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Education and training services — UK government contracts

According to ENKII, UK public bodies have awarded 30,103 education and training services contracts worth £2106.0bn to 13,208 suppliers across 2,077 buyers, with 405 tenders open now, and the top five suppliers holding 5% of spend.

Contracts awarded
30,103
Total spend
£2106.0bn
Buyers
2,077
Suppliers
13,208
Open tenders
405

Top buyers

Who buys education and training services

BuyerAwardsValue
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation235£1868.0bn
YPO13£120.1bn
Ministry of Defence215£16.5bn
Project Selborne - To Provide a Training Service for Royal Navy and Royal Marines1£15.6bn
Cabinet Office29£15.3bn
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation3£11.0bn
Department for Work & Pensions153£7.1bn
HEE903£6.7bn
Health Education England1,410£4.9bn
Department for Work and Pensions137£2.7bn

Top suppliers

Who wins education and training services contracts

The top five suppliers hold 5% of contract value.

SupplierAwardsValue
ACCESS TRAINING (EAST MIDLANDS) LTD12£28.0bn
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED11£22.9bn
ACORN TRAINING LTD59£19.0bn
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD36£17.0bn
AXIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED5£11.0bn
ACACIA TRAINING LIMITED9£10.1bn
ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY20£10.0bn
ALL DIMENSION LIMITED3£10.0bn
ABA Procurement2£10.0bn
Boom Training1£10.0bn

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Live education and training services tenders

Youth Engagement Service/Integrated Settlement NEET

Manchester City Council · closes 2026-11-09

£1.0M

Youth Engagement Service/Integrated Settlement NEET

Manchester City Council · closes 2026-11-09

£1.0M

Safer Roads Open Grant Round

West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner · closes 2026-11-09

£300K

Cynllunio a Gosod Arddangosfeydd y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol · closes 2026-11-09

Open Light Touch Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon

Devon County Council · closes 2026-11-10

£614.0M

NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS) Virtual Assessment Centre (VAC) Service - NHSE

NHS England · closes 2026-11-10

£535K

CA18552 - RFQ 2026/40 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS "Thriving Together" - 3.2 Minority Community Support Programme - Journeys & Belonging

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) · closes 2026-11-10

£20K

CP2491-24 Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon

Devon County Council · closes 2026-11-10

Sub-categories

What's inside education and training services

CPV 80020,340
Training services5,635
Adult and other education services2,002
Higher education services1,250
Primary education services529
Secondary education services199
Training services in defence and security materials148

Frequently asked

Common questions about education and training services procurement

How big is the UK public-sector market for education and training services?
UK public bodies have awarded 30,103 education and training services contracts worth £2106.0bn across 2,077 buyers and 13,208 suppliers (CPV division 80). There are currently 405 live tenders.
Who are the biggest buyers of education and training services in UK government?
The largest buyers by award value are Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, YPO, Ministry of Defence. See the full list below.
What certifications do education and training services tenders usually require?
Requirement data for this category is still aggregating.
How can my business win education and training services contracts?
Public bodies publish these tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII scores your business against live education and training services tenders, identifies the certifications you need, and surfaces the frameworks worth joining. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Aggregated by ENKII from public-record UK procurement data (Find a Tender + Contracts Finder, Open Government Licence v3.0), grouped by CPV division 80. We fetch, deduplicate and aggregate source records — we don't edit the underlying facts. find-tender.service.gov.uk