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102 field trips tenders and contracts, 24 this year.

Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

  • Awarded a month£53k
  • Contracts a month1.3
  • Won by SMEs62%
  • Renewing in 6 months3
  • Frameworks and DPSs2
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31 contracts across the UK, of any size

Recently awarded

The latest field trips contracts awarded

  1. Awarded21 Sep 2026
    All Out Africa - Eswatini Field Course service provider
    University of East AngliaWon by All Out Projects Pty Ltd
    £180k
  2. Awarded17 Sep 2026
    Taricaya Eco Lodge - Peru Field Course service provider
    University of East AngliaWon by Taricaya EcoReserve
    £180k
  3. Awarded2 Sep 2026
    Student Field Trips
    Cardiff University · WalesWon by Field Studies Council
    £480k
  4. Awarded29 Jul 2026
    ID097 - Overseas Trip
    Birmingham City University · West MidlandsWon by Ski Bound Limited
    £68k
  5. Awarded17 Jul 2026
    Cadet Trip to USA
    Gwent Police · WalesWon by Hays Travel
    £32k
  6. Awarded9 Mar 2026
    Award of NYC Trip - ICHS 2026
    National Records of Scotland · ScotlandWon by Diverse School Travel
    £10k
  7. Awarded6 Mar 2026
    Logistics for Egypt Field Trip
    University of the West of England Higher Education Corporation · South WestWon by Dive 90 Limited
    £30k
  8. Awarded2 Mar 2026
    Logistics to Madagascar.
    University of the West of England Higher Education CorporationWon by SADABE Madagascar
    £40k
  9. Awarded24 Feb 2026
    STA-26031 Geography Field Trip Flights and accomodation
    Royal Holloway, University of London · South EastWon by TUI UK Limited
    £59k
  10. Awarded23 Feb 2026
    Travel Management Services
    University of Edinburgh · ScotlandWon by Key Travel

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Where to bid

Where field trips tenders are run

  • Delta eSourcing1 100%

Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.

NST Travel Group won the most field trips contracts

It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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EducationCentral governmentPolice, fire and rescue
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 NST Travel Group
Wales · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract
5£4.8m3
2jointField Studies Council
Wales · See every contract
2£657k2
2jointDiversity Travel
North West · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract
2£526k2
2jointTUI UK Limited
South East · See every contract
2£121k1
2jointA & A Environmental Consultants LLC
South West · SME · See every contract
2£71k1
2jointClarity Business Travel
South West · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract
2£66k1
2jointSADABE Madagascar
South West · SME · See every contract
2£65k1
2jointKey Travel
South West · 1 framework place · See every contract
2£50k2
9jointArtsAbroad Limited
London · See every contract
1£1.1m1
9jointHolocaust Awareness Tours Limited
London · SME · See every contract
1£200k1

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Who buys

Schools, colleges and universities award 87% of field trips contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

Education26 contractsCentral government2 contractsPolice, fire and rescue2 contractsUnder £100k20 contracts · median £38k£100k to £1m8 contracts · median £190k£1m or more2 contracts · median £2.5m
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4 buyers bought field trips more than once in the last 2 years

Each dot is a buyer, by how many field trips contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.

12 buyers1 contract1 buyer2 contracts2 buyers3 or 4 contracts1 buyer5 or more contracts

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many field trips contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

EducationCentral governmentPolice, fire and rescue
£1k£10k£100k£1m£10m123510Field trips contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLNottingham Trent Univers…British CouncilCoventry UniversityCardiff UniversityUniversity of the West o…Royal Holloway, Universi…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1University of the West of England Higher Education Corporation
See every contract
10£334k
2Cardiff University
See every contract
4£598k
3Royal Holloway, University of London
See every contract
3£298k
4University of East Anglia
See every contract
2£360k
5Nottingham Trent University
See every contract
1£4m
6British Council
See every contract
1£1.1m
7Coventry University
See every contract
1£720k
8University of Chester
See every contract
1£500k
9Metropolitan Police Service
See every contract
1£200k
10St Helens College
See every contract
1£104k

63 field trips contracts awarded since 2021

  1. 12021
  2. 72022
  3. 152023
  4. 152024
  5. 122025
  6. 132026 so far
Prices

Half of field trips contracts are worth less than £45k

EducationCentral governmentPolice, fire and rescue
£10k£100k£1m£10mMedian £45k
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The 10 biggest field trips contracts

  1. Nottingham Trent UniversityNST Travel Group · 6 Jun 2025£4m
  2. British CouncilArtsAbroad Limited · 21 Jan 2025£1.1m
  3. Coventry UniversityNST Travel Group · 6 Nov 2024£720k
  4. University of ChesterDiversity Travel · 17 Dec 2024£500k
  5. Cardiff UniversityField Studies Council · 2 Sep 2026£480k
  6. Metropolitan Police ServiceHolocaust Awareness Tours Limited · 21 Jul 2025£200k
  7. University of East AngliaTaricaya EcoReserve · 17 Sep 2026£180k
  8. University of East AngliaAll Out Projects Pty Ltd · 21 Sep 2026£180k
  9. Royal Holloway, University of LondonField Studies Council · 16 Jan 2026£177k
  10. St Helens CollegeThink Pacific Limited · 15 Feb 2026£104k
Renewing contracts

5 field trips contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months

3 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.

Ends in 6 weeks

MBA Study Tour tender

University of Leeds · Yorkshire and the Humber · 3-year contract
Held by Austral Education Group LLC
£360k
Ends in 6 weeks

Award Notice for Provision of Student Group Travel Services Under the Travel Management Framework 2024 Reference: PFB4053 Lot 2 - Student Group Travel

University of Chester · North West · 2-year contract
Held by Diversity Travel
£500k
Ends Feb 2027

International Travel services via Turing/Erasmus

St Helens College · North West · 1-year contract
Held by Think Pacific Limited
£104k
Field trips contract for a school, college or universityWest Midlands£100k to £1mEnds Sep 2027
Field trips contract for a central government bodyLondon£1m or moreEnds Oct 2027
Where and when

The South West awards the most field trips contracts

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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The regions as a table
RegionOpen nowContractsValueTypical contractWon the mostBought the mostRenewing in 12 months
South West010£342k£29kA & A Environmental Consultants LLC and Clarity Business Travel (2 each)University of the West of England Higher Education Corporation (9)0
Wales05£630k£39kNST Travel Group (3)Cardiff University (4)0
South East03£158k£59kTUI UK Limited (2)Royal Holloway, University of London (2)0
Scotland03£187k–––0
North West02£604k–––2
West Midlands02£788k–––1
London02£1.3m–––1
East Midlands01£4m–––0
North East00Not published–––0
Yorkshire and the Humber00Not published–––1
East of England00Not published–––0
Northern Ireland00Not published–––0
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Key findings
  • £53k a month

    of field trips contracts awarded.

    Typical contract £40k x 1.3 contracts a month, last 12 months.
  • 1.3

    field trips contracts are awarded in a typical month.

    31 contracts in the last 2 years.
  • 3

    field trips contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.

    Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027.
  • 2

    frameworks and DPSs are running for field trips work.

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  • 62%

    of field trips contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 29 award notices.

How many field trips tenders and contracts are there?

Last 12 monthsSince November 2021
Notices published24102
Contracts awarded1663

13 field trips contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 5 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 16 buyers awarded field trips contracts to 20 suppliers.

Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count

Questions

How many field trips contracts does the UK public sector award?

31 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 16 public buyers.

How much is a typical public sector field trips contract worth?

The median is £45k, and 83% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector field trips contracts?

NST Travel Group won the most (5), and the most by value (£4.8m).

Which buyers award the most field trips contracts?

Schools, colleges and universities award 87% of them.

Which part of the UK awards the most field trips contracts?

The South West: 10 of 31 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Wales (5) and the South East (3).

How many field trips contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?

5 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 17 December 2026. Another 5 ending are one-off work.

What is included

Tour operators and group travel specialists arrange travel, accommodation and activities for school trips, residential visits, university field trips and expeditions, and sports tours.

  • Overseas and UK school trips
  • Residential experiential learning visits
  • Field trip and expedition logistics
  • Group flight and accommodation packages for study trips
  • Sports team tours
  • School trips and outings frameworks

What is not included

  • Coach hire with driver bought from an operator (see Minibus hire)
  • Individual staff travel (see Business travel management)
  • Venue-only booking (see Venue finding and accommodation booking services)
  • Outdoor education centres and activity residentials run by education providers (see Outdoor education, residentials and school trips)