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title: "Child Care Voucher Scheme"
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# Child Care Voucher Scheme

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b1c80008-9a34-4c68-b55b-8d8bee08f239

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## Summary

Defra Commercial procured a child care voucher scheme, classified as welfare services for children and young people (CPV 85311300). The requirement is for a service enabling eligible users to access childcare vouchers; the procurement title and description identify the scheme but do not detail its operational features. The buyer is based at 17 Smith Square, London, and the item lists London SW1P 4DF as a delivery address, alongside broad geographic entries covering the UK and other locations. This is a service rather than a supply of goods or construction work. The named buyer is Defra Commercial.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd. The award date was 22 October 2026 and its value is £854,100. The contract period runs from 21 October 2026 to 31 December 2029. Defra Commercial used a selective procurement method, making a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 21 September 2026 at 12:00. The process records no separate lots or evaluation criteria, so the basis for choosing the supplier beyond the stated framework call-off is not described. This outcome concerns one award to one supplier; the stated award value is for that award.

This award shows that Defra Commercial buys a managed child care voucher scheme through a framework call-off, with a multi-year service requirement. Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd, recorded as a large supplier, secured the contract, demonstrating that the buyer selected an established provider for this requirement. A supplier preparing to compete for comparable work from this buyer would need to demonstrate the ability to administer a childcare voucher service at organisational scale and to deliver it over an extended contract term. Framework access is commercially important: this procurement was a call-off rather than a new open competition. The published requirement does not establish specific technical features, accreditations or capacity thresholds, so suppliers should not infer mandatory qualifications beyond the need to provide the scheme and meet the buyer’s service requirements.

## Notice

Child Care Voucher Scheme

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1eaec711-c253-475c-bbe6-6308b08a38ff |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Oct 2026 - 31 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £854,100 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2026 at 14:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1eaec711-c253-475c-bbe6-6308b08a38ff

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1eaec711-c253-475c-bbe6-6308b08a38ff
  22nd October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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