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DE – CURRICULUM REFORM – IMPROVING LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department of Education: "DE – CURRICULUM REFORM – IMPROVING LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Department of Education | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
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| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Coverage: 5 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
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Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Education | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published9 Mar 2026, 10:17 GMT | Last source update9 Mar 2026, 10:17 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
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Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-064ae1 | ||
What is being bought
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.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
9 Mar 2026, 10:17 GMT - Official notice release published
23 Feb 2026, 13:49 GMT - Status changed to complete
9 Feb 2026, 10:46 GMT - Official notice release published
9 Feb 2026, 10:46 GMT - Buyer information updated
9 Feb 2026, 10:46 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
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- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
9 Mar 2026, 10:17 GMT - Award active
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Signed 5 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £152,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Ruth Miskin Literacy Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts DAC 84/25 – DE – CURRICULUM REFORM – IMPROVING LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS £152,000 · signed 5 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active Contract period: 6 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 4 Mar 2029, 23:59 GMT |
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Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Department of Education
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PTYH-9512-JWZZDocuments (1)
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Planning and rationale
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No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe 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. |