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project_10245 - Free and universal breakfast clubs - national rollout evaluation

Department for Education

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
London,
Contract value
£1,475,777ex VAT
Submissions closed
17 March 2026
Published
30 June 2026

Procurement

Contract period
18 June 2026 - 24 May 2029
3 years
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV classifications
  • 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

What happened

Department for Education awarded this contract to ipsos (Market Research) Ltd worth £1,475,777 on 18 Jun 2026. The contract runs until 24 May 2029.

Description

1.1. Department for Education referred to as 'the Authority' hereafter is looking for a supplier to provide a large-scale, mixed-methods implementation and process evaluation (IPE) and impact evaluation of the national rollout of free breakfast clubs in state-funded schools in England with primary-aged children on roll, assessing outcomes such as implementation fidelity, participation drivers, and programme impact on pupil wellbeing, attendance, academic engagement, and parental employment. The evaluations will run from 2026 to 2029, aligned with the national rollout of breakfast clubs.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
Award value
£1,475,777
Award date
18 June 2026

Contact

Address
Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT

Identifiers

Buyer reference
tender_511755/1589669
Notice ID
d03d7408-7f0b-40da-991e-0b3f864c3945-903855
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-7a72a2c3-bda3-405b-b4bd-c52aa485811d

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