Coming up· published 14 Jan 2026
WCC Home Learning Environments Evidence-Based Interventions Market Testing
Warwickshire County Council · Warwick, West Midlands
Warwickshire County Council is planning WCC Home Learning Environments Evidence-Based Interventions Market Testing. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warwick.
Source: Find a Tender, published 14 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 16:49
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Warwickshire County Council is planning WCC Home Learning Environments Evidence-Based Interventions Market Testing. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warwick. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 14 January 2026. The notice number is 003248-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-06060b. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The upcoming procurement process by Warwickshire County Council focuses on enhancing Home Learning Environments (HLEs) through evidence-based interventions. The initiative titled "WCC Home Learning Environments Evidence-Based Interventions Market Testing" aims to support early childhood development in line with the Government's national strategy.
This procurement falls under the industry categories of education, health, and social work services, as well as other community services, with activities set to take place in the UKG13 region of the United Kingdom. The process is currently in the planning stage, and a timeline from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 is anticipated for the contract period.
Key milestones include deadlines for clarification questions on 28 January 2026 and for market testing returns on 4 February 2026. Potential providers are required to register via Warwickshire County Council's e-tendering system to engage with the procurement process. Ideal participants might include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntarily and community sector enterprises (VCSEs), as the suitability criteria are aligned for these groups.
Engaging in this procurement could lead to collaborations with Warwickshire County Council or facilitate expanding service offerings within educational and social sectors. The procurement involves a light-touch regime, which may simplify processes for providers, encouraging innovative solutions and models that could strengthen their market presence and foster long-term growth through governmental collaboration.
The notice in full
The Government's strategy Giving every child the best start in life sets out a national ambition for 75% of children to achieve a Good Level of Development (GLD) by the time they start school by 2028. This includes a focus on strengthening Home Learning Environments (HLEs), which play an important role in supporting early development.
Warwickshire County Council currently delivers a range of HLE sessions and evidence-based programmes for a variety of age groups, internally and through commissioned services.
We wish to engage with the market to explore options available for the delivery of an increased HLE evidence-based intervention offer to equip parents and caregivers with strategies and activities to enhance the quality of parent-child learning interactions in the home, including programmes and delivery models, provider capacity and interest and opportunities for partnership working.
A decision on the delivery model will be made based on market response, internal review of existing services and capacity, and Government guidance.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- In-Tend
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 003248-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06060b
- CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services; 85000000 - Health and social work services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- CPV division
- 80 - Education and training services; 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- Warwick
- Town
- Coventry
- Postcode
- CV34 4SA
- Electoral ward
- Warwick Saltisford
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Delivery area
- Warwickshire CC
- Region
- West Midlands
- Sub-region
- Warwickshire CC
- Area
- Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Warwickshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Warwick, CV34 4SA · West Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003248-2026
- In-Tend portal, to register and bidin-tendhost.co.uk/warwickshirecc/aspx/Home
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-06060b (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about WCC Home Learning Environments Evidence-Based Interventions Market Testing
When will the WCC Home Learning Environments Evidence-Based Interventions Market Testing tender open?
Warwickshire County Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the WCC Home Learning Environments Evidence-Based Interventions Market Testing contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for WCC Home Learning Environments Evidence-Based Interventions Market Testing?
Warwickshire County Council, based in Warwick, West Midlands.
How do I bid for WCC Home Learning Environments Evidence-Based Interventions Market Testing?
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- Read the early notice in full.
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