--- title: "Subject Matter Experts for Early Language, Early Maths and Personal, Social and Emotional Development Learning Leads" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05acd0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05acd0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05acd0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05acd0.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2026-03-13" --- # Subject Matter Experts for Early Language, Early Maths and Personal, Social and Emotional Development Learning Leads Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05acd0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05acd0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05acd0.json) ## Summary In the recent award phase of the procurement process led by the Department for Education, the focus was on appointing subject matter experts for early childhood education aimed at enhancing early language, early maths, and personal, social, and emotional development. The open procedure resulted in the awarding of three separate contracts to Empowering Education International Limited and I CAN, Speech and Language UK. These contracts encompass services in the education and training sector across the UK, starting from 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2028, with the potential for renewal. This initiative supports the government's strategy from July 2025 to boost the effectiveness of early years education, contributing to key educational goals. The tender utilised an open procurement method and addressed a variety of educational training services, ultimately completing on 13th March 2026. This procurement process presents substantial growth opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs specialising in education services. Companies with expertise in training module development, educational leadership, and programme assessment are well-positioned to compete for future tenders, especially those focusing on improving outcomes in early childhood education. The contracts awarded in this process indicate a robust demand for qualified suppliers who can innovate and deliver quality training to early years educators, thereby enhancing the quality of early education and contributing to the overall educational framework. Additionally, organisations well-versed in collaboration and best practices sharing will find opportunities to enhance their market presence and influence educational strategies and outcomes at a national level. ## Notice We are looking to appoint subject matter experts to support early language, early maths and PSED learning leads via 3 separate contracts. This requirement includes: * Reviewing and providing feedback on existing DfE training modules * Developing and piloting new training modules * Training early language and early maths leads to deliver new and existing DfE training modules * Supporting early language and early maths leads to deliver training * Facilitating networking and collaboration between early language leads and early maths leads to share best practice. More detailed information can be found within the tender documentation By improving the quality of early language and early maths provision, this investment will help more children meet the Early Learning Goals (ELGs) and achieve a Good Level of Development (GLD) to deliver on key commitments made in the Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life strategy published in July 2025. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: Each individual Lot has an option to extend for up to 12 months ### Planning Information Interested parties are invited to a market engagement event on Thursday 23 October from 10:00 to 11:00 to hear further details and share any views or questions relating to this potential opportunity. Please register your interest in attending via Jaggaer https://education.app.jaggaer.com Please note: • This notice is for early market engagement and exploratory purposes and is not a call for competition. • The Department for Education reserves the right not to enter any formal processes or agreements. • Accordingly, the Department for Education will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work, or effort incurred by a provider in acting based on this notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023079-2026 | | Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Planning, Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Mar 2026 | | Submission deadline | 6 Feb 2026 | | Future notice date | 28 Nov 2025 | | Award date | 13 Mar 2026 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | 2028-11-10 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £824,368 | | Lots value | £824,368 | | Awards value | £662,806 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Pending | | 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), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 2 | | Supplier names | EMPOWERING EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL; I CAN, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 13 Mar 2026 at 14:51 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023079-2026 - 9 Jan 2026 at 16:56 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002050-2026 - 9 Jan 2026 at 14:06 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001901-2026 - 10 Oct 2025 at 14:40 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064282-2025 - 10 Oct 2025 at 13:15 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064204-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023079-2026 13th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002050-2026 9th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001901-2026 9th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064282-2025 10th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064204-2025 10th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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