Who Won It

Sector · CPV division 80

Education & training: UK public contracts

29 UK public education & training contracts awarded in the last 12 months, worth £5.12m. See who is buying, who is winning, and 31% awarded without competition.

Covers CPV division 80, “Education and training services”. The busiest buyers recently were Hull City Council and Ministry of Justice.

Contracts (last 12 months)
29
Published value
£5.12mwhere stated
Without competition
31%9 contracts
Won by SMEs
68%of 28 with size known
Contracts awarded per month
October 2024: 0 contracts, £0Oct 24November 2024: 0 contracts, £0December 2024: 0 contracts, £0January 2025: 0 contracts, £0Jan 25February 2025: 0 contracts, £0March 2025: 0 contracts, £0April 2025: 0 contracts, £0Apr 25May 2025: 0 contracts, £0June 2025: 0 contracts, £0July 2025: 0 contracts, £0Jul 25August 2025: 0 contracts, £0September 2025: 0 contracts, £0October 2025: 0 contracts, £0Oct 25November 2025: 0 contracts, £0December 2025: 0 contracts, £0January 2026: 0 contracts, £0Jan 26February 2026: 0 contracts, £0March 2026: 0 contracts, £0April 2026: 0 contracts, £0Apr 26May 2026: 0 contracts, £0June 2026: 2 contracts, £50,081July 2026: 4 contracts, £144kJul 26August 2026: 14 contracts, £4.27mSeptember 2026: 9 contracts, £659k

Biggest buyers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Hull City Council 8 · £1.59m
  2. Ministry of Justice 8 · £791k
  3. Derby City Council 5 · £176k
  4. Sellafield Ltd 1 · £1.73m
  5. The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) 1 · £402k
  6. Ministry of Defence 1 · £210k
  7. DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency 1 · £80,000
  8. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit 1 · £45,000
  9. Bath Spa University 1 · £39,306
  10. British Business Bank 1 · £28,000

Top suppliers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Shannon Trust SME 2 · £642k
  2. Uie SME 1 · £1.73m
  3. Hogrefe Ltd 1 · £402k
  4. Humber Learning Consortium SME 1 · £263k
  5. Hull College SME 1 · £262k
  6. Portull Training Services Ltd SME 1 · £261k
  7. Explosive Learning Solutions LTD SME 1 · £210k
  8. The Skills Network SME 1 · £210k
  9. SCL Education and Training Limited 1 · £207k
  10. Triage Centrum Limited SME 1 · £158k

By region

  1. Yorkshire and the Humber 17 · £2.41m
  2. East Midlands 5 · £176k
  3. South West 2 · £119k
  4. South East 2 · £255k
  5. Scotland 1 · £402k
  6. East of England 1 · £27,000
  7. North West 1 · £1.73m

Latest contracts

Date Contract Buyer Supplier Value
17 Sep 2026 Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for CSCS courses for Prisoners at HMP Stoke Heath Ministry of Justice Green Skills Partnership CIC SME £11,520
17 Sep 2026 Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for In-Cell Learning courses for Prisoners at HMP Northumberland Ministry of Justice PeoplePlus Group Ltd £25,000
15 Sep 2026 Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Rail Services provision for prisoners at HMP /YOI Lincoln Ministry of Justice Platinum Rail Services SME £32,500
14 Sep 2026 For Inclusion on a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for education services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Derby City Council Engineered Learning Ltd SME, Forest Lodge Edu-Therapy Centre Ltd SME +3 more —
14 Sep 2026 Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for CSCS/CDDO provision for prisoners at HMP Springhill Ministry of Justice National Demolition Training Group SME £36,000
10 Sep 2026 CBC-2002-EXF-DA-ZH Chartered Surveyor Level 6 Apprenticeship - AWARD Central Bedfordshire Council UBE (Formerly t/a University College of Estate Management) £27,000
10 Sep 2026 C002191 - Delivery of training in the Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale – 2nd edition (ADOS-2) for multidisciplinary NHS staff across Scotland. The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) Hogrefe Ltd £402k
9 Sep 2026 Level 5 Digital Learning Specialist DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency LDN Apprenticeships Ltd £80,000
1 Sep 2026 Contract for the provision of AI Short Courses Level 5 Apprenticeships call off contract, to North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) (Hosted by NHS England) NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit QA Limited SME £45,000
28 Aug 2026 ENQ1394 - Procurement of 6x Procurement and Supply Apprenticeships Derby City Council SR Supply Chain Consultants Ltd SME £44,000
28 Aug 2026 715869492 - Provision of End Point Assessment for Aircraft Handlers Ministry of Defence Explosive Learning Solutions LTD SME £210k
26 Aug 2026 ENQ1382 - Procurement of 2x Teacher Apprenticeships Derby City Council The University of Derby £36,000
26 Aug 2026 ENQ1381 - Procurement of 2x Chartered Surveyor (Real Estate) Apprenticeships Derby City Council Nottingham Trent University £54,000
26 Aug 2026 Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Reading provision for prisoners at the London Region Ministry of Justice Shannon Trust SME £601k
25 Aug 2026 Condition Monitoring Sellafield Ltd Uie SME £1.73m
4 Aug 2026 Adult Skills Fund - 26-27 No competition Hull City Council Blue Apple Training SME £143k
4 Aug 2026 Adult Skills Fund - 26-27 No competition Hull City Council Hull College SME £262k
4 Aug 2026 Adult Skills Fund - 26-27 No competition Hull City Council Humber Learning Consortium SME £263k
4 Aug 2026 Adult Skills Fund - 26-27 No competition Hull City Council Portull Training Services Ltd SME £261k
4 Aug 2026 Adult Skills Fund - 26-27 No competition Hull City Council SCL Education and Training Limited £207k
4 Aug 2026 Adult Skills Fund - 26-27 No competition Hull City Council Skills-UK, Education & Training Limited SME £91,943
4 Aug 2026 Adult Skills Fund - 26-27 No competition Hull City Council The Skills Network SME £210k
4 Aug 2026 Adult Skills Fund - 26-27 No competition Hull City Council Triage Centrum Limited SME £158k
30 Jul 2026 Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Reading Co-ordinator provision for prisoners at HMP Brinsford Ministry of Justice Shannon Trust SME £40,545
16 Jul 2026 ENQ1379 - Procurement of 7x Children, Young People and Families Apprenticeships Derby City Council Yorkshire Training Partnership Limited SME £42,000
14 Jul 2026 Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Performing Arts provision for prisoners at HMP Elmley Ministry of Justice Unlock Drama CIC £22,500
8 Jul 2026 LinkedIn Learning No competition Bath Spa University Academia Limited £39,306
30 Jun 2026 Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Railtrack provision for prisoners at HMP Guys Marsh Ministry of Justice Elite Project Services Ltd SME £22,081
1 Jun 2026 GB-Sheffield: ICA Training Courses British Business Bank International Compliance Association Limited £28,000
9 Mar 2021 Merton Adult Learning Main Delivery Service London Borough of Merton South Thames College SME £4.3m
4 Mar 2021 Training Course in Waste in Circular Economy No competition Fife College The Verdancy Group Ltd SME £160k
4 Mar 2021 HAZMAT and Radiation Protection Initial Course & Requalification South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Green Risk Assessment Ltd SME £200k
4 Mar 2021 Training Course in Waste in Circular Economy No competition Fife College The Verdancy Group Ltd SME £160k
25 Feb 2021 Item Writing Framework Department for Education National Foundation for Educational Research SME £4m
25 Feb 2021 Item Writing Framework Department for Education AlphaPlus Consultancy SME £4m
25 Feb 2021 Item Writing Framework Department for Education ACER International United Kingdom Limited SME £4m
24 Feb 2021 Provision of Innovation and Disruption People Capability Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C Public Group International Ltd SME £1.09m
23 Feb 2021 Claire Forkner No competition Jisc Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc £200k
23 Feb 2021 C1077 - Training: Process Operations (Water, Waste Water and Networks) and Traineeship/Apprenticeship Water Industry Qualifications NI Water and its subsidiaries Merit Skills Limited SME £1.4m
22 Feb 2021 Subcontracting Arrangements: Employability and Health Peterborough College Aspire Sporting Academy Ltd SME £2.29m
22 Feb 2021 Subcontracting Arrangements: Distance Learning Peterborough College Learning Curve Group £1.5m
22 Feb 2021 Subcontracting Arrangements: ESOL and English Functional Skills Peterborough College Gladca £700k
22 Feb 2021 Subcontracting Arrangements: Functional Skills Peterborough College Peterborough Skills Academy £320k
22 Feb 2021 Subcontracting Arrangements: Accountancy, Management and Legal Training Peterborough College Anglia Professional Training Ltd. £360k
19 Feb 2021 Claire Forkner No competition Jisc National Academy of Sciences —
9 Feb 2021 CCC & PCC Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Independent Travel Training Pilot Programme Cambridgeshire County Council National Star College SME £193k
5 Feb 2021 Business Essentials Training and Health and Safety Training Southern Water Services Limited Chichester College Group £87,145
5 Feb 2021 Business Essentials Training and Health and Safety Training Southern Water Services Limited Breathe Safety Limited £251k
5 Feb 2021 Virtual FSL3 Fire Safety Auditors Courses No competition Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service Fire Service College Ltd £29,780
2 Feb 2021 CP1903-20 - Adult Safeguarding and Mental Capacity Act Training Courses: Lot 1a and b: Adults Safeguarding training (DCC) & (DSAP) Devon County Council Jose Duff SME £141k