 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
9 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
9 Mar 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Up to 24-months should the service requirement be continued 1 year +1 year

Related lots

1

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Coram Hempsall Consultancies Limited PPON: PVMJ-5284-LVRR

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMRR-1398-DNDL
Name
Mott MacDonald Limited

Documents

Entry 1
Id
093476-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Oct 2026, 15:40
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
2 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P3BT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

8 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

8 VERSIONS
  1. 006251-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 006261-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 006449-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 020524-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 037913-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  6. 064311-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  7. 064495-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  8. 093476-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·