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Education & training
Public sector contract notices in education & training, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Education and training services: CPV division 80. Teaching and tuition, staff training and professional development, apprenticeships and vocational training, e-learning, and the supply and support services schools and colleges buy around teaching.
Schools, academy trusts, colleges, universities, councils and central government all buy training, and a small specialist provider is often exactly what is wanted, because the requirement is a subject rather than a headcount. Expect to be asked for trainer qualifications, awarding body recognition where the training is accredited, and safeguarding arrangements including DBS checks for anything involving children or vulnerable adults. Larger programmes are usually let as a framework with call-offs by subject, so being admitted matters more than any one competition.
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Expression of Interest: Engaging deaf people, domestic abuse survivors, young people and New Scots in democracy
The Electoral Commission is seeking organisations to carry out action research projects that engage deaf people, domestic abuse survivors, young people, and New Scots in democracy and voter participation. The work will develop activities and resources to improve political literacy and increase voter confidence among under-registered groups facing barriers to participation.
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Small-firm friendly
TENDER FOR DESIGN, AND DELIVERY OF YOUTH DRAMA PROGRAMME
Design and deliver a cross-border peace-building drama programme for 90 young people aged 16-21, running in three cohorts between December 2026 and March 2028. The work uses theatre and creative arts to build relationships, understanding and confidence across communities.
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Small-firm friendly
WAS-ITT-62703 - C1 Driver Training Tender
Welsh Ambulance Services needs C1 driver training providers to train approximately 73 students across Wales, with training and testing to be completed by 31 March 2027. They will appoint up to four suppliers to give learners geographic access.
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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework
The Department for Education is establishing a framework agreement for the development and delivery of continuing professional development on special educational needs and inclusion. The framework covers five sub-lots targeting different education sectors, plus up to seven standalone two-year contracts.
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Small-firm friendly
RFQ 2026/38 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS “Thriving Together” - Shared History & Culture Program - Hanna's Close
Newry, Mourne and Down wants a consultancy to design and deliver a shared history and culture programme centred on Hanna's Close, an Ulster-Scots settlement in Kilkeel. The work focuses on genealogy, family connections, and emigration patterns linked to the site.
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Small-firm friendly
Educational Psychology assessments to identify and diagnose Specific Learning Difficulties
University of Salford wants educational psychologists to assess students for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, using observation, standardised testing and interviews. The work is for higher education students.
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Small-firm friendly
Neurodiversity screening assessments for apprentices
University of Salford needs neurodiversity screening assessments for apprentices to identify learning difficulties and support needs. Assessments should cover academic and workplace settings and inform reasonable adjustments and support planning.
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QQ26/003 Provision of a Training Provider for the Competence & Conduct Standard (Social Housing regulatory Framework)
Tamworth Borough Council needs a training provider to help them meet the Government's new Competence and Conduct Standard for social housing, which came into effect in 2025 and is part of the Regulator of Social Housing's regulatory framework.
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Small-firm friendly
London's VRU Boys, Young Men and Future Fathers Support Services
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime wants to commission support services for London boys and young men, focusing on critical thinking, digital literacy, and healthy identity development as a counter to online misogyny and harmful narratives. The service will provide trusted relationships, positive role models, and offline peer spaces.
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Small-firm friendly
C005/2026/2027 QUALITY MARK FOR YOUTH WORK
Welsh Government wants someone to manage and coordinate the Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales, a national award scheme recognising standards in the sector. You'll work with youth work sector representatives to deliver and develop the scheme.
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Medical Simulations Devices and Technologies
NHS Supply Chain is establishing a 48-month framework to supply medical simulation devices and technologies to NHS customers. The framework covers human patient simulators, task trainers, procedural trainers, immersive virtual training environments, and recording systems across five lots.
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Small-firm friendly
TfL 97139 - Bus Driver Quality Monitoring
TfL needs a service provider to run quality monitoring assessments of London bus drivers, with around 7,700 assessments per year scored against 23 categories. The provider must supply handheld devices, assessors, a web application, and a data management system accessible to bus operators and TfL.
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Inspection, Maintenance & Repair of Education PE (PESSPA), Outdoor Play & Fitness-Suite Equipment
North Lanarkshire Council is establishing a framework agreement for inspection, maintenance and repair of PE, outdoor play and fitness equipment in schools. The contract covers equipment safety, servicing and repairs across the council's education estate.
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Small-firm friendly
Ethnic Minority Health and Wellbeing Services
Wirral Council is commissioning community-based support services for ethnic minority communities to improve accessibility, inclusion and health outcomes. The contract is divided into four lots with different service requirements.
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“Your Education Technology” An Open Framework (PA 2023) for the provision of ICT products, services, and solutions.
Nexus Multi-Academy Trust is establishing an open framework for ICT products, services and solutions for the education sector, available to eligible public sector contracting authorities. Suppliers can be appointed to support services, professional services, or hardware supply, with no limit on numbers per lot.
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Small-firm friendly
Land-Based Operational Training and Assessment Services
Wirral Council needs training and assessment for Parks + Countryside and Wirral Evolutions staff on safe operation of horticultural equipment including chainsaws, strimmers, sprayers, stump grinders, and tractors. The contract covers operational training and competency assessment.
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Small-firm friendly
Strengthening Cultural Capability and Trauma Informed Care in Women’s Health
NHS England wants a training programme on cultural capability and trauma-informed care in women's health, built to be delivered locally across all NHS regions rather than as a one-off national course. The provider will develop materials, train regional trainers, and give integrated care boards the tools to run and commission the work themselves.
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Small-firm friendly
Ride Strive & Thrive Cycling
Doncaster Council wants to deliver cycling training at locations around Doncaster as part of a RST pilot programme. The contract runs until October 2026.
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Investigator Training Programme
The SFO wants a bespoke investigator training programme covering investigation theory, witness interviewing, and suspect interviewing, tailored to financial crime investigators at all levels from trainees to senior staff. The programme must be grounded in the Criminal Justice Act 1987 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
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Small-firm friendly
NEET Prevention & Reduction Service
Manchester City Council is seeking an integrated service to prevent and reduce the number of young people classified as NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training), with support for ages 13-25 including care leavers and those with Education, Health and Care Plans. The service will use a preventative, intelligence-led model with referral and signposting to specialist services.
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Developing Healthy Relationships - Children & Young People - Grant Round
Grant funding of up to £150,000 for projects teaching children and young people about healthy relationships and personal safety. The funding is part of West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner's Safer Communities Plan priorities.
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Inclusion Services Framework - 369-NYC-CY
North Yorkshire Council is establishing an open framework for multi-provider services to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including in-person and online education, therapeutic interventions, and enrichment activities. The framework covers ages 0-25 and includes post-16 provision.
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Framework for the Provision of Trailblazer Programme Support Services and Activities
Swansea Council is establishing a four-lot framework to commission providers delivering community-based activities and support for economically inactive residents. The programme aims to improve health, wellbeing, confidence and readiness for employment, training or volunteering, funded by Welsh Government's Trailblazer scheme.
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QUALITY MARK FOR YOUTH WORK IN WALES
Welsh Government is seeking a supplier to manage and coordinate the Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales, a national standards recognition award. The successful bidder will work with youth sector representatives to deliver and develop the scheme.
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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service.
Blackpool Borough Council needs a provider to deliver statutory mediation and disagreement resolution services for families, the council, and education providers involved in SEND disputes. The service must be impartial and independent, following the SEND Code of Practice Chapter 11.