Awarded 21 September 2026
Technical Assistance for Excellence in University Teaching in Jordan
British Council · London
Awarding body tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
52 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
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52 contracts across the UK, of any size
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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Pearson Education Limited won the most awarding body contracts
Ecctis Ltd won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson Education Limited London · See every contract | 6 | £15.4m | 4 | ||
| 2joint | Ecctis Ltd London · See every contract | 5 | £95.2m | 2 | ||
| 2joint | NCFE East Midlands · See every contract | 5 | £162k | 5 | ||
| 2joint | City & Guilds North West · See every contract | 5 | £160k | 4 | ||
| 5joint | SFJ AWARDS LIMITED North West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £973k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | Chartered Management Institute South West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £174k | 3 | ||
| 7joint | Royal College of Psychiatrists London · See every contract | 2 | £2.9m | 2 | ||
| 7joint | National Electrotechnical Training North West · See every contract | 2 | £342k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Advanced Consultancy in Education North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £52k | 1 | ||
| 10joint | Skills for Care London · See every contract | 1 | £2.3m | 1 |
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Who buys
31 buyers awarded awarding body contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
9 buyers bought awarding body more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many awarding body contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many awarding body contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department for Education | 9 | £99.6m |
| 2 | NHS England | 5 | £1.7m |
| 3 | The City of Liverpool College | 4 | £4m |
| 4 | Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education | 2 | £15.4m |
| 5 | Department of Health and Social Care | 2 | £4.6m |
| 6 | Ministry of Defence | 2 | £583k |
| 7 | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | 2 | £225k |
| 8 | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | 2 | £160k |
| 9 | North Northamptonshire Council | 2 | £110k |
| 10 | Dudley College of Technology | 1 | £6m |
Prices
Half of awarding body contracts are worth less than £95k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 94% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Department for EducationEcctis Ltd · 22 Nov 2024
- Department for EducationEcctis Ltd · 22 Jan 2025
- Department for EducationEcctis Ltd · 22 Jan 2025
- Department for EducationEcctis Ltd · 22 Jan 2025
- Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical EducationPearson Education Limited · 20 Dec 2024
- Dudley College of TechnologyCity & Guilds, NCFE, Pearson Education Limited, AQA · 5 Aug 2025
- Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical EducationPearson Education Limited · 20 Dec 2024
- Department for EducationPearson Education Limited · 27 Jan 2026
- Department of Health and Social CareIpsos, Skills for Care · 19 May 2026
- The City of Liverpool CollegeCity & Guilds, Pearson Education Limited · 9 Jul 2025
Where and when
London awards the most awarding body contracts. January and May are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 19 | £27.8m |
| North West | 6 | £4.1m |
| Wales | 6 | £495k |
| South West | 3 | £115k |
| East Midlands | 2 | £110k |
| East of England | 2 | £110k |
| North East | 1 | £16k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 1 | Not published |
| West Midlands | 1 | £6m |
| South East | 1 | £520k |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
Often bought with awarding body
Deadlines
Half of awarding body tenders close within 30 days of being published
Each dot is a awarding body tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 67% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 30 days
is how long the typical awarding body tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 12 UK awarding body tenders published in the last 24 months. - 94%
of the money is in the 10 biggest awarding body contracts.
Of 48 contracts with a published value. - 38%
of awarding body contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 47 award notices. - 38%
of awarding body contracts are awarded in January and May.
20 of 52 contracts.
Questions
How many awarding body contracts does the UK public sector award?
52 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 31 public buyers.
How long are awarding body tenders open for?
The median awarding body tender is open for 30 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector awarding body contract worth?
The median is £95k, and 67% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector awarding body contracts?
Pearson Education Limited won the most (6). Ecctis Ltd won the most by value (£95.2m).
What is included
Designing and awarding qualifications and credentials on commission, awarding body services and learner registration, and qualification recognition services.
- Development of work-based learning qualifications
- Credential specification development
- Awarding organisation services for prison education
- Learner registration with awarding bodies
- Overseas qualification recognition (UK ENIC)
- Accreditation and quality assurance of trainers for a national training programme
What is not included
- Curriculum drafting (edu.sch.school-improvement-advisers)
- Test item development (edu.assess.test-development-and-selection-testing)
- Apprenticeship end-point assessment and certification (edu.appr.end-point-assessment)
- Training accreditation advice (edu.lead.learning-needs-analysis-and-ld-consultancy)
- Credential verification platforms (it.lob.academic-credentials-and-verification)
- Management system certification (csl.tech.management-system-certification)
- Certificate printing (another industry: marketing-creative)