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# Early Language Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-language-support-ocds-h6vhtk-065e1a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council: "Early Language Support". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/city-of-bradford-metropolitan-district-council-nhs-209)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKE41
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £56,489 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-language-support-ocds-h6vhtk-065e1a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065e1a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-language-support-ocds-h6vhtk-065e1a#tl-md)

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Early Language Support (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **The National Literacy Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175945`
  - Value: £56,489 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 27/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Early Language Support (active)
  - Signed Value: £56,489
  - Signed Date: 27/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017830-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-27T11:47:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T15:10:47.061Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065e1a