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Reception Early Language Monitoring and CSCOT Observation Programme
Published 15 Oct 2026
15 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
80000000 *
Education and training services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Westminster, London
- Value
- £445,356
- Contract
-
2.4 years Duration
02/11/2026 31/03/2029
- Contract Types
-
80 *Education & training servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P3BT, United Kingdom · UKI32
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Department for Education
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Reference: 10723
The Department for Education intends to directly award a contract to Speech and Language UK for the provision of the Reception Early Language Monitoring and CSCOT Observation Programme.
The requirement is for the provision of integrated services to support Reception early language monitoring within the English Hubs programme. The service will utilise the Communication Supporting Classroom Observation Tool (CSCOT) and include:
• Access to the CSCOT digital platform
• Delivery and coordination of CSCOT observations
• Observer training and quality assurance
• Data collection, storage and management
• Access to historical and future CSCOT datasets
• Reporting and analytical functionality
• Programme governance and coordination arrangements
Contract Arrangements:
• Initial term: 3 years
• Extension option: Up to 12 months
• Break clauses: Annual break clauses
• Maximum term: 4 years (3 + 1)
Full CPV breakdown
- 80000000 — Education and training services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Contract can be extended to
- 31 Mar 2030
- Renewal
- 3 + 1 = 3 Years & 1 (12month Optional Extension)
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 15 Oct 2026 12:06
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078839
- Notice ID
- 10723
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME VCSE
17-21 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GT, United Kingdom
020 7843 2510
GB-PPON PGVJ-7679-QZXY
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 28 Oct 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
58 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Department for Education |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | SW1P3BT |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI32 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | Benson.MOYO@education.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | I CAN Charity (trading as Speech and Language UK) |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 17-21 Wenlock Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | N1 7GT |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI41 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | carol.payne@speechandlanguage.org.uk |
| Party 2 › Contact › Telephone | 020 7843 2510 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/ |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | Yes |
Buyer
| Name | Department for Education |
Tender
| Title | Reception Early Language Monitoring and CSCOT Observation Programme |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
| Risk Details | Risk of delays or issues in mobilisation, observer training, school engagement, CSCOT observation delivery, data management, or supplier resourcing, affecting successful delivery of the programme and the availability of timely, reliable monitoring data. |
Awards
| Title | Reception Early Language Monitoring and CSCOT Observation Programme |
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £534,427 |
| Value › Value | £445,355.83 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | I CAN Charity (trading as Speech and Language UK) |
| Item › CPV › Description | Education and training services |
| Contract period › Start | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2029 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2030 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | 3 + 1 = 3 Years & 1 (12month Optional Extension) |
| Has options | Yes |
| Options › Description | The Department may extend the contract by up to 12 months where continued delivery of the CSCOT Observation Programme is required and funding, performance and programme requirements support continuation. Any extension will be subject to DfE governance approvals and compliance with the Procurement Act 2023. The extension may be exercised where continued delivery is required and where the statutory conditions and approvals applicable at the time are satisfied. |
| Amendment › Description | The notice has been amended to remove the reference to the operation of the CSCOT digital platform from the description of services. This amendment ensures the notice accurately reflects the scope of the Department's requirement. No other material aspects of the procurement have changed. |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097421-2026 |
| Document › Published | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |