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Request for Information - Starting Reception Home Learning Play Bags

Buckinghamshire Council · Local authority

In brief

Buckinghamshire Council has announced plans to buy furniture work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £30,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 July 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.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 5 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Buckinghamshire Council (the Council) is requesting information about commissioning an inclusive Home Learning Play Bag service for children aged 0–5 years, with a focus on supporting school readiness. Suppliers are invited to participate in this exercise by completing the attached questionnaire. This will help the Council understand where the market stands in relation to the design and delivery of high quality, inclusive, play based home learning resources for young children, including embedded parent/carer guidance, inclusive design and sustainable delivery models. The Council is seeking to engage with suppliers who have experience in early years and community based provision to help…Read the full description
Buckinghamshire Council (the Council) is requesting information about commissioning an inclusive Home Learning Play Bag service for children aged 0–5 years, with a focus on supporting school readiness. Suppliers are invited to participate in this exercise by completing the attached questionnaire. This will help the Council understand where the market stands in relation to the design and delivery of high quality, inclusive, play based home learning resources for young children, including embedded parent/carer guidance, inclusive design and sustainable delivery models. The Council is seeking to engage with suppliers who have experience in early years and community based provision to help refine the requirements of any potential future procurement exercise and would welcome supplier views. The Request for Information (RFI) documents for this opportunity are published on the Council’s procurement portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council These documents include all relevant details about the project and outline the information the Council is seeking from the supplier market. If you wish to participate and have not yet registered, please ensure you do so via the portal in order to access the documentation. The RFI will remain open until 12:00 noon (midday) on Monday 11th May 2026. For ease of access, you may copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 037866-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

67

Awards

31

Suppliers it has used most for furniture

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From notice 037866-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.