Evaluation of the Armed Forces Families Fund: Early Years Programme

ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITEDcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-059dd9Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£83k

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

19 Sept 2025

Deadline 24 Oct 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 VAT
Above 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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Bidder's experience of delivering services like the services that will be required under this Contractquality40.00%
Bidder's methodology for delivering the services required under this Contract as outlined in the Service Specificationquality45.00%
Bidder's assessment of the risks and mitigations required for successful delivery of this evaluationquality5.00%
Bidder's proposed total budget for delivering this evaluationprice10.00%

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
24 Oct 2025, 11:00 am
Submission address
tenders@covenantfund.org.uk
Electronic submission
No
Procedure
Open procedure