--- title: "Early Years Access LA Delivery Support (con_32110)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3557a370-ddad-4b16-9fd6-831a1d0313e9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3557a370-ddad-4b16-9fd6-831a1d0313e9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3557a370-ddad-4b16-9fd6-831a1d0313e9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3557a370-ddad-4b16-9fd6-831a1d0313e9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Department for Education" published: "2026-08-14" --- # Early Years Access LA Delivery Support (con_32110) Buyer: Department for Education Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3557a370-ddad-4b16-9fd6-831a1d0313e9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3557a370-ddad-4b16-9fd6-831a1d0313e9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3557a370-ddad-4b16-9fd6-831a1d0313e9.json) ## Summary The Department for Education procured specialist education and training services to help local authorities increase take-up of the Early Learning for Two-Year-Olds entitlement among disadvantaged families. The work supports local authority delivery and access to early-years provision, with delivery covering England across the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a national early-years participation and family-support requirement, relevant to organisations that advise public bodies on childcare entitlements, improve engagement with disadvantaged families, or provide practical support to local authorities. The service category is education and training services. The procurement has been awarded following a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender closed on 20 July 2026 at 5pm, and the Department for Education awarded the contract to Coram Family and Childcare on 27 July 2026. The awarded value is £20,000 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 7 September 2026 to 27 November 2026. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Coram Family and Childcare is the selected supplier. The requirement covers one service scope across the listed English regions, rather than separately stated lots. The award is active and the tender is complete. This award shows demand for specialist support that helps local authorities turn an early-years entitlement into actual take-up among disadvantaged families. Organisations well placed for comparable work would understand early education and childcare policy, local authority operating environments and the barriers faced by families who do not access available support. Credible competitors would be able to combine practical delivery advice with outreach, engagement or service-improvement methods, and demonstrate outcomes for participation and access. Experience working across multiple local authorities or regions would be relevant, as would the ability to deliver a focused support assignment through a public-sector framework call-off. The opportunity is particularly pertinent to capable SME providers in education, childcare and family-support services. ## Notice Provision of specialist support to help local authorities increase take-up of the Early Learning for Two-Year-Olds (EL2) entitlement among disadvantaged families. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5d6eb47-b894-488b-b906-8fa964b7096f | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 20 Jul 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 27 Jul 2026 | | Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 27 Nov 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £20,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £20,000 | | 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 | | Postcode area | 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 | 1 | | Supplier names | Coram Family and Childcare | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 14 Aug 2026 at 21:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5d6eb47-b894-488b-b906-8fa964b7096f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5d6eb47-b894-488b-b906-8fa964b7096f 14th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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