Official UK procurement notice
Early Language Support · UK public procurement notice
Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe funding is to be used to procure the services of the National Literacy Trust to train 20 Early Years Alliance staff and members of the EY workforce, enabling the delivery of First Words Together and Early Words Together programmes through the district-wide network of stay-and-play sessions and early years provision. This is to address the current gap in early language support and support the Best Start agenda going forward. The provider will deliver evidence- based interventions to 100 children across a year of delivery of 18 programmes of an evidence based National Literacy Trust programme (Early Words Together) through their district wide network of stay and play sessions.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 11:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2026, 11:47 GMT
- Authority reference
EX2059- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017830- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065e1aFind a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published27 Feb 2026, 11:37 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published27 Feb 2026, 11:41 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published27 Feb 2026, 11:47 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Literacy Trust1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £56,489 | 27 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Early Language Support · The National Literacy Trust
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2026
- Value
- £56,489
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender