Industry · UK public sector
Bid for more UK education and training contracts without your delivery team writing PQQs
Apprenticeship Levy delivery, adult skills, schools framework lots, university procurement: SMBs win plenty of this work. Bidwell helps you bid on more of it.
30 min
first-pass response on a typical schools framework SQ
4x
more bids per delivery lead
24h
from notice to drafted response
The shape of education and training bidding
What makes this industry hard to bid in
Education and training procurement covers a wide and SMB-friendly surface: ESFA-registered apprenticeship delivery, adult skills funded provision, schools framework lots through CPC and YPO, multi-academy trust direct awards, FE college and university procurement, and EdTech contracts at every level. SMB training providers and EdTech firms win meaningfully here, but the bid process is heavy on Ofsted-aligned narrative, safeguarding evidence, learner outcome data, KCSIE and Prevent compliance, and tailored social value. Most providers have a head of curriculum or a delivery director writing bids alongside running provision, which puts a hard cap on bid volume. Bidwell removes that cap. We watch every relevant UK notice on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, score it against your provision type, sector and value range, and draft a complete first-pass response in minutes using your stored evidence: Ofsted commentary, safeguarding policies, learner outcome data, and past wins. Your delivery lead reviews and submits, and the curriculum team stays focused on delivery.
What sucks today
- Heads of curriculum writing safeguarding narratives instead of running provision
- KCSIE and Prevent answers slightly different every bid
- Apprenticeship and adult skills lots closing before the team has read them
- Learner outcome data not pulled into bids consistently
What Bidwell does about it
- Notice feed scoped to your provision, sector and learner type
- Safeguarding, KCSIE and Prevent evidence reused consistently
- Learner outcome data folded into each response automatically
- More bids per delivery lead without curriculum quality slipping
Live tender feed
Recent education and training awards in the UK
Pulled live from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, filtered to education and training-relevant CPV codes.
ERYC Tuition Service
East Riding of Yorkshire Council · Awarded to Tutor Doctor West Hull on 27 Oct 2026
Undisclosed
NHM Learning Management System 2026 - 2030
Natural History Museum · Awarded to Learning Pool Ltd on 19 Oct 2026
£143k
Provision of Researcher Development Program & Centre of Doctoral Training – 6 Lots
University of Strathclyde · Awarded to Skillfluence Limited on 14 Oct 2026
£24k
Therapeutic Alternative Provision - Further Competition
Sheffield City Council · Awarded to CARE COVE LIMITED on 11 Oct 2026
£2.5m
Education, Health and Care Plan Software
Blackpool Borough Council · Awarded to IDOX SOFTWARE LIMITED on 11 Oct 2026
£120k
Pupil Equity Funding (PEF) Flexible Framework
Dumfries and Galloway Council · Awarded to Formula Schools LTD T/A Kayantics on 5 Oct 2026
£22.9m
Assistive Support Needs Services for South Lanarkshire College
South Lanarkshire College · Awarded to Clear Links Support Ltd on 5 Oct 2026
£234k
C002179 Provision of an Education Package for General Practice Speciality Training Registrars (GPSTRs) in Scotland
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · Awarded to GP Update Limited on 4 Oct 2026
£848k
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Frameworks that route this work
Where education and training buyers find suppliers
RM1043.8
Digital Outcomes and Specialists 6
DOS 6 is the UK public sector route for buying agile digital teams, user research, and individual specialists. Buyers describe the outcome they want and shortlist suppliers via the Digital Marketplace.
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RM6100
RM6100 Technology Services 3
RM6100 is the principal UK government framework for IT and digital services, from small advisory engagements through to multi-year managed service contracts. The third version of Technology Services, it routes most enterprise IT spend in central government and the wider public sector.
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Who runs the bids in education and training
Most of our education and training customers are bid managers.
Frequently asked
Bidwell vs Education and Training, in short
Yes. ESFA-registered providers and adult skills providers are well-served. The drafts pull your Ofsted commentary, learner outcome data, and provision-specific evidence into each response.
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