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TEACH FIRST

Education & training
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Teach First is an organization focused on addressing educational disadvantage in the UK by recruiting and training teachers to work in schools serving the most deprived communities. They offer various teacher training programs and support initiatives aimed at improving educational outcomes for children.

teachfirst.org.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£396.5m
Live
6
Buyers
2
12m
£97.7m
At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 23
  • Top buyers2
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
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Quick answer — TEACH FIRSTUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

TEACH FIRST has won £396.5m across 2 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Department for Education at 100% · 100% in Education & training · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
6 of 23Live contracts
100%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 1/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

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JobsNo commitment stated✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
EnvironmentNo commitment stated✓
Tackling inequality1 commitment ↗✓
CommunityNo commitment stated✓
Tackling inequality · 1
  • WebsiteRewrite the FutureA campaign aimed at addressing educational inequality and ensuring every child has access to a brilliant teacher.

Extracted automatically from teachfirst.org.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 6
Training ProgrammeFully-funded teacher Training Programme. ↗
School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT)Train locally and qualify as a teacher in one year.
Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship (PGTA)Train locally, gain QTS in a year - with no fees and expert support.
Coaching ProgrammeFree one-to-one coaching to help you reach your personal and professional goals.
Headship NextA community for aspiring heads to drive change in disadvantaged communities.
Remarkable WomenA fully funded programme helping women in schools step confidently into headship.
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • con_26412 Call Off Contract from the ITTECF Framework Agreement for the provision of Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework-based training (ITTECF2025) for the 2025 CohortDepartment for Education · £8.9m
  • National Professional Qualifications Digital Platform Call Off ContractDepartment for Education · £196k

Extracted automatically from teachfirst.org.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

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No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 6 live · 17 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
2026 cohort of the Early Career Teacher Entitlement (ECTE) training programme
Department for Education8000000022 Jun 2026£8.7m3.3 yrsLive
Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training (HPITT) Programme
Department for Education—12 Jun 2026£89.0m5.4 yrspending
con_26412 Call Off Contract from the ITTECF Framework Agreement for the provision of Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework-based training (ITTECF2025) for the 2025 Cohort
Department for Education8000000001 Jan 2025£8.9m3.8 yrsLive
712821450 - DNO-378 STEM Teacher Engagement
Ministry of Defence, DIO,8021200004 Dec 2024£100k9 moClosed
Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)
Department for Education8000000001 Oct 2023£86k12 moClosed
Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)
Department for Education8000000030 Sept 2022£69k6 moClosed
ITT Market Quality Associates
Department for Education7941110011 Jul 2022£75k1.8 yrsClosed
Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)
Department for Education8000000013 Sept 2021£2.2m4 yrsClosed
National Professional Qualifications Digital Platform Call Off Contract
Department for Education8000000012 Jul 2021£196k3.8 yrsClosed
High Potential ITT and Leadership Development Programme 2022/23 (was con8379) con_8477
Department for Education8000000004 May 2021£112.7m7.5 yrsLive
Total live value £130.2m · mean award £17.2m1–10 of 23

Top buyers · 2 buyers · top 3 = 100%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Department for Education
22 contracts
100%
since 2015
2
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
1 contract
0%
since 2024

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Education & training80
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). TEACH FIRST highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
KP
KPMG LLP
No£223.3m2
TF
TEACH FIRST
Yes£97.7m—
TG
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
No£7.4m1
MA
MOTTRAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
No£2.7m2
BP
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
Yes£1.6m4
KU
Keele University
No£1.5m1
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

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No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

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✓ Live sync
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No Companies House record linked

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Financial

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No financial filings on record

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Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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