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Business administration apprenticeship contracts

UK public sector · 92 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
92
Last 12 months
Median contract
£35k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£19.1m
89 of 92 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
31
Suppliers
45

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most business administration apprenticeship contracts took 35% of them (32 of 92).
  • The median contract, £35k, is 35% below the median across education & training contracts (£54k).
  • Hampshire County Council awarded 24% of the business administration apprenticeship contracts (22 of 92).

Who buys business administration apprenticeship

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Hampshire County Council22 contracts
  2. 2Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs9 contracts
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions7 contracts
  4. 4Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency6 contracts
  5. 5NHS Business Services Authority6 contracts
  6. 6Department for Education5 contracts
  7. 7Ministry of Defence3 contracts
  8. 8East Riding of Yorkshire Council3 contracts
  9. 9Telford & Wrekin Council3 contracts
  10. 10DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial2 contracts

Top business administration apprenticeship contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Fareport Training Organisation Limited9 contracts
  2. 2The JGA Group7 contracts
  3. 3Babington7 contracts
  4. 4Kaplan5 contracts
  5. 5BPP4 contracts
  6. 6MBKB4 contracts
  7. 7CSA (Services) Ltd3 contracts
  8. 8South Hampshire College Group3 contracts
  9. 9LMP Education3 contracts
  10. 10Peak Accountancy Training2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

31Q4 2025*24Q1 202618Q2 202619Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 90 · Scotland 1 · Wales 1

South East17London16North East14Yorkshire and The Humber4East Midlands4West Midlands4North West2South West2Wales1Scotland1UK-wide or not stated27

What is included

Apprenticeships for administrative, customer-facing, business support, project, procurement and finance roles, including professional accountancy routes, delivered by apprenticeship training providers to an employer's staff.

  • Business Administrator Level 3
  • Customer Service Practitioner and Specialist
  • Associate Project Manager Level 4
  • School Business Professional Level 4
  • Sustainability Business Specialist
  • Sales, marketing and procurement route lots
  • Professional Accountancy Technician Level 4
  • CIPFA, CIMA and ACCA apprenticeship routes
  • Finance and accounting apprentices for a government body
  • Legal, finance and accounting route lots
  • HR support apprenticeships (not yet seen)

What is not included

  • Accountancy and other professional qualification tuition outside an apprenticeship (edu.lead.professional-qualification-tuition)
  • Solicitor and other degree apprenticeships (edu.appr.professional-degree-apprenticeships)
  • Team leader and manager standards (edu.appr.leadership-management-apprenticeships)
  • Data and digital standards (edu.appr.digital-data-apprenticeships)

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