How to win: PE and School Sport Partnership Network - (3rd) - Market Engagement Event

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THIS IS AN INVITATION TO A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT The Department for Education actively supported by the Department for Health and Social Care and Department for Culture Media and Sport is seeking to procure a national delivery partner to design, implement, and manage a PE and School Sport Partnership Network across England. On the 7 May 2026, The Department for Education held a Market Engagement event to test feasibility of delivery models and their associated benefits, and to Identify risks and issues relevant to service mobilisation and contract The Department for Education (DfE) is issuing this notice to continue market consultation regarding a potential procurement opportunity for the development of a new PE and School Sport Partnership Network. This Network will build strong partnerships between schools, local clubs and National Governing Bodies (NGBs), to ensure a range of training and support to increase the number and range of opportunities for children and young people to take part in sport and physical activity, to improve the quality of provision, and to support the best use of facilities. The Network will identify need and target support to overcome barriers to

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