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Application for Home Learning Environment Programme

Hartlepool Borough Council

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11 Sep 2026 at 15:01

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hartlepool Borough Council procured an application for its Home Learning Environment Programme. The programme is intended to support child development and school readiness through a home learning environment offer. The procurement is categorised as goods, specifically software packages and information systems. The council is the public-sector buyer and the service is associated with Hartlepool. The selected solution is supplied by CHARACTER COUNTS LTD, a London-based small business trading through the EasyPeasy app brand. This is therefore relevant to software providers with products that help families support early learning, child development or preparation for school, particularly where the product can be delivered as a council-led programme rather than as a standalone commercial application.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. One lot was awarded to CHARACTER COUNTS LTD. The contract was signed on 30 August 2026 and runs from 31 August 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its value is £150,000 excluding VAT and £180,000 including VAT. The contract is active. The requirement was evaluated and concluded through the council’s direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The award covers the software package and information-system element of the Home Learning Environment Programme. The contracting authority is Hartlepool Borough Council, and the selected supplier is CHARACTER COUNTS LTD.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Hartlepool Borough Council for a digital home-learning product linked to child development and school readiness. A credible future competitor would need an established application or software platform that families can use in the home, with content or functionality clearly supporting early learning outcomes. The supplier would also need to show that its product can operate as part of a public programme, meet the council’s delivery expectations and support a sustained multi-year service. Relevant experience would include supplying education, early-years, family-support or local-government technology, alongside the operational capacity to onboard users, maintain the application and provide dependable support at council scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Application for Home Learning Environment Programme

Notice Description

Home Learning Environment offer to support child development and school readiness.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f84e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086520-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 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
Hartlepool Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HARTLEPOOL
Postcode
TS24 8AY
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Hartlepool
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Hartlepool

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CHARACTER COUNTS LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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