AwardedAwarded 1 April 2026
Subject Matter Experts for Early Language, Early Maths and Personal, Social and Emotional Development Learning Leads
Department for Education · Education
In brief
Department for Education awarded education and training work to Empowering Educational International Limited (Etio) and Ican Charity on 1 April 2026.
The notice gives a value of £824,368 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 2 years, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.
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What the notice says
We are looking to appoint subject matter experts to support early language, early maths and PSED learning leads via 3 separate contracts.
This requirement includes:
• Reviewing and providing feedback on existing DfE training modules
• Developing and piloting new training modules
• Training early language and early maths leads to deliver new and existing
DfE training modules
• Supporting early language and early maths leads to deliver training
• Facilitating networking and collaboration between early language leads and early maths leads to share best practice.
More detailed information can be found within the tender documentation
By improving the quality of early language and early maths provision, this investment will help more children meet the Early Learning Goals (ELGs) and achieve a Good Level of Development (GLD) to deliver on key commitments made in the Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life strategy published in July 2025.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Empowering Educational International Limited (Etio) | £124,000 | Awarded 13 March 2026 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 |
| Empowering Educational International Limited (Etio) | £260,000 | Awarded 13 March 2026 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 |
| Ican Charity | £278,806 | Awarded 13 March 2026 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 064204-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 064282-2025
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 001901-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 002050-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 023079-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 068673-2026
About the buyer
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- Empowering Educational International Limited (Etio)3 contracts
- King's College London3 contracts
- Ambition Institute2 contracts
- Best Practice Network Limited2 contracts
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From notice 064204-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 10 October 2025, last updated 21 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.