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Department for Education

Find a Tender identifier: GB-FTS-165 · London, UK

Procurement processes307
Open opportunities0
Awarded procurements138
Signed contracts136
Avg. awarded suppliers2.8
Avg. reported bids145.6
Highest reported bids4,130
Bid-count coverage120 of 307

Value and contract picture

Published value (GBP)£2,549,745,210
Average published value (GBP)£33,549,279
Signed contract value (GBP)£6,608,389,117

GBP totals only, so values in another currency are never silently mixed into the total.

Procurement methods

Not published
131
Open procedure
130
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
35
Restricted procedure
5
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
2
Competitive dialogue
2
Competitive procedure with negotiation
2

Top categories

Education and training services
172
Health and social work services
10
Social work and related services
9
Administration services
8
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
6
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
6
Adult and other education services
5
Construction work
4
Administrative educational services
4
Event services
4

Most competitive procurements

Ranked by the number of bids reported by the buyer; a multi-lot procurement can report one count per lot.

ProcurementBids reportedValueStatus
Musical Instrument, Equipment and Technology Framework4,130Value not publishedcomplete
DfE - Skills Bootcamps Lot 2 - Digital & Technical - Project_49253,893Value not publishedcomplete
DfE - Skills Bootcamps in HGV Driving - Project_6000 - itt_8183,528Value not publishedcomplete
Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)2,132Value not publishedcomplete
Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)1,924Value not publishedcomplete
Adult Education Budget 2023/24 Procurement Contracts for Services676Value not publishedcomplete
Project - 7780 - DfE - HGV Bootcamp System Group Remediation (Multiple Contracts)390Value not publishedcomplete
Curriculum Experts Framework 2024-26130Value not publishedcomplete
Early Career Framework and National Professional Qualifications Framework 202299Value not publishedcomplete
European Social Fund Provision 2014-2057Value not publishedcomplete

Most frequent awarded suppliers

SupplierProcurements wonPublished award value (GBP)
RM Education3Value not published
GTG Training Limited2Value not published
TRS Training Limited2Value not published
Mutual Ventures Ltd2Value not published
Ultima Skills Ltd2Value not published
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)2Value not published
National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)1Value not published
Leading For Children Ltd1Value not published
Assessment Counts Ltd1Value not published
National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)1Value not published

Recent and open procurements

ProcurementStatusDeadlineValue
testClosed29 Jan 2021Value not published
DfE - Skills Bootcamps - Digital & TechnicalClosed12 Feb 2021£36,000,000
National Leaders of Governance (NLG) ReformClosed19 Feb 2021Value not published
Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)Closed26 Feb 2021£122,500,000
Teacher Assessment – English Writing Standardisation and TrainingClosed12 Mar 2021£385,000
Emergency End Point Assessment Framework AgreementClosed26 Mar 2021£750,000
Supporting Education Recovery: In-Class Curriculum Resources ProcurementClosed5 May 2021£15,000,000
The T-Level Employer Support PackageClosed30 Jun 2021Value not published
Turing Scheme Administration ServicesClosed20 Aug 2021£6,900,000
Assessed and Supported Year in EmploymentClosed1 Oct 2021Value not published
National Child Safeguarding Facilitator Role (Local Government Focus)Closed22 Nov 2021£194,400
Trustee and Governor Recruitment and Onboarding SupportClosed2 Dec 2021Value not published
Science CPD Programme - EnglandClosed4 Jan 2022£10,990,000
Latin Excellence ProgrammeClosed7 Jan 2022Value not published
Invitation to Tender for Free Schools Support ServiceClosed18 Jan 2022£1,485,000
Opening of School Sports FacilitiesClosed10 Jun 2022Value not published
National Leaders of Education FrameworkClosed20 Jun 2022£2,160,000
Sector awareness and provider preparedness project to aid the implementation of national standards and Ofsted regulation for providers offering supported accommodation for looked after childrenClosed1 Jul 2022£1,300,000
Post-16 English and maths Continuous Professional Development to the Further Education Workforce (GCSE/FSQ resits)Closed2 Aug 2022£1,000,000
FTS - Improving the teaching of Physical Education in primary schoolsClosed16 Sept 2022Value not published

How to read these figures

Supplier count means distinct suppliers named in awards, not all bidders. Bid counts are published aggregate statistics, not a list of submitted bids. Award and contract data currently comes from the latest retained OCDS record for each procurement process.