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Tender: Early Years Delivery & Training Partners Procurement – Preliminary Market Engagement (Stronger Practice Advisors, Hubs, SENCO, National Centre)

Released 12 months ago

Closed19 Dec 2025

Est. valueEstimate£140K to £6.0M

LocationNorth East

AgencyDepartment for Education

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryEducation & Training

Submissions closedClosed Fri, 19 Dec 2025

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An early years procurement is seeking suppliers for four partner contracts to be run as Lots within a single overarching procurement: Stronger Practice Advisors (Training Partner), Stronger Practice Hubs (Delivery Partner), Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) (Delivery Partner), and National Centre for Best Start Family Hubs (Delivery Partner). A procurement-specific event will be held to explain the tender process prior to the official launch, with further details available in the Engagement section of the notice.

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