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DAC 84/25 – DE – CURRICULUM REFORM – IMPROVING LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Published 23 Feb 2026
23 Feb 2026
- Primary CPV
-
80000000 *
Education and training services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
- Value
- £152,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
06/03/2026 05/03/2029
- Contract Types
-
80 *Education & training servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Rathgael House, Bangor, BT19 7PR, United Kingdom · UKN09
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Department of Education
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
80000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: DAC 84/25
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.
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
- Award date
- 20 Feb 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 4 Mar 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 23 Feb 2026 13:49
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-064ae1
- Notice ID
- DAC 84/25
Organisations on this notice
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PVWG-8426-YWXV
Supplier SME
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 5 Mar 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
63 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Department of Education |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Rathgael House |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Bangor |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | BT19 7PR |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN09 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Northern Irish devolved regulations apply |
| Party 2 › Name | CPD - Supplies & Services Division |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Clare House, 303 Airport Road West |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Belfast |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | BT3 9ED |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN06 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement |
| Party 3 › Name | Ruth Miskin Literacy Limited |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | 7 Sandy's Row |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | E1 7HW |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI42 |
| Party 3 › Contact › Email | SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk |
| Party 3 › Role | supplier |
| Party 3 › Business size | sme |
| Party 3 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 3 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 3 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Department of Education |
Tender
| Title | DAC 84/25 – DE – CURRICULUM REFORM – IMPROVING LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | DAC 84/25 – DE – CURRICULUM REFORM – IMPROVING LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 20 Feb 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £182,400 |
| Value › Value | £152,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | Ruth Miskin Literacy Limited |
| Item › CPV › Description | Education and training services |
| Standstill period › End | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 6 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 5 Mar 2029 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016081-2026 |
| Document › Published | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |