--- title: "Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-148ee9ed-94da-4042-92e4-cc4ca7f6c02f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-148ee9ed-94da-4042-92e4-cc4ca7f6c02f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-148ee9ed-94da-4042-92e4-cc4ca7f6c02f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-148ee9ed-94da-4042-92e4-cc4ca7f6c02f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2022-08-01" --- # Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-148ee9ed-94da-4042-92e4-cc4ca7f6c02f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-148ee9ed-94da-4042-92e4-cc4ca7f6c02f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-148ee9ed-94da-4042-92e4-cc4ca7f6c02f.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is seeking to establish a network of Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs across England, aimed at enhancing the quality of early years education through evidence-based practices. The contract, valued at £721,807, is subject to an open procurement process and is currently in the award stage, which commenced on July 18, 2022, and will run until December 31, 2024, with possible extensions. The selection of Hubs is pivotal for supporting recovery from COVID-19 and facilitating best practices among early years settings, with programme delivery planned until October 2024. This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those experienced in early childhood education and support systems. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to compete for this contract, providing a chance for them to engage in a meaningful initiative with a solid government investment aimed at improving child outcomes in early years settings. ## Notice The Department for Education aims to deliver a new network of Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs in England. The Hubs will be responsible for supporting other early years settings with adopting evidence-based practice improvements to address key COVID-19 recovery issues and build local networks for sharing effective practice. Building on the Early Years Foundation Stage reforms, the Hubs will be existing, well-established early years settings with expertise and knowledge of what works to support child outcomes, and the supporting evidence base. Hubs will also have demonstrable experience of delivering effective practice for the benefit of children. The programme is part of the Department for Education's PS180 million investment in recovery support in the early years sector. This contract is to support the delivery of 18 Hubs over the duration of the contract. This will involve co-designing and running an exercise to select the Stronger Practice Hubs, providing oversight and quality assurance of the Hubs throughout the delivery period and facilitating best practice and intelligence sharing between Hubs and with the Department for Education and other partners. This contract will run from July 2022 to December 2024, with a possible contract extension of one year. The programme set up period will run from July 2022 to November 2022, with Hubs expected to launch in November 2022. Programme delivery will run until October 2024, followed by a two-month wind-down period at the end of the contract. This contract is as a result of a competitive tendering exercise subject to OJEU principles and PCR 2015. This is a single stage open procurement exercise taking into account quality, price and social value. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f54d75fd-c066-4bd1-998f-6d219af359a2 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | 11 May 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 15 Jun 2022 | | Contract period | 17 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £721,807 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £721,807 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 2 | | Supplier names | NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU; NATIONAL CHILDRENS BUREAU | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 1 Aug 2022 at 12:59 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f54d75fd-c066-4bd1-998f-6d219af359a2 - 1 Aug 2022 at 12:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f54d75fd-c066-4bd1-998f-6d219af359a2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f54d75fd-c066-4bd1-998f-6d219af359a2 1st August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cc66e4ad-ac28-4b30-aa82-e284246baec1 n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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