Education & training: UK public sector tenders
Education & training: 58 open tenders, 87 coming soon, 990 contracts ending within 12 months. Of the open tenders, 31 are from buyers that usually draw few bids, 18 are from buyers with a typical number of bids, 9 are from buyers we cannot yet rate. The median buyer here has drawn 4 bids per open tender.
Education & training: key facts
| Measure | Number |
|---|---|
| Open tenders | 58 |
| Closing within 7 days | 8 |
| Planned tenders coming soon | 87 |
| Contracts ending within 12 months | 990 |
| Median bids per tender at these buyers | 4 |
How contested are these buyers?
few bidders (31) a typical contest (18) not enough history to rate (9)
Which Education & training tenders close first?
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery of Apprenticeships to the Intelligence Corps | Ministry of Defence | 12 Oct 2026 | £5.8m | few bidders |
| Delivery of Apprenticeships to the Royal Corps of Signals | Ministry of Defence | 12 Oct 2026 | £17m | few bidders |
| C002215 - Online Delivery of Bespoke Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) | The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) | 12 Oct 2026 | not stated | few bidders |
| Provision of Ship Stability Course Tank and Training Facilities | Maritime and Coastguard Agency | 12 Oct 2026 | £19k | few bidders |
| Clinical Assessment Skills (CAS) training for Pharmacist Prescribers | Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) | 13 Oct 2026 | £100k | a typical contest |
| Rail Industry Services | Gateshead College | 14 Oct 2026 | not stated | few bidders |
| Contract FOR Delivery OF AN Advice Service Under THE Crisis Resilience Fund | Hartlepool Borough Council | 15 Oct 2026 | not stated | a typical contest |
| Football Delivery Partner - Redcar and Cleveland College | The Education Training Collective | 16 Oct 2026 | £75k | a typical contest |
| Request for Quote: Women of Colour in Leadership Development Programme | Cambridgeshire County Council | 19 Oct 2026 | £11k | few bidders |
| BASIS FACTS Certification | Natural England | 19 Oct 2026 | £17k | not enough history to rate |
| E Portfolio | Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 19 Oct 2026 | £110k | few bidders |
| Training, Coaching and Development Providers Framework | Development Bank of Wales | 20 Oct 2026 | not stated | a typical contest |
What are the largest open Education & training tenders?
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery of Apprenticeships to the Royal Corps of Signals | Ministry of Defence | 12 Oct 2026 | £17m | few bidders |
| Delivery of Apprenticeships to the Intelligence Corps | Ministry of Defence | 12 Oct 2026 | £5.8m | few bidders |
| Alternative Provision | Hull City Council | 13 Nov 2026 | £4.8m | few bidders |
| Employability Services Procured Service Arrangement - Phase 4 | South Lanarkshire Council | 3 Dec 2026 | £4m | few bidders |
| For the provision of a Higher Education Institution to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme for the East Midlands Regional Partnership (Cohorts 10 and 1 | Derby City Council | 23 Oct 2026 | £3.6m | a typical contest |
Which buyers here usually draw the fewest bids?
| Buyer | Usual bids on earlier tenders | Open here |
|---|---|---|
| Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | 1 | 1 |
| Ministry of Defence | 2 | 3 |
| Animal AND Plant Health Agency | 2 | 1 |
| Gateshead College | 2 | 1 |
| University of Glasgow | 2 | 1 |
| Engineering Construction Industry Training Board | 2.5 | 2 |
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Where is the work?
- North East: 32
- North West: 16
- Not stated: 13
- Wales: 13
- Yorkshire and The Humber: 13
- London: 11
- East Midlands: 10
- East of England: 9
- South West: 9
- South East: 6
- West Midlands: 6
- Scotland: 4
- Northern Ireland: 3
Which buyers publish the most?
- NHS England: 12
- Ministry of Defence: 7
- Department for Education: 7
- Suffolk County Council: 4
- Cornwall Council: 3
- Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW): 2
- Sheffield City Council: 2
- Caerphilly County Borough Council: 2
- Derby City Council: 2
- Leicester City Council: 2
How we work this out
Open tenders, planned tenders and awards come from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder (Open Government Licence v3.0). “Bids” is the median number of bids on the buyer's earlier open tenders (Find a Tender, 2025-26). It describes the buyer's history, not this tender, and is not a forecast. Contracts ending are from award notices and may be extended or re-tendered early or late. Always check the official notice. Updated 9 Oct 2026. Operated by OKII.
To cite this page: Education & training public sector tenders (58 open), BidCount, https://bidcount.co.uk/sectors/education-and-training, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (Open Government Licence v3.0), updated 9 Oct 2026.