Sector · UK public sector

Tenders in Education and training services

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Education and training services. 894 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

894

awards tracked

£20854.6m

total contract value

£24.1m

average award size

49.5%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Education and training services

  • Provision of Researcher Development Program & Centre of Doctoral Training – 6 Lots

    Awarded to Skillfluence Limited on 14 Oct 2026 · University of Strathclyde

    £24k

  • Pupil Equity Funding (PEF) Flexible Framework

    Awarded to Formula Schools LTD T/A Kayantics on 5 Oct 2026 · Dumfries and Galloway Council

    £22.9m

  • C002179 Provision of an Education Package for General Practice Speciality Training Registrars (GPSTRs) in Scotland

    Awarded to GP Update Limited on 4 Oct 2026 · The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)

    £848k

  • COV - 8132 - Coventry Music - Music Tutor DPS Award Notice

    Awarded to Ludovic Merkelbach on 29 Sept 2026 · Coventry City Council

    £71k

  • IA3213 Staffordshire Children and Young People's Flexible Framework Contract Awards 01.06.2026-31.08.2026

    Awarded to Power 2 Ltd on 29 Sept 2026 · Staffordshire County Council

    £992

  • EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SUPERVISORS

    Awarded to BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD on 24 Sept 2026 · Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

    £339k

  • Provision of Fire Protection Training

    Awarded to Compass Skills Training Limited on 21 Sept 2026 · Cleveland Fire Authority

    £70k

  • Provision of External Tutors for Ambulance Driver Training

    Awarded to EMSTAR on 20 Sept 2026 · East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

    £434k

  • External Tuition - Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council

    Awarded to 33 Recruitment Ltd trading as Educ8SEN on 17 Sept 2026 · Kent County Council

    Undisclosed

  • Provision of a Codecademy Expert

    Awarded to Skillsoft UK Limited on 14 Sept 2026 · DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial

    £16k

  • C002191 - Delivery of training in the Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale – 2nd edition (ADOS-2) for multidisciplinary NHS staff across Scotland.

    Awarded to Hogrefe Ltd on 9 Sept 2026 · The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)

    £402k

  • Premier Partnership Managed Training Services

    Awarded to THE PREMIER PARTNERSHIP LIMITED on 31 Aug 2026 · LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

    £95k

Sector pulse

Who procures in Education and training services, and where the value sits

Education and training services accounts for 894 tracked awards worth £20.9bn in the period we monitor. The average award here is £24.1m. Education and training services is procured mainly by Ministry of Justice, HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL and Defra Commercial. The biggest spender is Ministry of Justice, with 212 awards totalling £38.1m. Geographically the work is spread across Any region, North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West, Yorkshire and The Humber. SMBs are taking 49.5% of recorded awards, a healthier slice than most public-sector categories. Volume is falling sharply versus the prior month.

Biggest single award

£10000m

YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships

Won by BARNET & SOUTHGATE COLLEGE on 14 Jul 2026

Busiest month

Dec 25

103 awards published, totalling £101.7m.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.

Where the awards land

  • Any region25%
  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West16%
  • 16%
  • Yorkshire and The Humber11%
  • London,South East10%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

Shannon Trust

28 awards · £1.3m total

Complete Skills Solutions

22 awards · £514k total

Teesside University

15 awards · £3.2m total

PeoplePlus Group Ltd

11 awards · £310k total

Cambridge Spark Ltd

10 awards · £1.4m total

University of Reading

10 awards · £1.1m total

QA Limited

8 awards · £4m total

Multiverse Group Limited

8 awards · £3.6m total

Related buyers

The buyers driving demand in Education and training services.

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