Education & Training: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 80000000·Services · division·30 classes with notices·Official label: Education and training services
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 791 lots from 564 competitions run by 314 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 376 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 415 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 2,710 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 390 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 127 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| NHS Leadership Programmes Refresh - Jenner, Seacole and Franklin (NHSE) | NHS England | 30 Nov 2026 | 26d | £320,000 |
| Leadership and Management Programme WGSBs | Qualifications Wales | 16 Nov 2026 | 12d | £330,000 |
| EEAST - 26-T20 - Neurodiversity Awareness Training | East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 23 Nov 2026 | 19d | £1,000,000 ceiling |
What education & training covers
Official CPV label: Education and training services · editorial summary
Funded skills development programmes, apprenticeship frameworks, adult education initiatives, and executive leadership training across central departments and local growth hubs.
Typical requirements: Apprenticeship Training Standards · Digital Skills Bootcamps · Executive & Leadership Development · Vocational Training · E-Learning Design.
Sub-sectors of education & training
30 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 3,717 of 9,124 notices in this division carry a class-level code
Show 2 quieter classes (fewer than 5 notices in 12 months, none open)
Operation of an educational centre80490000 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | |
Training and simulation in warships80640000 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Central government37%(3,340 notices)
3,340 of 8,949 notices are Central government (37%).Local authorities31%(2,731 notices)
2,731 of 8,949 notices are Local authorities (31%).Other public bodies7%(661 notices)
661 of 8,949 notices are Other public bodies (7%).Education & universities7%(640 notices)
640 of 8,949 notices are Education & universities (7%).Police, fire & emergency2%(213 notices)
213 of 8,949 notices are Police, fire & emergency (2%).Not classified15%(1,364 notices)
1,364 of 8,949 notices are Not classified (15%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| NHS England | Central government | 959 | 666 | 3 |
| Health Education England | not classified | 886 | 0 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 300 | 46 | 1 |
| Department for Education | Central government | 292 | 43 | 0 |
| Department for Work & Pensions | Central government | 177 | 85 | 1 |
| Somerset Council | Local authorities | 139 | 57 | 0 |
| Jisc | Other public bodies | 128 | 28 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 124 | 68 | 0 |
| Ministry of Justice | Central government | 105 | 8 | 0 |
| Jisc Services Limited | Other public bodies | 82 | 2 | 0 |
1,160 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 4,596 of 9,124 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| South West England | 4 | 50% | 48% | |
| South East England | 2 | 52% | 32% | |
| North West England | 4 | 55% | 39% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 51% | 35% | |
| Greater London | 4 | 44% | 39% | |
| East Midlands | 4 | 48% | 27% | |
| East of England | 4 | 50% | 18% | |
| West Midlands | 4 | 42% | 17% | |
| North East England | 4 | 45% | 27% | |
| Scotland | 2 | 60% | 63% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 3 | 37% | 43% | |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 67% | 78% |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract87%(7,954 notices)
7,954 of 9,124 notices are Contract (87%).Framework10%(949 notices)
949 of 9,124 notices are Framework (10%).Dynamic purchasing system2%(221 notices)
221 of 9,124 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (2%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open34%(3,126 notices)
3,126 of 9,124 notices are Open (34%).Direct award25%(2,249 notices)
2,249 of 9,124 notices are Direct award (25%).Limited / restricted20%(1,854 notices)
1,854 of 9,124 notices are Limited / restricted (20%).Route not published15%(1,340 notices)
1,340 of 9,124 notices are Route not published (15%).Selective6%(555 notices)
555 of 9,124 notices are Selective (6%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold54%(746 notices)
746 of 1,382 notices are Above threshold (54%).Below threshold46%(636 notices)
636 of 1,382 notices are Below threshold (46%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (4,734) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid22%(174)
174 of 791 lots fall in 1 bid (22%).2–330%(235)
235 of 791 lots fall in 2–3 (30%).4–624%(193)
193 of 791 lots fall in 4–6 (24%).7 or more24%(189)
189 of 791 lots fall in 7 or more (24%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 791 lots from 564 competitions run by 314 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 376 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 415 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
1,497 of 4,394 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 340 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
2,443 SME bids out of 3,488, on 658 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
1,254 of 2,248 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 491 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
73 of 4,734 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 499 lots from 181 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 10,880 awards to 5,412 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 2% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| QA Limited | 52 | 57 | 22 | 43 |
| Yeovil College | 41 | 41 | 15 | 1 |
| The Skills Network | 31 | 37 | 7 | 21 |
| Learning Curve Group Limited | 30 | 49 | 5 | 26 |
| King's College London | 30 | 33 | 13 | 13 |
| The Knowledge Academy | 28 | 31 | 8 | 15 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER | 24 | 25 | 9 | 7 |
| The Growth Company Limited | 22 | 34 | 4 | 9 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 2,563 of 9,124 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in education & training
127 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 80, on the tender or any of its lots. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 2 Nov 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.