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title: "Award Notice Fluency Programme Development for English Hubs"
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# Award Notice Fluency Programme Development for English Hubs

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3c7bd2f6-d9bf-4881-bb7d-9c5a878125c8

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## Summary

The Department for Education has completed the procurement for a fluency programme development across English Hubs, announced via an award notice on 28 May 2025. The contract, valued at £76,000, was awarded to Herts for Learning Limited. The project falls under the primary education services category and spans multiple regions in the United Kingdom, including London, the Midlands, and the North West. This procurement process follows a selective method, utilizing a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The contract started on 28 April 2025 and will conclude by the end of the financial year on 31 March 2026, with the initial delivery scheduled for the Autumn term of 2025.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational development, particularly those with expertise in programme design and teacher training. SMEs and VCSEs are well-suited to engage in similar contracts, focusing on continuous professional development components and 'train the trainer' methodologies. With the need for evidence-based programmes that enhance teacher effectiveness and student outcomes, businesses tapping into this sector can expect opportunities for collaboration with educational bodies across England. The programme's expansive reach across various regions indicates a broad market base for professional service providers within the education industry.

## Notice

Medium Level Support (MLS) is a strand of support offered to schools via the English Hub programme. MLS is a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) offer which includes targeted support, CPD programmes and workshops. Some MLS is directed at specific local needs but there are also a small number of 'centralised' programmes which each target a more widespread need and represent a consistent offer delivered across all 34 hubs. The supplier will design and develop a quality, evidence-based centralised MLS programme on reading fluency, for delivery by the English Hubs from Autumn term 2025. The CPD will comprise 6 sessions, delivered across a minimum of two terms of the academic year focussed on increasing subject knowledge in reading fluency, and providing teachers with practical, evidence based classroom techniques and strategies they can take back and implement in their classrooms to improve pupil's reading fluency. This CPD to be targeted towards teachers in later KS2 after the majority of children have successfully completed their Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) programme and can accurately decode. The supplier will also be designing and delivering 'train the trainer' sessions to prepare facilitators from English Hubs to begin delivery of the CPD from Autumn term 2025. The contract began on 28 April 2025 and will run until the end of the financial year, 31 March 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f978b13d-aded-4b94-a5f1-97c03a26f5bd |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 27 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £76,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £76,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | HERTS FOR LEARNING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80100000 - Primary education services

## Release History

- 28 May 2025 at 13:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f978b13d-aded-4b94-a5f1-97c03a26f5bd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f978b13d-aded-4b94-a5f1-97c03a26f5bd
  28th May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b8d6d965-766a-4219-a4b0-9c109c07286d
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