Published date: 17 December 2025

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Early engagement (published 17 December 2025, last edited 17 December 2025)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Primary education services - 80100000

Location of contract

Any region, North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Procurement reference

tender_514210/1539556

Published date

17 December 2025

Closing date

23 January 2026

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

It is the Department for Educations intention to procure new Lot linked to Educational and Children's Social Care Professionals (ECSC) Framework. This Lot will be a pool of Breakfast Club advisers intended to support schools on the Free Breakfast Club programme.

Advisers will use their expertise to provide guidance to schools on the Breakfast Club Programme to maximise the quality of their provision, help schools navigate through delivery, and share best practice.

We are interested in advisers from a broad range of skillsets and specialisms, including:
- Programme and operational delivery
- Finance and governance
- Local Authority experience, particularly in their engagement with schools
- Current Providers of breakfast clubs
- Headteacher or school business manager experience
- Other experience relevant to the running of school breakfast clubs

We will be holding an Early Supplier Engagement Event on Wednesday 14 January 2026 at 10am and you can register your attendance using the Jaggaer messaging link.


More information

Links

Additional text

IF you ........Please refer to SSQ ref 668
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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.


About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Breakfastclubs.support@education.gov.uk