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Early Words Together Programme

London Borough of Haringey

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25 Aug 2026 at 12:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Haringey commissioned the Early Words Together Programme, a community literacy and early language service for Best Start Family Hubs, Children’s Centres and community settings. It is delivered to small groups of families with children aged three to four, using practitioners and volunteers over six weeks. The programme supports parents to enrich the home learning environment and strengthen children’s early language and literacy. Its reported outcomes include statistically and educationally significant improvements in children’s receptive vocabulary and increased use of positive home-learning behaviours by parents. This is a community service delivered in London for families with young children, combining structured group sessions, parental support and volunteer involvement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded directly without competition as a below-threshold purchase. The National Literacy Trust was selected for the single lot. The award was made on 19 August 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. Its value is £29,700 excluding VAT, or £35,640 including VAT. The evaluation outcome is therefore an award to one named supplier rather than a competitive tender result. The requirement is classified as provision of services to the community. The contracting authority is the London Borough of Haringey, and the contract is recorded as active.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Haringey for an evidence-informed early language and literacy programme delivered through family hubs, children’s centres and community venues. Suppliers seeking to compete for a comparable requirement in future would need a proven model for working with families of three- to four-year-old children in small groups, together with practitioners and volunteers who can deliver a structured six-week intervention. Credible providers should be able to support parents to improve the home learning environment and demonstrate benefits for early vocabulary and literacy. Experience in community-based children’s services, volunteer coordination, family engagement and outcome evaluation would be relevant. The selected supplier’s profile also shows that the buyer accepted a large specialist literacy organisation for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Early Words Together Programme

Notice Description

Provision and support of the Early Words Together programme within Best Start Family Hubs, Children's Centres and community settings. Delivered to small groups of families with children aged 3 to 4 over six weeks by practitioners and volunteers, it empowers parents to develop and enrich the Home Learning Environment and support their child's early language and literacy. An independent evaluation using standardised testing showed it to have a statistically and educationally significant impact on children's receptive vocabulary skills and it increased the Home Learning Environment behaviours of the parent.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb82
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080814-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£29,700 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Haringey
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N22 7TR
Postcode Area
North London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Haringey
Electoral Ward
Woodside
Westminster Constituency
Southgate and Wood Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The National Literacy Trust

Further Information

Notice Documents

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