--- title: "A Better Start campaign to promote early social, emotional and language development" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-866183f9-1ad0-46e8-a520-7b66b0b08c62" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-866183f9-1ad0-46e8-a520-7b66b0b08c62" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-866183f9-1ad0-46e8-a520-7b66b0b08c62.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-866183f9-1ad0-46e8-a520-7b66b0b08c62.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIG LOTTERY FUND" published: "2017-10-02" --- # A Better Start campaign to promote early social, emotional and language development Buyer: BIG LOTTERY FUND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-866183f9-1ad0-46e8-a520-7b66b0b08c62 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-866183f9-1ad0-46e8-a520-7b66b0b08c62) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-866183f9-1ad0-46e8-a520-7b66b0b08c62.json) ## Summary The Big Lottery Fund, located in London, is initiating a tender for the "A Better Start" campaign aimed at promoting early social, emotional, and language development for children from pregnancy to age four. This procurement falls under the public relations services category and is currently in the tender stage, with submissions due by 3rd November 2017. Interested parties can bid for one or both of the two identified lots: one for supporting communications and another for campaign evaluation. The selected contract period is from 6th December 2017 until 3rd December 2021. This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in communications and evaluation services, particularly those with expertise in social campaigns targeting children and families. As the Fund encourages participation from SMEs, businesses with a strong background in public relations and a proven ability to engage local communities will be well-positioned to compete for this contract, leveraging their skills to make a meaningful impact on early childhood development. ## Notice Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: Estimated value: Instead of: Value excluding VAT: 175,000 Read: Value inclusive of VAT: 175,000 Place of text to be modified: Estimated value Instead of: Value excluding VAT: 595,000 Read: Value inclusive of VAT: 595,000 Place of text to be modified: Estimated total value Instead of: Value excluding VAT: 770,000 Read: Value inclusive of VAT: 770,000 Other additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The Big Lottery Fund (the Fund) is seeking to procure two lots: Lot 1: The Fund is seeking to appoint an organisation with specialist expertise in communications campaigns to support five local partnerships to plan and deliver a campaign to promote early social, emotional and language development outcomes for children (from pregnancy to their fourth birthday). Lot 2: The Fund is seeking to appoint an organisation to evaluate the campaign to promote early social, emotional and language development outcomes for children (from pregnancy to their fourth birthday). Respondents can bid for one or both lots. Please refer to the full ITT and supporting documents for the full specification, requirements, process and timescales. All procurement documents can be found on the buyer's url and all tenders should register their interest to gain access to the documents. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac9b9bd3-e2d7-48d7-913c-f4991c51b2e2 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Oct 2017 | | Submission deadline | 3 Nov 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Dec 2017 - 3 Dec 2021 | | 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 | BIG LOTTERY FUND | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC4A 1DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | City of London | | Electoral ward | Castle Baynard | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79416000 - Public relations services ## Release History - 2 Oct 2017 at 07:02 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac9b9bd3-e2d7-48d7-913c-f4991c51b2e2 - 29 Sep 2017 at 08:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac9b9bd3-e2d7-48d7-913c-f4991c51b2e2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac9b9bd3-e2d7-48d7-913c-f4991c51b2e2 2nd October 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Public-relations-services./46CU787P4S Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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