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    ContractsReception Early Language Monitoring Service Using CSCOT
    Awarded contract

    Reception Early Language Monitoring Service Using CSCOT

    Awarded
    £445.4k
    Published 15 Oct 2026

    Direct award contract to deliver integrated early language monitoring services using CSCOT observations in Reception classrooms across the English Hubs programme for 3 years with extension options.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 15 Oct 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £445.4k
    Published 15 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £445,356
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • IC
      I CAN Charity (trading as Speech and Language UK)
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    15 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Department for Education seeks to award a contract for integrated early language monitoring services within the English Hubs programme. The provider will operate the Communication Supporting Classroom Observation Tool (CSCOT) digital platform and deliver a comprehensive service including: CSCOT observations in Reception classrooms, observer training and quality assurance, data collection and secure management, access to historical and ongoing CSCOT datasets, and reporting with analytical capabilities. The provider will also coordinate programme governance and liaise with stakeholders. The contract runs for an initial 3-year term with an optional 12-month extension (maximum 4 years total) and includes annual break clauses. This is a direct award to Speech and Language UK.

    Track record

    36 awards · 32 winners
    Open field

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-078839

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