# Higher education services (CPV 80300000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/higher-education-services-80300000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices. > **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Higher education services (CPV 80300000) covers UK public procurement for Higher education services. Tracked across 163 published procedures (61 in the last 12 months) across 89 contracting authorities, with 11 live opportunities open for bidding right now. ## Key Sector Information - **Sector:** Higher education services - **CPV Code:** `80300000` - **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector) - **Parent Division:** [Education & Training (CPV 80000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) - **Live Open Tenders:** 11 - **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 61 - **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 163 - **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 31 (89 lifetime) - **Typical Tender Window:** 32 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline) - **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/higher-education-services-80300000 - **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/higher-education-services-80300000/feed.xml ## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks - **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 2–6) (median of 17 procedures, 36 months, contracts) - **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £118k (median net contract award; interquartile range £44k–£767k) - **Deadline to Award Decision:** 42 days (median) - **SME Win Rate:** 40% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises - **Local Win Rate:** 39% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region ## Other Classes in Education & Training 1. [Training services (CPV 80500000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/training-services-80500000): 399 notices/12m 2. [Specialist training services (CPV 80510000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/specialist-training-services-80510000): 303 notices/12m 3. [Adult and other education services (CPV 80400000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/adult-and-other-education-services-80400000): 122 notices/12m 4. [Vocational training services (CPV 80530000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/vocational-training-services-80530000): 103 notices/12m 5. [E-learning services (CPV 80420000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/e-learning-services-80420000): 95 notices/12m 6. [Training facilities (CPV 80520000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/training-facilities-80520000): 60 notices/12m ## Live Open Tender Opportunities Currently open for bidding in Higher education services (soonest deadline first): 1. [Neurodiversity screening assessments for apprentices](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/neurodiversity-screening-assessments-for-apprentices-ocds-h6vhtk-077ee3): £918 · Deadline: 29 Oct 2026 · UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) 2. [Educational Psychology assessments to identify and diagnose Specific Learning Difficulties](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/educational-psychology-assessments-to-identify-and-diagnose-specific-learning-difficulties-ocds-h6vhtk-077ec4): £548,000 · Deadline: 29 Oct 2026 · UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) 3. [DN Colleges Group - Learner Finder Services Preferred Supplier ITT](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dn-colleges-group-learner-finder-services-preferred-supplier-itt-ocds-h6vhtk-0784c7): £400,000 · Deadline: 6 Nov 2026 · DN Colleges Group 4. [The Provision of SNCO Engineering Foundation Degree Scheme Runn](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-snco-engineering-foundation-degree-scheme-runn-ocds-h6vhtk-078af0): £990,000 · Deadline: 17 Nov 2026 · Ministry of Defence 5. [DPS for Skills and Investment Grant Funding](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dps-for-skills-and-investment-grant-funding-ocds-h6vhtk-040703): £25,000,000 · Deadline: 30 Sept 2028 · Worcestershire County Council ## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector Top public sector buyers procuring Higher education services work: 1. [Swansea University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/swansea-university-coh-rc000639): 8 notices (6 in last 12m) 2. [UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-salford-the-urn-133845): 7 notices (6 in last 12m) · **2 open** 3. [Sheffield Hallam University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-hallam-university-urn-133871): 7 notices (1 in last 12m) 4. [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17): 6 notices (3 in last 12m) · **1 open** 5. [University of Bedfordshire](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-bedfordshire-urn-133841): 6 notices (5 in last 12m) 6. [University of Exeter](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-exeter-urn-133817): 6 notices (2 in last 12m) 7. [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority-ons-e47000001): 5 notices (2 in last 12m) 8. [Bath Spa University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bath-spa-university-urn-133790): 4 notices (4 in last 12m) ## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions) Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region: 1. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 23 notices (20%) 2. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 17 notices (15%) 3. [Wales (Cymru)](https://tenderline.uk/regions/wales): 17 notices (15%) 4. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 16 notices (14%) 5. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 14 notices (12%) 6. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 12 notices (10%) ## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Higher education services: 1. [Advance HE](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/advance-he-coh-04931031): 5 procedures across 2 contracting authorities 2. [King's College London](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kings-college-london-coh-rc000297): 3 procedures (5 awards) across 1 contracting authorities 3. [UCAS Media Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ucas-media-ltd-coh-02737300): 3 procedures across 3 contracting authorities 4. [Jisc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jisc-coh-05747339): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities 5. [OXFORD INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAVEL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oxford-international-education-travel-limited-coh-02666738): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities 6. [Online Education Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/online-education-services-coh-10942893): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities 7. [Swansea University](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/swansea-university-coh-rc000639): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities 8. [UCAS - UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES ADMISSION Service](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ucas-universities-colleges-admission-service-coh-02839815): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities ## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance > **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline: > [Explore interactive Higher education services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/higher-education-services-80300000) ## Provenance and Open Data - **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. - **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/higher-education-services-80300000 - **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt