Buyer Name: Department for Education
Buyer Address: Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, UKI32, SW1P3BT, United Kingdom
Contact Email: maisie.monroe@education.gov.uk
Evidence-Based Early Years Maths Programme
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
4407915.0 GBP
4407915.0 GBP
Published
06 Feb 2026, 12:38
06 Feb 2026, 12:38
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
31 Mar 2026, 23:00
31 Mar 2026, 23:00
Contract End
31 Aug 2029, 22:59
31 Aug 2029, 22:59
Category
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n/a
CPV
80000000 - Education and training services
80000000 - Education and training services
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n/a
Awarded To
National Day Nurseries Association
National Day Nurseries Association
Official Source
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Description
The Department for Education is commissioning an evidence-based early maths programme aimed at improving numeracy outcomes for children in early years settings across England. Early maths skills are strongly linked to later academic achievement and workforce success, yet many children begin school without the expected level of development in maths. Despite its importance within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), maths remains one of the lowest-performing areas, partly due to limited training and confidence among educators. This contract will support the delivery of an evidence-based early maths programme to at least 5,000 settings, with a minimum completion rate of 80%, and requires programmes to be backed by robust evaluation, either a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) or Quasi-Experimental Design (QED) plus an implementation and process evaluation (IPE).
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