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Best Start in Life Match Fund

Published
Published 18 November 2025
Deadline
Deadline: 31 July 2026 (7 days left)
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Overview

The Department for Education is procuring a Delivery Partner to manage the Best Start in Life Match Fund programme, which provides match-funded investment to Local Authorities to establish Collective Impact partnerships and strengthen early years systems and support. The successful supplier will act as Fund Manager, administering matched funds to Backbone Organisations, managing relationships with Local Authorities and philanthropic funders, ensuring governance and financial control, and delivering knowledge mobilisation and evaluation functions, with an initial contract period of three years and potential extension of up to two additional years. The estimated contract value is £2,625,000 with a submission deadline of 31 July 2026.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Services
Estimated value
£2,625,000
Procedure
Open
SME suitable
Yes
Published
18 November 2025
Questions by
14 July 2026
Deadline
31 July 2026
Classification (CPV)
Banking and investment servicesInvestment banking services and related servicesFinancial management consultancy servicesEvaluation consultancy servicesWelfare services for children and young peopleCommunity action programmeOther community, social and personal services

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract Notice

    1 July 2026

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  2. Planning Update

    18 November 2025

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  3. Prior Information Notice

    18 November 2025

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