Training facilities: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 80520000Services · 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 34% (141 notices)
  • Local authorities 27% (111 notices)
  • Other public bodies 10% (41 notices)
  • Education & universities 8% (32 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 7% (30 notices)
  • Not classified 14% (58 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Department for Work & PensionsCentral government3220
Ministry of JusticeCentral government2100
West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityLocal authorities1000
Ministry of DefenceCentral government930
OfcomOther public bodies840
British CouncilLocal authorities750
Derry City and Strabane District CouncilLocal authorities720
MID AND WEST WALES FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICEPolice, fire & emergency700
Historic EnglandCentral government652
Scottish Governmentnot classified600

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 279 of 418 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
Scotland47 · 17%
Northern Ireland46 · 16%
Greater London38 · 14%4
West Midlands37 · 13%
Wales (Cymru)33 · 12%
Yorkshire and the Humber32 · 11%
North West England32 · 11%
South East England29 · 10%
South West England26 · 9%
East of England22 · 8%
East Midlands21 · 8%
North East England19 · 7%

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 78% (324 notices)
  • Framework 19% (81 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (13 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 63% (264 notices)
  • Route not published 22% (91 notices)
  • Selective 8% (35 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 7% (28 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 53% (57 notices)
  • Below threshold 47% (50 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=95median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (194) · 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=75
  • 1 bid 17% (13)
  • 2–3 37% (28)
  • 4–6 25% (19)
  • 7 or more 20% (15)
Contract value, net
p25 £99,477median £304,725p75 £1,945,996
interquartile range of 96 awards · p90 £77,914,413
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=66middle half 2–6
Competed96%robust · n=194open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs62%robust · n=306of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs66%robust · n=67single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally68%robust · n=63winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimateat the estimaterobust · n=4919 below · 6 above
Abandoned6%robust · n=194cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot8robust · n=2039 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 437 awards to 236 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 10% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 142 of 418 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

In-tend Electronic Procurement29 notices · 20% · 3 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution24 notices · 17%
Proactis / ProContract13 notices · 9% · 1 open
eTendersNI12 notices · 8% · 1 open
Sell2Wales9 notices · 6% · 1 open

Open tenders in training facilities

7 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 8052. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 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 8052. 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.