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In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£89,000,000

Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training (HPITT) Programme

Awarded to Teach First

Published
Published 20 March 2025
Deadline
Closed 13 November 2025
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Overview

The Department for Education awarded a contract to Teach First worth £89 million on 18 May 2026 to design and deliver the Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training (HPITT) Programme, a two-year employment-based initial teacher training and leadership development scheme. The programme will recruit 1,000 high-quality graduates per cohort starting in September 2027, 2028, and 2029 to teach in schools serving disadvantaged communities, with provision to extend to two further cohorts in 2030 and 2031. Teach First is responsible for school engagement, participant attraction, programme delivery, participant support, and maximising completion rates and career progression in teaching.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£89,000,000
Procedure
Open
SME suitable
Yes
Published
20 March 2025
Questions by
20 October 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment servicesEducation and training services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£89,000,000
Award date
18 May 2026
Contract period
24 April 2026 → 31 October 2031
Winner
  • Teach First

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    23 July 2026

  2. Contract

    29 May 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    26 September 2025

  4. Prior Information Notice

    1 September 2025

  5. Prior Information Notice

    23 May 2025

  6. Planning Update

    11 April 2025

  7. Prior Information Notice

    20 March 2025

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