--- title: "GB-London: How effectively is Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) being accessed and used?" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-895cf17f-26b3-4bf8-ba7f-1d293d36959d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-895cf17f-26b3-4bf8-ba7f-1d293d36959d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-895cf17f-26b3-4bf8-ba7f-1d293d36959d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-895cf17f-26b3-4bf8-ba7f-1d293d36959d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION" published: "2019-12-03" --- # GB-London: How effectively is Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) being accessed and used? Buyer: THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-895cf17f-26b3-4bf8-ba7f-1d293d36959d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-895cf17f-26b3-4bf8-ba7f-1d293d36959d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-895cf17f-26b3-4bf8-ba7f-1d293d36959d.json) ## Summary The Local Government Association is seeking proposals for the research project titled "How effectively is Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) being accessed and used?" This procurement falls under the industry category of research and development services, specifically focused on supporting disadvantaged three and four-year-olds in London, UK. Currently in the Tender stage, the tender period concludes on 12 December 2019. The contract, valued at £25,000 with a minimum value of £10,000, is scheduled to commence on 2 January 2020 and will run until 31 March 2020. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, which is suitable for a wide range of suppliers. This opportunity presents significant potential for business growth, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) skilled in research and consultancy services. Businesses specialising in educational assessments, data analysis, and early childhood development initiatives would be particularly well-positioned to compete in this tender. By engaging in this project, successful bidders will have the chance to contribute to improving the educational outcomes for disadvantaged children, thereby enhancing their reputational capital and opening doors for future contracts in the public sector. ## Notice In 2015, the Government introduced the EYPP to provide additional funding for disadvantaged three and four year olds including looked after children and those whose parents were claiming certain benefits such as income-based allowances or tax credits. Since then the EYPP has been aligned with more recently introduced childcare and benefit reforms. The aim of the extra funding is to help providers to support initiatives or interventions that would help narrow the gap in education attainment. Providers are responsible for identifying children who may be eligible for EYPP and virtual school heads will have oversight of this for children in the care of the local authority. Local authorities must check the eligibility through an online eligibility criteria and allocate the funding for eligible children in their area. The national rate is 53p per hour, per eligible pupil up to a maximum of 570 hours (PS302.10 per year). In January 2017, 71,620 (11%) of three year olds and 32,132 (13%) of four year olds were recorded as both eligible and claiming early years pupil premium. This excludes 4-year-olds benefitting from some funded early education in infant classes in primary schools, as they would receive the school age pupil premium. In 2019, 99,179 of three and four year olds were accessing EYPP which represents a small decrease in the numbers and proportion of children accessing this funding. We are not clear how many families are eligible but not accessing the funding. Since the introduction of EYPP, bodies such as Early Education have produced initial guidance to support providers to identify families that would be eligible for EYPP and offered advice on how EYPP could be allocated and used by early years settings. Similarly the Education Endowment Foundation produced a toolkit that considered the effectiveness of interventions funded by EYPP funding looking at both cost and impact. A lot of this research was carried out in the early days of the EYPP being introduced but there is little subsequent research in this area. There have been significant changes to the early years landscape since 2017, when 30 hours free childcare for 3 and 4 year old children of working parents was introduced alongside a new funding formula. We are keen to understand how EYPP is working in this new landscape, to ensure that available early years funding is supporting children as well as possible. There are two key questions that we would like answered by this piece of research: to what extent is the EYPP reaching the children eligible for it?; and is this successfully helping to narrow the attainment gap between young children from low-income families and their peers? Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7766587-32e8-4f7f-9664-388b25938f00 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Dec 2019 | | Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Jan 2020 - 31 Mar 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £25,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3HZ | | 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 | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 3 Dec 2019 at 09:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7766587-32e8-4f7f-9664-388b25938f00 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7766587-32e8-4f7f-9664-388b25938f00 3rd December 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-London:-How-effectively-is-Early-Years-Pupil-Premium-%28EYPP%29-being-accessed-and-used%3F/72W4889733 Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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