Best Start Free Breakfast Clubs Enrichment Sponsorship Academic Year 26/27

Description

Could your organisation partner with the Department for Education's (DfE) free breakfast club programme to help pupils start the day ready to learn? The free breakfast club programme supports the aim of giving every pupil, regardless of their background, the best start in life. Free breakfast clubs break down barriers to every child achieving and thriving at school and in later life, by ensuring they are ready to learn as well as supporting families with the cost of living, and tackling poverty. The first 750 'early adopter' free breakfast clubs opened their doors in April 2025, delivering a free 30-minute club alongside a healthy breakfast to their pupils. Following on from the success of this test and learn phase, national rollout began in April 2026 when a further 500 schools opening their free breakfast clubs, with more schools set to join in September. We know the difference a soft start and healthy breakfast can make for pupils with regards to attendance, attainment and behaviour, and we believe greater impact can be achieved by partnering with organisations who can help schools make their breakfast clubs even better. Last October, in a landmark move, the governme…

Official publications

• Inclusion Bases: exploring evidence of impact and models.
  Published: 19 October 2026
• EdTech Testbed Programme procurement Lot 2 (Con_32287)
  Published: 23 September 2026
• Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme National Evaluation (Con_32276)
  Published: 18 September 2026
• User Research Data Analysis Tool 2026-2028
  Published: 9 September 2026
• Smartphone Randomised Controlled Trial (Con_32148)
  Published: 4 September 2026
• Employer Skills Survey 2026/2028 (con_31795)
  Published: 6 July 2026
• 2DP MMC Construction
  Published: 25 June 2026
• Educational Neuroscience Research Centre Pilot (con_31577)
  Published: 15 May 2026
• The Economics of Education Research Centre (con_31680)
  Published: 15 May 2026
• Free Breakfast Club Programme Food Partnering Open Call - Academic Year 26/27
  Published: 21 April 2026

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The submission deadline is 24 June 2026, 12:00. Check the official source, as dates can be modified.

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The contracting authority is Department for Education (United Kingdom).

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