The Skills Network: UK Public Sector Contracts Won & Awards
Companies House: Private Limited Company·Selby·Yorkshire and the Humber·Main market: Adult and other education services
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Where they wini
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77 awards (72 for a named lot, 94%, 5 for a whole procedure with no lot named) · top CPV classes, shares of all 77 awards. An award may cover more than one class.
8040 Adult and other education services19 awards · 25% · 18 awards naming a lot + 1 whole-procedure awards8050 Training services10 awards · 13% · awards naming a lot8042 E-learning services2 awards · 3% · awards naming a lot8030 Higher education services1 award · 1% · awards naming a lotAttributable award value
£11mOn 17 of 77 award records; the five largest make 71%; a further 4 published a VAT-inclusive amount only (£394k inc. VAT, kept apart). Largest rows below.i
Typical attributable award
£300k middle valuerobust · n=17i
Award vs estimate
50% below estimateindicative · n=1compared within CPV division 80i
Based on 1 wins in its industry (CPV division 80). Small sample.
Largest published awards i | Authority | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Skills Network - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) | Department for Education | — | — | £2,496,460 † |
| Skills Bootcamp Lot 4 | Department for Education | — | — | £2,002,200 † |
| Skills Bootcamps Lot 1 | Department for Education | — | — | £1,830,000 † |
| Distance Learning Services & Materials Tender 2021 | www.nescol.ac.uk | — | — | £850,000 † |
| WAES Distance Learning Subcontracted provision 24/25 | capitalEsourcing | — | — | £480,000 † |
Where their buyers arei
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ITL1 region of the buyer office · known for 70 of 70 awarded procedures · each procedure counts once
Yorkshire and the Humber17 procedures · 24%
East of England9 procedures · 13%
Greater London9 procedures · 13%
South East England7 procedures · 10%
South West England7 procedures · 10%
East Midlands6 procedures · 9%
North West England5 procedures · 7%
Scotland5 procedures · 7%
Bidding recordi
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Procurement Act 2023 award notices name every bidder · 4 notices name this supplier, covering 14 lots since 30 May 2025 · observed bids, not an estimate
Contract lots contested
0 won · 0 lostFewer than three decided lots: no rate is claimed.i
Framework / DPS places
14 of 14Lots on 4 notices: a place is won per lot.i
Authorities bid for
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| Notice | Authority | Outcome | Bidders | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skills for Growth Light Touch Open Framework | Devon County Council | appointedall 2 lots bid for | 87 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Training Services for Adults | Lancashire Combined County Authority | appointedall 3 lots bid for | 181 | 2 Sept 2026 |
| Adult Skills and Employment Programmes | Lincolnshire County Council | appointedall 3 lots bid for | 65 | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Solent Skills Bootcamp Framework | Portsmouth City Council | appointedall 6 lots bid for | 35 | 30 May 2025 |
Bidder names come from Procurement Act 2023 award notices, which list every bidder (from 2025). Older notices name no bidders, so earlier contests do not appear here. Latest ten notices shown.
Who they sell toi
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Authorities named on this supplier’s published awards · ranked by distinct procedures · a framework or DPS adds one award record per appointed supplier
Authority type · official UK type when published, else name/id class, else not classified · by award records (a single panel can dominate)
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Local authority53%(41 awards)
41 of 77 awards are Local authority (53%).Education23%(18 awards)
18 of 77 awards are Education (23%).Central government13%(10 awards)
10 of 77 awards are Central government (13%).Type not classified5%(4 awards)
4 of 77 awards are Type not classified (5%).Other public body4%(3 awards)
3 of 77 awards are Other public body (4%).NHS & health1%(1 award)
1 of 77 awards is NHS & health (1%).
| Authority | Procedures | Share | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 7 | 10% | 7 | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Department for Education | 4 | 5.7% | 11 | 1 Feb 2024 |
| Lincolnshire County Council | 3 | 4.3% | 5 | 4 Mar 2026 |
| South Hampshire College Group | 3 | 4.3% | 3 | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Cambridge Regional College | 3 | 4.3% | 3 | 1 Aug 2024 |
| capitalEsourcing | 2 | 2.9% | 2 | 13 Dec 2024 |
| Cheshire East Council | 2 | 2.9% | 2 | 14 Jun 2024 |
| Hull City Council | 2 | 2.9% | 2 | 4 Aug 2026 |
Share = of the 70 procedures with an award naming this supplier. Last activity = award date, or notice publication when no award date was published.
Contracts endingi
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70 of 94 awards carry an end date, 24 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Ends | Published value |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Education Budget 2023 Procurement - ITT_2002 (Contracts for Services) | 31 Jul 2027 | £74,702,770 |
| The Skills Network - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) | 31 Jul 2027 | £2,496,460 |
| Provision of Cumbria Adult Learning Services 2026/2027 | 31 Jul 2027 | £258,356 |
| Contract to deliver 19+ Adult Learning courses at across various subject areas from the list of free courses for jobs | 31 Jul 2027 | £26,250 |
| Contract to deliver 19+ Adult Learning L1 & L2 courses across various subject areas to meet regional priorities | 31 Jul 2027 | £73,000 |
| Sales, Marketing and Procurement | 11 Aug 2027 estimated | £5,000,000 ceiling |
| Business & Administration | 11 Aug 2027 estimated | £5,000,000 ceiling |
| Care Services | 11 Aug 2027 estimated | £5,000,000 ceiling |
| Digital | 11 Aug 2027 estimated | £5,000,000 ceiling |
| Education & Childcare | 11 Aug 2027 estimated | £5,000,000 ceiling |
Soonest 10 of 17.
Recent awards
Latest 30 of 77 award records naming this supplier
Contracts Finder adds 17 more procedures won by this supplier, mostly below the Find a Tender threshold or from before 2025. Each is counted once beside any Find a Tender copy; they are in the totals, not in this list.
| Award / procedure | Authority | Awarded | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot: (1) Lot 1 | New College Swindon | 16 Jul 2026 | £656,503 joint award · 4 suppliers |
| Lot 1. Adult Skills Fund(ASF) and Free Courses For Jobs (FCFJ) | Devon County Council | 26 Jun 2026 | £75,000,000 framework ceiling · 1 of 52 appointed suppliers |
| Lot 3. Future Skills Projects | Devon County Council | 26 Jun 2026 | £10,000,000 framework ceiling · 1 of 52 appointed suppliers |
| Provision of Cumbria Adult Learning Services 2026/2027 | Westmorland and Furness Council | 12 May 2026 | £258,356 |
| Lot 1 - Non Accredited | Lincolnshire County Council | 4 Mar 2026 | £40,000,000 framework ceiling · 1 of 56 appointed suppliers |
| ASEP - Lot 2 | Lincolnshire County Council | 4 Mar 2026 | £30,000,000 framework ceiling · 1 of 59 appointed suppliers |
| ASEP - Lot 3 Other Programmes | Lincolnshire County Council | 4 Mar 2026 | £30,000,000 framework ceiling · 1 of 55 appointed suppliers |
| Lot 1A Skills For Life | Lancashire Combined County Authority | 25 Feb 2026 | £180,000,000 framework ceiling · 1 of 67 appointed suppliers |
| Lot 3 Future Funding Training and Skills Provision | Lancashire Combined County Authority | 25 Feb 2026 | £180,000,000 framework ceiling · 1 of 77 appointed suppliers |
| Lot 1B Skills For Growth | Lancashire Combined County Authority | 25 Feb 2026 | £180,000,000 framework ceiling · 1 of 75 appointed suppliers |
About this data
- One profile per supplier. Built from award and contract notices that name this supplier; different spellings and registration numbers of the same company are merged into this profile.
- Values are published values. The table mirrors what the notice published: framework ceilings and joint awards are labelled and never counted as this supplier's money, and † marks a value taken from the contract notice when the award published none. Only awards made to this supplier alone count towards its value, excluding VAT. It is not turnover.
- Regions in the buyer chart describe the buyer office, not where the work is delivered or the supplier’s registered address.
- Contract end dates. Published on 46 of 94 awards, estimated from the published duration on 24 more (marked “estimated”); those feed “Contracts ending”. Published values in that list come from either source; Contracts Finder figures are shown as published and stay out of this profile’s money totals.
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.