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    ContractsEarly Career Teacher Entitlement (ECTE) Training Programme 2026
    Awarded contract

    Early Career Teacher Entitlement (ECTE) Training Programme 2026

    Awarded
    £43.3m
    Published 9 Jul 2026

    Provider organisations are invited to deliver Early Career Teacher Entitlement training to newly qualified teachers through call-off contracts from the ITTECF and NIoT Framework Agreements for the 2026 cohort.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 9 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £43.3m
    Published 9 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £43,283,880
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      19 Jun 2026
      3 months ago
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    5 suppliers
    • AI
      Ambition Institute
    Lead contractor
  1. UC
    UCL Consultants Limited
    Consortium partner
  2. TF
    Teach First
    Consortium partner
  3. SD
    School-Led Development Trust
    Consortium partner
  4. ED
    Education Development Trust
    Consortium partner
  5. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    9 Jul 2026Today19 Jun 2026

    Brief

    This is a call-off contract opportunity under the ITTECF and National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) Framework Agreements to deliver the 2026 cohort of the Early Career Teacher Entitlement (ECTE) training programme. ECTE is a government-funded initiative providing quality training and support for newly qualified teachers in their early career. Provider organisations can bid for contracts to deliver this structured training programme to early career teachers across England. Eligible providers should have experience in teacher training and professional development delivery. For detailed information about ECTE aims, content, and eligibility requirements, refer to the official government guidance at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-career-teacher-entitlement/early-career-teacher-entitlement

    Track record

    31 awards · 27 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION has awarded 31 contracts to 27 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Ambition Institute3× · 10%
    2. TITUS LEARNING LTD.2× · 6%
    3. THE SCHOOL OF GOOD SERVICES LTD2× · 6%
    4. Professor Jeremy Hodgen (Individual)1× · 3%
    5. THE DEXTROUS WEB1× · 3%
    6. Chess in Schools and Communities1× · 3%

    +21 more suppliers

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, QA Ltd, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    b5bce966-0844-4c08-a640-b55b94d7653f-905432

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