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Best Start in Life (BSiL) - Creative and Strategic Agency 2026 - con_32044

Department for Education · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 10:42.

Opportunity overview

Contract for a strategic and creative partner to lead the ongoing development and delivery of the Best Start in Life (BSiL) campaign. The appointed agency will act as the lead BSIL agency, working with WPP to provide creative strategy and development, evolving the existing 'Any Questions' creative platform across all campaign themes and life stages; production of campaign assets across all paid channels and formats; brand guardianship of the Best Start in Life brand; creative input to support low/no-cost content for owned and shared channels; and collaboration with DfE, DHSC, and other contracted campaign agencies. The contract will be awarded as a three-year contract (with an optional extension to a fourth year) with annual break clauses. Continuation beyond year one is dependent on Cabinet Office and DfE spend approvals and supplier performance against agreed KPIs. The contract value is up to £2 million over four years excluding VAT, with no commitment to spend. Note: a portion of the annual maximum value is contingency spend.

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.

AMV (BDDO)

Matched by number
Published award value
£2m
Awarded
30 Jul 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01935786
Location
London, UKI44, SE10SW, 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_10281
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition

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
AMV (BDDO)
Id
GB-COH-01935786

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01935786

Address

Street Address
Bankside 3, 90 Douthwark Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE10SW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Best Start in Life (BSiL) - Creative and Strategic Agency 2026 - con_32044
Status
active
Date
31 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79340000
Description
Advertising and marketing services

Value

Including VAT
2,000,000
Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01935786
Name
AMV (BDDO)

Contract period

Starts
27 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
26 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
26 Aug 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Single optional additional 1 year extension.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072880-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
31 Jul 2026, 16:20
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
27 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 072880-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·