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title: "Early Words Together Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eb82"
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buyer: "London Borough of Haringey"
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# Early Words Together Programme

Buyer: London Borough of Haringey  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eb82

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## Summary

The London Borough of Haringey commissioned the Early Words Together Programme, a community literacy and early language service for Best Start Family Hubs, Children’s Centres and community settings. It is delivered to small groups of families with children aged three to four, using practitioners and volunteers over six weeks. The programme supports parents to enrich the home learning environment and strengthen children’s early language and literacy. Its reported outcomes include statistically and educationally significant improvements in children’s receptive vocabulary and increased use of positive home-learning behaviours by parents. This is a community service delivered in London for families with young children, combining structured group sessions, parental support and volunteer involvement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded directly without competition as a below-threshold purchase. The National Literacy Trust was selected for the single lot. The award was made on 19 August 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. Its value is £29,700 excluding VAT, or £35,640 including VAT. The evaluation outcome is therefore an award to one named supplier rather than a competitive tender result. The requirement is classified as provision of services to the community. The contracting authority is the London Borough of Haringey, and the contract is recorded as active.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Haringey for an evidence-informed early language and literacy programme delivered through family hubs, children’s centres and community venues. Suppliers seeking to compete for a comparable requirement in future would need a proven model for working with families of three- to four-year-old children in small groups, together with practitioners and volunteers who can deliver a structured six-week intervention. Credible providers should be able to support parents to improve the home learning environment and demonstrate benefits for early vocabulary and literacy. Experience in community-based children’s services, volunteer coordination, family engagement and outcome evaluation would be relevant. The selected supplier’s profile also shows that the buyer accepted a large specialist literacy organisation for this requirement.

## Notice

Provision and support of the Early Words Together programme within Best Start Family Hubs, Children's Centres and community settings. Delivered to small groups of families with children aged 3 to 4 over six weeks by practitioners and volunteers, it empowers parents to develop and enrich the Home Learning Environment and support their child's early language and literacy. An independent evaluation using standardised testing showed it to have a statistically and educationally significant impact on children's receptive vocabulary skills and it increased the Home Learning Environment behaviours of the parent.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080814-2026 |
| 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 | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £29,700 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | London Borough of Haringey |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | North London |
| Postcode | N22 7TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Haringey |
| Electoral ward | Woodside |
| Westminster constituency | Southgate and Wood Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | The National Literacy Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 12:25 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080814-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080814-2026
  25th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://haringey.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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