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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

The Education Training Collective

The Education Training Collective is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-10-17 to 2026-10-17Updated 2026-10-17

£8.0M

Total spend

22

Contract awards

20

Unique suppliers

£379K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, The Education Training Collective has awarded 22 contracts worth £8.0M to 20 suppliers between 2023-10-17 and 2026-10-17, at an average contract value of £379K, with the top five suppliers holding 80% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to The Education Training Collective

Top-five suppliers hold 80% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
SMS Energy Services Limited1£3.8M
Smart Outdoor Media Ltd1£1.2M
DarbyTech Limited2£554K
Itineris Ltd2£432K
Chester machine tools Ltd1£323K
Advanced Business Solutions1£292K
Chess ICT1£256K
EDM Limited1£174K
OneAdvanced Limited1£163K
BLUEMETRIC OPCO LIMITED1£159K
Support in Sport (UK) Ltd1£141K
Hydrasun Limited1£110K
MOTIF8 EMBROIDERY & PRINT LIMITED1£88K
VLE Support Limited1£65K
Grofar1£58K
In-Tend Limited1£42K
Thomas Graham & Sons Ltd1£37K
Hootsuite Inc1£25K
Lyreco Office Products1£19K
Alcium Software1£0

Procurement categories

What The Education Training Collective buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Software package and information systems

48
5 awards£556K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
3 awards£497K

Industrial machinery

42
3 awards£793K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
2 awards£4.0M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
2 awards£213K

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
2 awards£1.2M

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
1 award£37K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
1 award£256K

Education and training services

80
1 award£174K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
1 award£141K

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
1 award£88K

Recent contracts

Latest The Education Training Collective contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Legionella Water Hygiene Management Services - 2026

BLUEMETRIC OPCO LIMITED · 2026-10-06

£159K

Supply of Unified Communications and Mobile Services

Chess ICT · 2026-10-05

£256K

Supply and Installation of Metalworking Machinery for Engineering Training Facilities - 2025

Chester machine tools Ltd · 2026-05-12

£323K

Apprentice ePortfolio Platform - 2026

OneAdvanced Limited · 2026-03-30

£163K

Aircraft Training Environment

EDM Limited · 2026-02-18

£174K

Utilities Broker Service - 2025

SMS Energy Services Limited · 2026-02-09

£3.8M

Media Advertising Agency V2 - 2025

Smart Outdoor Media Ltd · 2025-12-18

£1.2M

CA15195 - Design & Supply of a Multi-disciplinary Pipe Training Rig

DarbyTech Limited · 2025-03-10

£360K

CA14957 - Supply of a Website Redesign, Hosting and Maintenance Provider

Itineris Ltd · 2025-02-11

£216K

Supply of a Website Redesign, Hosting and Maintenance Provider

Itineris Ltd · 2025-02-11

£216K

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5

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2

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Market analysis

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Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

29%

Awards to SMEs

80%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 29% of The Education Training Collective’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to The Education Training Collective

How much does The Education Training Collective spend on procurement?

The Education Training Collective awarded 22 contracts totalling £8.0M between 2023-10-17 and 2026-10-17, working with 20 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £379K.

Who are The Education Training Collective's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to The Education Training Collective by total award value are SMS Energy Services Limited, Smart Outdoor Media Ltd, DarbyTech Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 80% of contract value.

What does The Education Training Collective buy from suppliers?

The Education Training Collective's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, industrial machinery, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-17

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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