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title: "PE and School Sport Partnership Network - (3rd) - Market Engagement Event"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0597df"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
published: "2026-05-22"
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# PE and School Sport Partnership Network - (3rd) - Market Engagement Event

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0597df

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## Summary

The Department for Education (DfE), in collaboration with the Department for Health and Social Care and the Department for Culture Media and Sport, is planning a procurement process to appoint a national delivery partner for a significant project titled "PE and School Sport Partnership Network." This initiative aims to enhance physical education and school sport across England by building a robust partnership between schools, local clubs, and National Governing Bodies. The procurement is currently in the planning stage with an online Market Engagement event scheduled for 1st June 2026, from 3pm to 5pm. Interested parties need to register via the DfE's e-tendering portal, Jaggaer, by the due date of 1st June 2026. The procurement, with a projected value of approximately GBP 570,000,000, will be conducted under the services category and is anticipated to span over a three-year period, starting from 12th October 2026.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses capable of designing, implementing, and managing national-scale education and sport initiatives. Companies with expertise in the education and training sector, particularly those with experience in developing collaborative systems between educational institutions and community partners, will find this opportunity well-suited to their capabilities. The project prioritises bridging equity gaps in physical education, catering explicitly to less active children, including those from diverse and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Furthermore, the tender is designed to be inclusive, with suitability for SMEs and VCSEs, encouraging a wide range of businesses to engage, fostering growth and innovation in the education and sports partnership space.

## Notice

THIS IS AN INVITATION TO A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT The Department for Education actively supported by the Department for Health and Social Care and Department for Culture Media and Sport is seeking to procure a national delivery partner to design, implement, and manage a PE and School Sport Partnership Network across England. On the 7 May 2026, The Department for Education held a Market Engagement event to test feasibility of delivery models and their associated benefits, and to Identify risks and issues relevant to service mobilisation and contract The Department for Education (DfE) is issuing this notice to continue market consultation regarding a potential procurement opportunity for the development of a new PE and School Sport Partnership Network. This Network will build strong partnerships between schools, local clubs and National Governing Bodies (NGBs), to ensure a range of training and support to increase the number and range of opportunities for children and young people to take part in sport and physical activity, to improve the quality of provision, and to support the best use of facilities. The Network will identify need and target support to overcome barriers to PE, sport and physical activity for children who are less active, with a specific focus to reduce inactivity levels and increase participation in a range of sport and physical activities for pupils from less affluent backgrounds, pupils from Black, Asian and other ethnicities, pupils with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) and girls. To support this, we are holding an online Market Engagement event on 1st June 2026 from 3pm-5pm, where we will share more details of what we are looking for from the programme, contract details and provide an opportunity to answer any questions you may have. The contracts value is circa GBP570,000,000 A strategic national delivery partner will be awarded a contract in the range of around GBP 560,000,000-580,000,000 over a 3-year period to design, implement, and manage a national infrastructure which we are currently calling the PE and School Sport Partnerships Network which will focus on enhancing PE, physical activity and school sport across England. Objectives of this engagement is to: 1. Gather insights into the feasibility of the contract amount 2. Further test feasibility of delivery models and their associated benefits 3. Further test feasibility of the digital platform and QA framework 4. Identify risks and issues relevant to service mobilisation and contract You will need to register on the Department's e-tendering portal, Jaggaer https://education.app.jaggaer.com/ to be able to access this opportunity.

### Planning Information

Register on Jaggaer, express your interest and access event held via Teams.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047816-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 11 Oct 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £570,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 22 May 2026 at 11:51 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047816-2026
- 22 Apr 2026 at 15:19 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036787-2026
- 10 Sep 2025 at 16:27 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055601-2025
- 10 Sep 2025 at 15:07 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055520-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047816-2026
  22nd May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036787-2026
  22nd April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055601-2025
  10th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055520-2025
  10th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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