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Delivery partner for partnerships supporting early years-school transitions

Department for Education · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 18:36.

Opportunity overview

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.

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

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.6m
Awarded
10 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01243967
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_10387
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

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
Id
GB-COH-01243967

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01243967

Address

Street Address
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
Status
active
Date
11 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
11 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79633000
Description
Staff development services

Value

Including VAT
1,962,706
Amount
1,635,588
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01243967
Name
Mott MacDonald

Contract period

Starts
2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 May 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Mar 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option of 10 month extension period

Options

Description
Option of 10 month extension period

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086394-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Sept 2026, 12:57
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

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 019988-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 020961-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 058199-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 058587-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 086394-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·