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Adult education tenders from UK public buyers
Adult education tenders open now: 5. In the 12 months to 22 October 2026, UK public buyers published 138 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to Aalfy Ltd,Skills UK Education & Training Ltd,Crosland Moor Learning Centre,Blue Apple Training Ltd,Ravensthorpe Community Centre,Proper Job Theatre Company,Involved Social Impact Projects Ltd on 22 Jul 2026.
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Which adult education tenders are open now?
5 notices with a deadline still ahead on 22 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
Adult education tenders matched by text
Each title, buyer or stated region matches this hub’s rule. That is a word match, not a judgment of what is bought.
- Employability Services Procured Service Arrangement - Phase 4South Lanarkshire Council · Published 3 Jun 2026The Council is seeking to appoint service providers to the Employability Procured Service Arrangement (PSA). This is a bespoke arrangement/flexible framework which has been developed primarily for Employability Services but can be accessed by all services within the Council. The PSA will be procure£4,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Thu 3 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Adult Learning and Skills Activities in Community Settings DPSSheffield City Council · Published 14 Jun 2023Following the devolution of Central Government Powers to the Combined Authorities, Sheffield City Council’s grant for the 19+ Adult Education Budget (AEB) for both formula funded and non-formula funding is provided under an agreement with South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA). The AEB w£2,460,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Sat 31 Jul 2027, 17:00 BST
- Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Employability ServicesAberdeen City Council · Published 5 Dec 2022Aberdeen City Council is looking for a range of suppliers, across a wide spectrum of Employability provision, in order to provide the Council with any planned and ad-hoc employability opportunities as they arise.Value not stated in sourceCloses Mon 15 Nov 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Employability Support Services Flexible FrameworkDumfries and Galloway Council · Published 30 Oct 2025Dumfries and Galloway Council are looking to establish a Flexible Framework solution for Employability Support Services across Dumfries and Galloway Region. This flexible framework allows new entrants throughout its lifetime, this is a re-opening notice.Value not stated in sourceCloses Fri 1 Sep 2028, 12:00 BST
- Adult Learning and Skills Open Framework (LTR)West Sussex County Council · Published 29 Nov 2024Creation of a new open Framework using Light Touch Regime (LTR) For Adult Learning and Skills£80,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 1 Nov 2032
Which buyers publish the most adult education notices?
Ministry of Justice, with 12 notices of 138 in the 12 months to 22 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 138 notices in the window, read 22 October 2026.
How many adult education notices are published each month?
About 12 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was September 2026, with 24.
11 of the 47 adult education notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (23%). 0 of the open notices listed above are in it.
Counts come from this page’s data. A stated estimate is not the contract value, and frameworks are excluded.
| Stage | Notices |
|---|---|
| Award | 59 |
| Contract | 43 |
| Tender | 16 |
| Planning | 13 |
| Tender cancellation | 5 |
| Pipeline | 1 |
| Pre-procurement | 1 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 3 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 11 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 22 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 3 |
| £2 million or more | 8 |
Who has won adult education contracts recently?
Complete Skills Solutions won 2 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
On 22 Jul 2026, Kirklees Council recorded an award to Aalfy Ltd,Skills UK Education & Training Ltd,Crosland Moor Learning Centre,Blue Apple Training Ltd,Ravensthorpe Community Centre,Proper Job Theatre Company,Involved Social Impact Projects Ltd for “Further competition from the Adult Education EMP for Adult Learning”, at a recorded value of £413,299.
Read the award notice. Legacy award record; supplier allocation and signed-contract status unverified
What counts as adult education tenders here?
Adult education, community learning, employability training, careers guidance and work experience programmes. Supported employment for disabled or NEET people delivered as a care service is employment-and-neet-support.
Classified
The notice’s recorded classification (proposed by a model, each label checked by Jev) accepted this catalogue subject: employability and adult skills. Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so none appear here yet.
Matched by text
The title contains one of: adult education, adult learning, adult skills, employability. A word match is not a judgment of what is bought, so these are labelled as matches.
Open the official notice
Every notice above links to its page here and to its record on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder. The documents there are the tender; this page is not.Check the dates
Note the deadline and any clarification or expression-of-interest date. Forecast and planning notices have no bid deadline yet.Check the route to market
A framework or dynamic purchasing system call-off needs a place on that agreement first; an open procedure does not.Look at who won before
The winners above show who has delivered this kind of contract recently and for which buyers.
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5 notices open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.Ministry of Justice published 12 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 138 in the last 12 months.Complete Skills Solutions won 2 awards
The most of any supplier in the 102 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 12 notices a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 138 in the 12-month window.
Questions about this page
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Where else should you look?
Hubs that share buyers or suppliers with this one, and the full tender index.
Sources and method
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- 22 October 2026, regenerated daily
- Window
- 22 October 2025 to 22 October 2026, by publication date
- Classification
- Not yet published to public pages
- Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so every notice here is matched by text.
- A text match means the notice's title, buyer or stated region fits this hub's rule. It is not a judgment of what is bought.
- Open means a stated deadline still in the future. Tender notices with no stated deadline are listed separately, and only when published in the last 60 days; planning and forecast notices are not counted as open.
- Award records come from the legacy award table, whose newest record is 23 July 2026.
- UK notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder only. EU (TED) notices are not counted.
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