Evaluation of the Armed Forces Families Fund: Early Years Programme
Estimated value
£83k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
19 Sept 2025
Description
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is procuring research services for a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to carry out an evaluation of the Armed Forces Families Fund: Early Years Programme. The Armed Forces Families Fund: Early Years Programme (known as EYF due to its former name, the Early Years Fund) is delivered by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). It forms part of the MOD's Armed Forces Families Fund (AF3), which was established following the January 2022 launch of the UK Armed Forces Families Strategy. The Trust administers the AF3 on behalf of the MOD and is the delivery partner for the EYF.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-059dd9
- Total value
- £83,000 excluding VAT£100,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Dec 2025 to 03 Dec 2027
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 73210000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bidder's experience of delivering services like the services that will be required under this Contract | — | quality | 40.00% |
| Bidder's methodology for delivering the services required under this Contract as outlined in the Service Specification | — | quality | 45.00% |
| Bidder's assessment of the risks and mitigations required for successful delivery of this evaluation | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Bidder's proposed total budget for delivering this evaluation | — | price | 10.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- tenders@covenantfund.org.uk
- Electronic submission
- No
- Procedure
- Open procedure