Contracts
Education & training in South West
Public sector contract notices in education & training covering South West, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Education & training notices in South West
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Learner Find and Virtual Learning Platform
City of Sunderland College is seeking a three-lot solution: two lots for learner recruitment services targeting adults in the North East and across England for Level 2 programmes, and one lot for a virtual learning platform to deliver Adult Skills Fund-funded courses. The platform must support delivery, engagement and achievement tracking.
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Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Level 4 & Level 5 Professional Qualifications Training Provider Framework (Light Touch)
Aster Group is setting up a framework of training providers to deliver CIH Level 4 and Level 5 housing qualifications. These are now mandatory for senior housing staff under the Social Housing Regulation Act 2023.
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Economic and Cyber Crime Academy (ECCA) Venue Hire
The City of London Corporation needs a commercial venue provider to supply training spaces for the Economic and Cyber Crime Academy across multiple UK locations. Venues must be high-quality, near good public transport, and capable of hosting classrooms for 12–14 delegates plus breakout rooms.
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UKHO Maritime Innovation Module
The UK Hydrographic Office needs a supplier to deliver a one-day Maritime Innovation Module in October 2026. The module will teach students about electronic navigation systems, autonomy, and AI.
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Gloucestershire Adult Skills Programme 2026 - 2027
Gloucestershire County Council is seeking suppliers to deliver four lots of adult skills courses: First Steps, Employability, training for adults with learning difficulties/disabilities, and responsive local skills training. The contract runs for 12 months from August 2025 to July 2026, with optional two further one-year extensions.
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Support Work to promote the Education of Previously Looked-After Children
Bath & North East Somerset Council wants support work to help previously looked-after children with their education. The service will run alongside their existing advice, guidance and trauma-informed training for schools and families.
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Inclusive Cycle Hub
BCP Council wants a provider to set up and run a pilot inclusive cycling hub for residents in 2026-27, including sourcing bikes, training staff and volunteers, managing finances, and securing future funding. The provider will develop the project plan, manage day-to-day operations, and engage with stakeholders.
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Talent Acceleration Programme
Devon and Cornwall Police and Dorset Police want a single contractor to design and deliver a Talent Acceleration Programme for their staff. The programme aims to develop talent within the forces.
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CSP26613 - Panel Convenor Training
UKRI/EPSRC wants a training partner to design and deliver bespoke training for their panel convenors to improve decision-making, reduce bias, and strengthen peer review governance. The training will cover panel leadership, consistency, transparency, and alignment with EDI commitments.
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28577 - Intensive Schools Engagement
Plymouth City Council wants a supplier to run an intensive schools engagement programme aimed at encouraging young people to travel to school actively (cycling, walking, scooting) or by public transport instead of car. The work includes skills training, led rides, bike maintenance sessions, and promotion of the council's Plymotion behaviour change programme across multiple schools.
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Leadership Development
Plymouth Community Homes wants a provider to design and deliver a modular Leadership Development Programme over 18 months per cohort, with approximately 13 cohorts of 12 leaders each. The programme should focus on consistent, accountable leadership behaviours and continuous engagement rather than generic models.
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Occupational Driver Training
NHS Blood and Transplant needs provision of occupational and vocational driver training. The contract is worth £600,000.
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ITT - Historic England Local Heritage Education Resources - UID 331
Historic England wants someone to create learning resources for schools about local heritage. The resources should help young people understand their local history and connect it to the national story.
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ITT - Digital and AI Skills Training - UID 321
Historic England wants an external provider to design and deliver an organisation-wide Digital and AI Capability Programme. The work includes assessing current digital and AI maturity, identifying skill gaps, delivering targeted learning, and supporting behaviour change across the workforce.
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Delivery of Apprenticeships to the Intelligence Corps
The Ministry of Defence seeks an APAR-registered apprenticeship provider to supplement military training for Intelligence Corps apprentices (Level 4 Intelligence Analyst and Data Analyst standards). The provider will deliver coaching, progress reviews, EPA preparation, manage learner records, and provide Functional Skills training as needed.
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ITT - Delivery of a Heritage Schools Programme in the South West of England - UID 354
Historic England wants an organisation to design and deliver a professional development programme for teachers in the South West, focused on embedding local heritage and the historic environment into curriculum teaching. The programme should build teachers' capacity to use heritage learning sustainably, working with local heritage partnerships.
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715862501-Provision of a Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIOps) Training Facility
Ministry of Defence wants a Maritime Interdiction Operations training facility built at RM Bicklehill, with an option for a second facility at CTCRM. The work covers building, climbing equipment, and training aids.
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Military Working Dogs (MWD) - 4 Variants
Defence Equipment and Support is procuring Military Working Dogs in four variants: Canine Protection and Detection Dogs at two levels, Specialist Search Dogs, and Arms and Explosives Search Dogs. Full capability requirements will be released at tender stage.
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Palladian Academy Trust - ICT Managed Service Partner
Palladian Academy Trust seeks a managed service partner to provide ICT support across 13 schools in Bath and Wiltshire (ages 4-19). The service includes service desk, onsite staffing, infrastructure management, strategic advice, and training, working to agreed SLAs.
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St Gregory's College - ICT Managed Service Partner
Saint Gregory's Catholic College is seeking an ICT managed service provider to manage all school IT infrastructure, operate a service desk, and provide strategic advice. The contract includes core support, infrastructure management, and technology projects, with an expectation of innovation around AI and sustainability.
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Theory Test Services
DVSA is procuring regional suppliers to operate a Theory Test Centre Network delivering theory tests across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Each supplier will run test centres, manage scheduling systems, provide invigilators, and maintain test security and integrity.
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Theory Test Services - TTAP
DVSA wants a platform to deliver and manage its Theory Test Service digitally, including a content management system for test questions, candidate booking and results handling, fraud detection, and reporting analytics. The contract will run for several years and may expand to include remote proctoring and cloud infrastructure.
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Subcontract requirement for the delivery of Adult Skills Funding (Adult Skills Core non-devolved only) provision on behalf of South Hampshire College Group 2025/2026
South Hampshire College Group is seeking subcontractors to deliver adult skills training funded by the Department for Education from November 2025 to July 2026. They want provision in Hampshire and Isle of Wight (avoiding duplication with their own courses), and neighbouring counties where it serves learners near the Hampshire border.
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Gladiator and Spartan Core Systems and Services - PPN
The Ministry of Defence is seeking support, sustainment and enhancement services for the Gladiator synthetic training system, and development of a new maritime collective training hub called Spartan that will deliver training scenarios to Royal Navy surface units via distributed simulators and tactical data links.
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Lyneham Technical Training Project-UK4
MOD is seeking a contractor to deliver engineering and technical training across five defence schools at Lyneham, including business management, learning design, delivery, equipment support, and international markets training. This is a major £170m project with procurement starting in November 2025.