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Early Years (EY) Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Provision of Phase 1 Materials and Training

Department for Education · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 02:21.

Opportunity overview

Early Years (EY) Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Provision of Phase 1 Materials and Training Procurement Description This Tender Notice is in relation to the Department for Education Early Years (EY) Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Provision of Phase 1 Materials and Training. Department for Education are seeking to procure an online package of training with learning materials for early years practitioners on SEND and make this available and accessible for all early years practitioners from September 2026 for up to 12 months, with the possibility of extension on a quarterly basis for up to an additional 12 months if required The training should: Be specific to SEND in early years only, specifically ages 0-4. Be available and applicable to all early years practitioners, regardless of qualification level or setting type (PVIs, school-based nurseries, childminders etc.) and meet government accessibility standards. Be in an online, modular, self-paced format that users can revisit at their convenience with videos/webinars dispersed amongst the online learning. Provide a minimum of 20 hours of content, to enable and support learning beyond the level currently covered in the DfE’s Early Years Child Development Training, module 8. Cover, at a minimum, content around inclusive practice and methods for embedding this within a setting and information/guidance on engaging with parents of children with SEND. A combination of existing and newly configured content is acceptable, provided mobilisation and outcomes requirements are met. =================================================================================== DfE uses Jaggaer e-procurement portal. Suppliers must register/log in to access the full ITT and submit a response. Please refer to ITT 3968. The Tender period is Tuesday 26 May and closes at 5pm on Friday 12 June. Clarification period will be until 5pm on Friday 06 June. Please submit Clarification Questions via Jaggaer messaging portal.

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Dingley's Promise

Matched by number
Contract value
£2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£2.4m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07279320
Location
Newbury, UKJ11, RG14 1EA, 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
EY SEND CPD 1 Year
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

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
Dingley's Promise
Id
GB-COH-07279320

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07279320

Address

Street Address
The Pentangle
Locality
Newbury
Postal Code
RG14 1EA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
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-COH-07279320
Name
Dingley's Promise

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
10 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
10 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
up to 12 Months

Value

Including VAT
2,419,800
Amount
2,016,500
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
077181-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Aug 2026, 11:56
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

11 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

11 VERSIONS
  1. 026169-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 026189-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 026209-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 026229-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 026238-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
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  10. 067897-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  11. 077181-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·