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# The Skills Network · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-skills-network-coh-06445363). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** The Skills Network is a Enterprise public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 75 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** The Skills Network
- **Organisation Scale:** Enterprise
- **Companies House number:** `06445363`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-186573` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 75
- **Primary Sector:** [Adult and other education services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/adult-and-other-education-services-80400000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-skills-network-coh-06445363

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Lots Won:** 0 won, 0 lost, 0 pending
- **Total Bid Activity:** 14 lots bid across 4 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 14 panel appointments across 14 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 4 distinct contracting authorities

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 50% below published budget estimate (median of 1 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £11m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £300k
- **Places on approved provider lists and panels:** 3 on 3 procedures; the lists total £22m, shared with other providers (not this supplier's revenue)

## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber), [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england), [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london), [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6):** 3 procedures (10 awards)
2. **[South Hampshire College Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-hampshire-college-group-urn-130693):** 3 procedures
3. **[Cheshire East Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-east-council-ons-e06000049):** 2 procedures
4. **[Hull City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hull-city-council-ons-e06000010):** 2 procedures
5. **[Loughborough College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/loughborough-college-urn-130748):** 2 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6):** £2.5m · [The Skills Network - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-education-budget-2023-24-procurement-contracts-for-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03962d)
2. **[Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6):** £2.0m · [Skills Bootcamp Lot 4](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-5910-dfe-wave-3-skills-bootcamps-lot-1-digital-core-itt-1141-con-15377-ocds-h6vhtk-030e27)
3. **[Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6):** £1.8m · [Skills Bootcamps Lot 1](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-5910-dfe-wave-3-skills-bootcamps-lot-1-digital-core-itt-1141-con-15377-ocds-h6vhtk-030e27)
4. **[www.nescol.ac.uk](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/www-nescol-ac-uk-GB-FTS-11176):** £850k · [Distance Learning Services & Materials Tender 2021](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/distance-learning-services-materials-tender-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02a284)
5. **[capitalEsourcing](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/capitalesourcing-GB-FTS-13081):** £480k · [WAES Distance Learning Subcontracted provision 24/25](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/waes-distance-learning-subcontracted-provision-24-25-ocds-h6vhtk-047bf2)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 11

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete The Skills Network public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-skills-network-coh-06445363#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-skills-network-coh-06445363
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt