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Evidence-Based Early Years Maths Programme

Department for Education · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 12:22.

Opportunity overview

The Department for Education is commissioning an evidence-based early maths programme aimed at improving numeracy outcomes for children in early years settings across England. Early maths skills are strongly linked to later academic achievement and workforce success, yet many children begin school without the expected level of development in maths. Despite its importance within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), maths remains one of the lowest-performing areas, partly due to limited training and confidence among educators. This contract will support the delivery of an evidence-based early maths programme to at least 5,000 settings, with a minimum completion rate of 80%, and requires programmes to be backed by robust evaluation, either a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) or Quasi-Experimental Design (QED) plus an implementation and process evaluation (IPE).

Awarded to

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National Day Nurseries Association

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Contract value
£4.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£5.3m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03738616
Location
Huddersfield, UKE44, HD2 1GQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
itt_3727
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Education
Id
GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDZG-3487-DPVD

Address

Street Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P3BT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
National Day Nurseries Association
Id
GB-COH-03738616

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03738616

Address

Street Address
Longbow Close
Locality
Huddersfield
Postal Code
HD2 1GQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE44

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03738616
Name
National Day Nurseries Association

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
13 Mar 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jan 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
5 months

Value

Including VAT
5,289,498
Amount
4,407,915
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-13986
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
027425-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
25 Mar 2026, 15:15
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Maximum Programme Take Up
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Settings Initiated Within Contracted Timeframe
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Programme Completion Rate

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P3BT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 010921-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 027425-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·