Category

Education and training contracts in the UK public sector

UK public sector buyers awarded 4,075 education and training contracts in the last twelve months, with a median published value of £75k. 3,642 end in the next 18 months, 484 of them within three months.

Training delivery, skills programmes, educational services and course provision. Includes workforce development bought by employers as well as by education institutions.

4,075
Contracts, last 12 months
25,601
Contracts since 2021
1,551
Buyers active here
£75k
Median contract value
3,642
Expiring in 18 months

Categories are derived from the CPV codes buyers publish on each award notice. Figures cover January 2021 onward and are comprehensive from 2023. The median is used rather than a total, because one framework ceiling would otherwise describe the whole category.

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Coming up for renewal

3,642 education and training contracts expiring in the next 18 months

Each has an end date already published in its award notice. The incumbent knows the date. Most competitors find out when the re-tender appears, by which point the specification is written.

484
within 3 months
1,483
within 6 months
2,917
within 12 months
3,642
within 18 months

By year: education and training ending in 2026 · education and training ending in 2027 · education and training ending in 2028 · education and training ending in 2029

ContractBuyerIncumbentValueExpires
C1 Driver TrainingWest Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust2 suppliers (framework)£1.5m7 Nov 2026
On Demand IT Training (for technical job families) - PluralsightNHS EnglandPluralsight, LLC£3.9m7 Nov 2026
On Demand IT Training (for technical job families) - PluralsightNHS EnglandPluralsight, LLC£897k7 Nov 2026
Professional development for mentors and coaches of teachers and trainers FrameworkEducation Traning FoundationAlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd£12.0m8 Nov 2026
Professional development for mentors and coaches of teachers and trainers FrameworkEducation Traning Foundation2 suppliers (framework)Not stated8 Nov 2026
Online Authoring ToolHomes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)Omniplex Learning£31k8 Nov 2026
NCS MoG Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship - ST0118Department for Work and PensionsMultiverse Group Ltd£3k8 Nov 2026
Leadership FrameworkEducation Traning FoundationFE Associates£4.0m8 Nov 2026
Leadership FrameworkEducation Traning FoundationFE Associates£4.0m8 Nov 2026
Leadership FrameworkEducation Traning FoundationFE Associates£4.0m8 Nov 2026
Leadership FrameworkEducation Traning Foundation8 suppliers (framework)Not stated8 Nov 2026
Governance FrameworkEducation Traning FoundationInstitute of Directors£2.0m8 Nov 2026
Governance FrameworkEducation Traning FoundationGGI Development and Research LLP£2.0m8 Nov 2026
Governance FrameworkEducation Traning FoundationInstitute of Directors£2.0m8 Nov 2026
Governance FrameworkEducation Traning Foundation4 suppliers (framework)Not stated8 Nov 2026
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Common questions

Education and training procurement, in short

Who buys education and training in the UK public sector?

1,551 public sector organisations have awarded education and training contracts since 2021. The most active are Health Education England (1919 contracts), NHS England (1734 contracts), Ministry Of Justice (1646 contracts).

How much is a typical education and training contract worth?

The median is £75k, across the 23,362 contracts of 25,601 that publish a value. A median rather than an average, because a single framework worth hundreds of millions would otherwise make the typical contract look far larger than it is.

When do education and training contracts come up for renewal?

3,642 contracts in this category have an end date inside the next 18 months. End dates are published in the original award notice, so they are visible long before any re-tender is advertised, which is usually the point at which the specification is already written.

How do I find new education and training tenders?

Notices are published across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, each with its own search. Tender Radar reads all four each weekday morning and scores new notices against your profile, alongside the contracts in this category approaching renewal.

Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear.

How to cite this data

Tender Radar (2026) Education and training contracts in the UK public sector [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/contracts/education-and-training (Accessed: 7 November 2026).

The figures change as notices are published, so the citation carries the date you read them.