Live from the four UK portals · 8 October 2026

Education tenders in the UK

Tenders from universities, colleges, schools and academy trusts, and education bodies: estates, cleaning and catering, IT, research services, transport and professional services.

115
Open now
5,151
Awarded in the last 12 months
£158,000
Typical contract (median)
42%
Won by SMEs
1,785
Ending in the next 12 months

Open now

115 open education tenders, closing soonest first

Each links to the official notice, where you read the documents and bid. The same tender published on two portals is shown once.

Showing 20 of 115. Search every open tender in the free tender finder

Who wins

Suppliers winning the most education contracts

Single-supplier awards in the last twelve months.

  1. Softcat plc63 awards
  2. Academia Limited55 awards
  3. Nhs Supply Chain Coordination Limited (Nhssc - Sccl)41 awards
  4. Phoenix Software Ltd36 awards
  5. Jisc Services Ltd34 awards
  6. CDW Limited26 awards
  7. Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd21 awards
  8. Id Medical Group Limited20 awards

Who buys

Buyers awarding the most education contracts

All awards in the last twelve months.

  1. Department for Education404 awards
  2. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)251 awards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND189 awards
  4. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST132 awards
  5. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust112 awards
  6. Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust106 awards
  7. University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust102 awards
  8. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust81 awards

Coming up for renewal

1,785 education contracts end in the next twelve months

The largest by published value, with the supplier holding each now. End dates come from the original award notices, so these re-tenders are visible months before they are advertised. How to use a renewal date.

ContractSupplierValueEnds
Bank / Agency Staffing RenewalNottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNhs Professionals Limited£162.7m31 Jul 2027
PURCON2023 Campus Development Programme Phase 1 - AWARDUniversity of East AngliaMace£88.0m14 Jan 2027
The Provision of Loughborough University Student Accommodation (LUSA) DevelopmentLoughborough UniversityJohn Graham Construction Ltd£59.1m31 Aug 2027
Stanmore College - Main Works (con_26267)Department For EducationBouygues UK£51.1m24 Sept 2027
Stanmore College (con_26257)Department For EducationBouygues UK£51.1m24 Sept 2027
Northumberland College (con_26574)Department for EducationBowmer & Kirkland Ltd£50.8m12 Oct 2026
Oasis Academy Temple Quarter - Main Works (con_28439)Department for EducationJohn Graham Construction Ltd, t/a GRAHAM£49.9m9 Jul 2027
Oasis Academy Temple Quarter - Main Works (con_28439)Department for EducationJohn Graham Construction Ltd, t/a GRAHAM£49.9m9 Jul 2027

Recently awarded

The latest education contract awards

ContractSupplierValueAwarded
SLA relating to Apprenticeship Training with NORTHERN & YORKSHIRE NHS ASSESSMENTHealth Education EnglandNorthern & Yorkshire Nhs Assessment Centre£213,0002 Feb 2029
SERVICE MAINTENANCE OF ANGIOMAT INJECTOR & VARIOUSHULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTPhilips Electronics Uk Ltd£39,00012 Feb 2028
Adult Eating Disorders Whole Team Training NHS/SoEPS/ 19.620 North & SouthHealth Education EnglandSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust£2.3m8 Nov 2026
Specialist maintenanceCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTThames Cryogenics LimitedValue not published7 Oct 2026
CA17967 - Milton Keynes College Lift Maintenance ServicesMilton Keynes CollegeRubax Lifts Limited£39,0006 Oct 2026
CA17134 - Provision of M&E Services for Chichester College GroupChichester College GroupPaine Manwaring£1.4m6 Oct 2026
Maintenance - Vauxhall Van Contract HireNOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITYSinclair Finance & Leasing Co Ltd£14,0006 Oct 2026
Bradford College Hard services FM TenderBradford CollegeCBRE Managed ServicesValue not published6 Oct 2026

Common questions

Education tenders

How many education tenders are open in the UK?

115 open UK public sector education tenders were listed on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales on 8 October 2026. 5,151 education contracts were awarded in the last twelve months.

Who wins education contracts?

Over the last twelve months the suppliers named on the most education contract awards were Softcat plc (63), Academia Limited (55), Nhs Supply Chain Coordination Limited (Nhssc - Sccl) (41). Most suppliers win only one or two, so the market is wider than the top names suggest.

How much is a typical education contract worth?

The median published value of single-supplier education contracts awarded in the last twelve months was £158,000. Values vary widely, and many notices publish no value at all.

Can small businesses win education contracts?

Yes. 42% of the education contracts awarded in the last twelve months where the buyer recorded the winner's size went to small and medium-sized businesses (948 of 2,259).

How do I get education tenders by email?

Tender Radar checks every new UK notice each weekday morning against your organisation's profile, scores how well each fits and emails you the ones worth reading, with the education contracts coming up for renewal. It is free for 30 days, then £30 a month.

How these figures are worked out: a notice or award is counted here when one of its CPV codes falls in this sector, or its title names the work, or, for this page, when the buyer is of this type. Awards are from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; open tenders from all four UK portals. SME status is as the buyer recorded it on each award notice.

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