--- title: "Free Breakfast Club Programme Partnership Opportunity Open Call" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-74f029a9-485b-4e10-9051-9c6ef3da0420" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-74f029a9-485b-4e10-9051-9c6ef3da0420" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-74f029a9-485b-4e10-9051-9c6ef3da0420.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-74f029a9-485b-4e10-9051-9c6ef3da0420.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2025-07-31" --- # Free Breakfast Club Programme Partnership Opportunity Open Call Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-74f029a9-485b-4e10-9051-9c6ef3da0420 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-74f029a9-485b-4e10-9051-9c6ef3da0420) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-74f029a9-485b-4e10-9051-9c6ef3da0420.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is inviting partnerships to expand its Free Breakfast Club programme across primary schools in England. This tender, titled "Free Breakfast Club Programme Partnership Opportunity Open Call," falls under the industry category of "School meals" (CPV code 15894210). The geographic locations covered include regions such as North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East and West Midlands, East of England, and London, among others. Currently in the tender amendment stage, the procurement method is described as "Other - Partnership Open Call." Key dates for interested parties include a tender period deadline of 18 August 2025, and a contract period scheduled to begin on 15 September 2025 and end on 31 July 2026. A webinar for potential partners is scheduled for 18 July 2025. This tender represents a significant opportunity for food providers that aim to expand their operations within the educational sector. Businesses that can offer flexible, reliable, and cost-effective solutions for providing school meals will be well-positioned to compete. The programme is not just an additional avenue for revenue but also a chance to collaborate in shaping equitable access to nutritious meals for children across the nation. Organisations that have experience in securing corporate and industry partnerships at local levels will find this national platform an ideal match for further growth and engagement in the educational ecosystem, provided they can meet the programme’s expectations for easy and innovative food delivery solutions. ## Notice Could your organisation partner with the DfE's Free Breakfast Club programme to ensure pupils start the day ready to learn? The Free Breakfast Club programme is one of the Department for Education's flagship policies, central to the Government's mission to break down barriers to opportunity for every child. Once fully implemented, it will deliver a free breakfast club in every primary school in England, giving millions of children the chance to start the day supported and ready to learn. From April 2025, the Department has funded free breakfast clubs in 750 early adopter schools across England, reaching ca.180,000 pupils of whom ca.79,000 are disadvantaged. This is part of a test and learn phase in advance of further roll out to schools with primary-aged pupils across England. Our clubs are fully funded to deliver 30 minutes of free childcare to working parents and a free breakfast to all pupils who wish to attend the club. But there is room to increase the impact. We believe that additional benefits can be delivered from working closely with partner organisations to support schools in enhancing their Free Breakfast Clubs delivery. There are many successful corporate and industry partnerships already occurring at local levels, and the Department seeks to build on this existing good practice by harnessing and coordinating to ensure equitable access at a national level. To this end, we want to start building relationships with organisations as part of the Free Breakfast Club programme. We are seeking offers from food providers that enable participating schools to maximise the value of their food spending through deals for the schools and to ensure securing food is as easy, reliable and flexible as possible. Attached to this notice is a Partnership Opportunity document that contains further information on this opportunity. We have also attached a Draft Sponsorship Agreement containing the applicable legal terms and conditions. The Department will be conducting a webinar via Microsoft Teams on 18 July from 11:00-12:00 for organisations interested in this opportunity. To register your interest in attending this event or if you have any questions, please email: breakfastclubs.partnering@education.gov.uk This notice relates to an opportunity which is not subject to the Procurement Act 2023. Accordingly, this notice is published on a voluntary basis for transparency purposes and to encourage market interest in the relevant opportunity. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c50e4f40-1f6d-43b2-a54f-45ea285d056d | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Partnership Open Call | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jul 2025 | | Submission deadline | 18 Aug 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Sep 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products ### Codes - 15894210 - School meals ## Release History - 31 Jul 2025 at 08:31 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c50e4f40-1f6d-43b2-a54f-45ea285d056d - 15 Jul 2025 at 10:00 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c50e4f40-1f6d-43b2-a54f-45ea285d056d - 8 Jul 2025 at 09:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c50e4f40-1f6d-43b2-a54f-45ea285d056d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c50e4f40-1f6d-43b2-a54f-45ea285d056d 31st July 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/373db2c1-73cb-42d8-9c6e-820375f298d2 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/13a218f6-1ff2-4cd3-ae81-438e57b27ab1 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e358c73c-6b8a-464e-aba2-92e94756d668 n/a - http://www.gov.uk/missions/opportunity Government Opportunity Mission - http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/breakfast-clubs-early-adopters-schools-in-the-scheme List of Current Breakfast Club schools: - http://www.gov.uk/school-meals-food-standards School Food Standards - http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/breakfast-clubs-early-adopter-guidance-for-schools-and-trusts-in-england/breakfast-clubs-early-adopter-guidance-for-schools-and-trusts-in-england#delivering-a-high-quality-food-offer Balanced Breakfast Guidance - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7c8e502d-50c1-470a-b12f-f372df236069 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/113dd7f0-0816-4447-8598-c4376d477e2b n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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