Peep Learning Together Programme (Peep 3s) - VCSE
This tender closed on 19 October 2026.
- Buyer
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- Value
- £178,000
- Closed
- 19 October 2026
- Where
- Nottingham, the East Midlands
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Nottinghamshire County Council wants to hire a VCSE (voluntary, community or social enterprise) organisation to run the Peep Learning Together Programme, which teaches parents and children aged 3 to 4 years together to help prepare children for school and reduce inequality in disadvantaged areas.
What the buyer wants
• Deliver a structured early learning programme for children aged 3 to 4 and their parents/carers • Work within disadvantaged communities to improve school readiness • Support the Council's 'Best Start in Life' priority • Be based in or primarily serve the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: This contract is explicitly reserved for VCSE organisations only, which will disqualify most private for-profit small businesses and sole traders unless they are registered as a charity, social enterprise, or community interest company.
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