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Fostering - Lead Creative and Strategic Agency 2026

Department for Education · Education

In brief

Department for Education awarded marketing work to Accenture UK Ltd on 16 October 2026.

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What the notice says

We are looking for a strategic and creative partner to lead the ongoing development and delivery of the National Fostering Recruitment campaign. The appointed agency will act as the lead agency for the campaign, working with WPP 650 to provide creative strategy and development; production of campaign assets across all paid channels and formats; brand guardianship of the campaign brand; creative input to support low/no-cost content for owned and shared channels; and collaboration with DfE and other contracted campaign agencies

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Accenture UK Ltd
6 bids received
£2,550,000
Awarded 16 October 2026

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

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 097906-2026

Last time this was bought

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

Awarded
31 July 2026
Value
£2,000,000
Bids
6

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From notice 097906-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 16 October 2026.