# project\_10245 - Free and universal breakfast clubs - national rollout evaluation

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Education.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [ipsos \(Market Research\) Ltd](/suppliers/ipsos-market-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,475,777
- Tender value: £1,475,777
- Award date: 18 June 2026
- Published: 30 June 2026
- Contract start: 18 June 2026
- Contract end: 24 May 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d03d7408-7f0b-40da-991e-0b3f864c3945-903855
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7a72a2c3-bda3-405b-b4bd-c52aa485811d

## 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d03d7408-7f0b-40da-991e-0b3f864c3945-903855)