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AwardedAwarded 11 September 2026

Delivery partner for partnerships supporting early years-school transitions

Department for Education · Education

In brief

Department for Education awarded training and education work to Mott MacDonald on 11 September 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,900,833 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 31 months, starting 2 November 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Mott MacDonald
6 bids received
£1,635,588
Awarded 11 September 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 019988-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 020961-2026
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 058199-2026
  4. Tender notice · UK4, notice 058587-2026
  5. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 086394-2026

Last time this was bought

Early Years Delivery Partners & Early Years Training Partners Contracts

Awarded
15 April 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 March 2028

Matched on Department for Education, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

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From notice 019988-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 March 2026, last updated 11 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.