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Department for Education

Early Years (EY) Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Provision of Phase 1 Materials and Training

Education
ValueValue not published
Awarded16 Jul 2026
Published17 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Dingley's Promise
Awarded value£2.0m
Award date16 Jul 2026

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
sendbaea.commercial@education.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

Early Years (EY) Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Provision of Phase 1 Materials and Training Procurement Description This Tender Notice is in relation to the Department for Education Early Years (EY) Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Provision of Phase 1 Materials and Training.

Department for Education are seeking to procure an online package of training with learning materials for early years practitioners on SEND and make this available and accessible for all early years practitioners from September 2026 for up to 12 months, with the possibility of extension on a quarterly basis for up to an additional 12 months if required The training should: Be specific to SEND in early years only, specifically ages 0-4.

Be available and applicable to all early years practitioners, regardless of qualification level or setting type (PVIs, school-based nurseries, childminders etc.) and meet government accessibility standards.

Be in an online, modular, self-paced format that users can revisit at their convenience with videos/webinars dispersed amongst the online learning.

Provide a minimum of 20 hours of content, to enable and support learning beyond the level currently covered in the DfE’s Early Years Child Development Training, module 8.

Cover, at a minimum, content around inclusive practice and methods for embedding this within a setting and information/guidance on engaging with parents of children with SEND.

A combination of existing and newly configured content is acceptable, provided mobilisation and outcomes requirements are met. =================================================================================== DfE uses Jaggaer e-procurement portal.

Suppliers must register/log in to access the full ITT and submit a response.

Please refer to ITT 3968.

The Tender period is Tuesday 26 May and closes at 5pm on Friday 12 June.

Clarification period will be until 5pm on Friday 06 June.

Please submit Clarification Questions via Jaggaer messaging portal.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Provide a minimum of 20 hours

Provide a minimum of 20 hours of content, to enable and support learning beyond the level currently covered in the DfE’s Early Years Child Development Training, module 8.

02

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Suppliers must register/log in to access the full ITT and submit a response.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067130
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
067897-2026
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