Adult-education services at university level: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 80430000Services · classin Education & Training

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Central government 41% (39 notices)
  • Education & universities 25% (24 notices)
  • Local authorities 17% (16 notices)
  • Other public bodies 4% (4 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 4% (4 notices)
  • Not classified 9% (9 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Ministry of DefenceCentral government1140
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)Central government500
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Central government400
Scottish Governmentnot classified420
Sheffield Hallam UniversityEducation & universities300
Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityLocal authorities211
APUC LIMITEDnot classified210
Department for EducationCentral government200
General Pharmaceutical CouncilLocal authorities210
Invest Northern IrelandCentral government200

63 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 76 of 99 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Wales (Cymru)16 · 21%
Scotland11 · 14%
Greater London10 · 13%
South East England8 · 11%
Yorkshire and the Humber8 · 11%
North West England8 · 11%
South West England7 · 9%
East Midlands6 · 8%
North East England5 · 7%
West Midlands5 · 7%
East of England4 · 5%
Northern Ireland4 · 5%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 79% (78 notices)
  • Framework 15% (15 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 6% (6 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 58% (57 notices)
  • Route not published 15% (15 notices)
  • Selective 14% (14 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 13% (13 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 67% (16 notices)
  • Below threshold 33% (8 notices)
Typical tender window29 daysrobust · n=30median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (52) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=24
  • 1 bid 21% (5)
  • 2–3 33% (8)
  • 4–6 42% (10)
  • 7 or more 4% (1)
Contract value, net
p25 £200,000median £600,000p75 £1,062,538
interquartile range of 43 awards · p90 £2,561,015
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=20middle half 2–5
Competed85%robust · n=52open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs48%robust · n=81of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs21%robust · n=34single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally77%robust · n=22winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned4%robust · n=52cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 259 awards to 107 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 28% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 40 of 99 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

In-tend Electronic Procurement13 notices · 33% · 1 open
Delta eSourcing8 notices · 20%
Sell2Wales4 notices · 10%
Atamis Health Family Portal2 notices · 5% · 1 open

Open tenders in adult-education services at university…

2 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship and Associated Learning ProgrammesGreater Manchester Combined Authority2 Oct 202611d£22,700,000
Thirteen Learning and Development Provider DPSDPS11 lotsKarbon Homes23 Feb 2029887d£1,600,000 ceiling

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 8043. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 17 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 8043. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.