---
title: "Application for Home Learning Environment Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f84e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Hartlepool Borough Council"
published: "2026-09-11"
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# Application for Home Learning Environment Programme

Buyer: Hartlepool Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f84e

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## Summary

Hartlepool Borough Council procured an application for its Home Learning Environment Programme. The programme is intended to support child development and school readiness through a home learning environment offer. The procurement is categorised as goods, specifically software packages and information systems. The council is the public-sector buyer and the service is associated with Hartlepool. The selected solution is supplied by CHARACTER COUNTS LTD, a London-based small business trading through the EasyPeasy app brand. This is therefore relevant to software providers with products that help families support early learning, child development or preparation for school, particularly where the product can be delivered as a council-led programme rather than as a standalone commercial application.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. One lot was awarded to CHARACTER COUNTS LTD. The contract was signed on 30 August 2026 and runs from 31 August 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its value is £150,000 excluding VAT and £180,000 including VAT. The contract is active. The requirement was evaluated and concluded through the council’s direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The award covers the software package and information-system element of the Home Learning Environment Programme. The contracting authority is Hartlepool Borough Council, and the selected supplier is CHARACTER COUNTS LTD.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Hartlepool Borough Council for a digital home-learning product linked to child development and school readiness. A credible future competitor would need an established application or software platform that families can use in the home, with content or functionality clearly supporting early learning outcomes. The supplier would also need to show that its product can operate as part of a public programme, meet the council’s delivery expectations and support a sustained multi-year service. Relevant experience would include supplying education, early-years, family-support or local-government technology, alongside the operational capacity to onboard users, maintain the application and provide dependable support at council scale.

## Notice

Home Learning Environment offer to support child development and school readiness.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086520-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £150,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Hartlepool Borough Council |
| Locality | HARTLEPOOL |
| Postcode area | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS24 8AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Local authority | Hartlepool |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Hartlepool |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CHARACTER COUNTS LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 15:01 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086520-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086520-2026
  11th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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