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title: "Early Words Together Enhanced Training"
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buyer: "London Borough of Bexley"
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# Early Words Together Enhanced Training

Buyer: London Borough of Bexley  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e6c3

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## Summary

The London Borough of Bexley commissioned the Early Words Together enhanced model, an education and training service for practitioners. The requirement is to deliver enhanced training for 80 practitioners each year. The work supports early literacy provision through practitioner training rather than the supply of physical goods or construction. Delivery covers England, including London and the English regions from the North East to the South West. The buying organisation is the London Borough of Bexley, based at its Civic Offices in Bexleyheath. This is therefore relevant to organisations that design, manage or deliver early-years literacy training at a scale suitable for annual practitioner cohorts, particularly providers able to operate across multiple English regions and work with a local authority.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. The National Literacy Trust was selected as the supplier for the single requirement. The award is active and the contract was signed on 1 July 2026. The contract runs from 1 July 2026 to 1 July 2029. Its value is £80,000 excluding VAT, or £96,000 including VAT. The award is classified as education and training services. The commissioning model is an annual enhanced programme for 80 practitioners, so the stated value relates to a three-year service period rather than a one-off training session. The process used one lot and was recorded as complete following the award.

This procurement demonstrates demand from the London Borough of Bexley for a structured early-literacy training model delivered repeatedly to practitioner cohorts. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need a proven early-years literacy offer, the ability to train 80 practitioners each year, and the capacity to maintain consistent delivery across a multi-year programme. Relevant strengths would include experienced trainers, a repeatable enhanced training model, robust practitioner support and evidence of education or training outcomes. The requirement also favours organisations able to coordinate delivery across England and work effectively with a public authority. The selected supplier is a large voluntary, community and social enterprise, indicating that mission-led providers with substantial operational capacity may be well placed for this type of work.

## Notice

Commission of Early Words Together enhanced model each year to train 80 practitioners

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078639-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2026 - 1 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £80,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | London Borough of Bexley |
| Locality | BEXLEYHEATH |
| Postcode area | Dartford |
| Postcode | DA6 7AT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |
| ITL 3 | TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich |
| Local authority | Bexley |
| Electoral ward | Bexleyheath |
| Westminster constituency | Bexleyheath and Crayford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 15:34 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078639-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078639-2026
  18th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.literacytrust.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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