DCAF Bright Start Breakfasts Fund Manager

Description

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract with an external service provider for the provision of fund management services for the Bright Start Breakfasts fund. The contract is for a period of 14 months from 10th June 2026 until 31st July 2027, with the option to extend for a further 12 months until 31st July 2028 if required. Lot 1: The Scottish Government provided funding for 490 breakfast clubs during the 2025-26 school session, creating almost 9000 breakfast club places, and supporting up to 20,000 children access a breakfast club. It supports access to families on lowest incomes, where access to breakfast club is needed, and provides access without regard to their ability to pay. During the 2026 Scottish Budget, Scottish Ministers announced that they will invest a further GBP 3 million in existing Bright Start Breakfasts funded services in 2026-27, prior to the transition to a national roll out of universally accessible breakfast clubs which is anticipated to commence in August 2027.