Notice Information
Notice Title
Preliminary Market Engagement - Online Parenting Interventions
Notice Description
On the 7th of July 2025, the government published Giving every child the best start in life. 'Giving every child the best start in life' outlines how the government will improve child development and ensure that all children have the chance to achieve and thrive. To achieve the government's overall mission objective of closing the opportunity gap, a milestone of a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn has been set. Progress will be measured through 75% of five-year-olds reaching a good level of development (GLD) in the early years foundation stage assessment by 2028. This assessment looks at children's development across areas like language, personal, social and emotional development, and maths and literacy. This strategy pledges to deliver a "new evidenced-informed core offer for parents" of which a "digital parenting offer" will form one part. Requirement In line with this, the Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to engage with potential suppliers to share its early thinking, gain insight into the current market landscape for delivering an online parenting intervention and gather feedback to help shape the future delivery approach and inform potential procurement. The Department for Education is seeking a national, evidence-informed online parenting intervention to support families with children aged 0-5 across England, aiming to improve early childhood development and school readiness. The intervention should be accessible, inclusive, and scalable, offering high-quality digital support which can demonstrate positive impact on 3-4 year-old children's socio-emotional / behavioural and/or communication outcomes, helping to achieve the 75% GLD milestone by 2028. For more information search for: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/giving-every-child-the-best-start-in-life https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2 Important: This is a zero-value notice for early market engagement purposes only. It is not a call for competition and does not commit the Department to procuring, or procuring services in any specific way. Any future opportunities will be subject to budgetary decisions and the availability of funding. The DfE is keen to maximise opportunities to participate in procurement for Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). Consideration will also be given to consortia and collaborative bids from all forms of organisations.
Planning Information
We will hold an online market engagement event on Wednesday 1st October 2025 10:00 - 11:00. To register your interest and secure a place at the event, please use this link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/439ea89a-b542-4e37-823a-26bfc80895c8@fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9 Following the event, participants will be invited to complete a survey to provide structured feedback on the proposed delivery and commercial models. The anticipated deadline to provide your responses to the survey will be 8th October 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059fd0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058755-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
48190000 - Educational software package
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 21 Apr 2026 - 21 Apr 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercialdelivery.skills@education.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3BT
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058755-2025
23rd September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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