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DE – CURRICULUM REFORM – IMPROVING LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Department for Education · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 01:07.

Opportunity overview

Literacy provision in Northern Ireland primary schools currently varies widely, with no system wide standardised approach to early reading instruction. Although the curriculum provides support and schools implement their own interventions, significant attainment gaps persist, particularly in Communication at Key Stage 2. This research project is designed to address these gaps by evaluating the impact of a structured synthetic phonics programme, Read Write Inc., across a stratified and representative sample of schools. The aim is to generate robust, generalisable evidence to inform the new literacy strategy and curriculum reform. This initiative forms a core component of the Department’s TransformED programme and directly supports the Minister’s priorities for raising literacy outcomes system wide.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Ruth Miskin Literacy Limited

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Contract value
£152k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£182.4k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PPDP-4286-BRNP
Location
London, UKI42, E1 7HW, 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
DAC 84/25
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The selection of this programme as the basis of research in NI is due to a combination of factors that make it the only viable option for delivering this project to the required specification and within the necessary timeframe: Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights The selection of this programme as the basis of research in NI is due to a combination of factors that make it the only viable option for delivering this project to the required specification and within the necessary timeframe: • Specialist nature and proprietary status: RMT is the sole provider of the Read Write Inc. Phonics programme, which is a Department for Education (England) validated Systematic Synthetic Phonics model. The programme’s intellectual property, training model, and assessment tools are exclusively owned and delivered by RMT. No other supplier is authorised to provide access to these materials or deliver the programme with fidelity.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

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-PTYH-9512-JWZZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTYH-9512-JWZZ

Address

Street Address
Rathgael House
Locality
Bangor
Postal Code
BT19 7PR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN09

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Role Details
Construction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

Street Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 3
Name
Ruth Miskin Literacy Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PPDP-4286-BRNP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPDP-4286-BRNP

Address

Street Address
7 Sandy's Row
Locality
London
Postal Code
E1 7HW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI42

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
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

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPDP-4286-BRNP
Name
Ruth Miskin Literacy Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
DAC 84/25 – DE – CURRICULUM REFORM – IMPROVING LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
5 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.

Period

Starts
6 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
4 Mar 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
182,400
Amount
152,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
020753-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Mar 2026, 10:17
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bangor · UKN09 · BT19 7PR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 011280-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 016081-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 020753-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·