Awarded 17 September 2026
On-demand Technology Learning Platform
Student Loans Company · Scotland
Online IT training tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
81 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
Online IT training contracts ,
81 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest online IT training contracts awarded
Awarded 27 August 2026
Purchase of Oracle University Licenses 2026-27
UK Health Security Agency
Awarded 11 August 2026
ITEP1240 - Oracle University Licence Renewal 26-27
Highways England · West Midlands
Awarded 17 June 2026
Online courses
City of Doncaster Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Awarded 15 June 2026
Plural Sight Technology Skills Support Platform - Everything Plan (Enterprise Plan)
Intellectual Property Office · Wales
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Softcat won the most online IT training contracts
Skillsoft 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 | Softcat London · See every contract | 13 | £2.5m | 13 | ||
| 2 | Oracle London · See every contract | 9 | £268k | 6 | ||
| 3 | QA London · See every contract | 8 | £2m | 7 | ||
| 4 | O'Reilly Media London · See every contract | 7 | £359k | 6 | ||
| 5 | DataCamp London · See every contract | 6 | £158k | 4 | ||
| 6 | TryHackMe Ltd London · See every contract | 5 | £144k | 3 | ||
| 7joint | LinkedIn North West · See every contract | 3 | £319k | 3 | ||
| 7joint | Phoenix Software East Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £271k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Pluralsight Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 3 | £57k | 3 | ||
| 10joint | Skillsoft East Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £6.6m | 2 |
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Who buys
51 buyers awarded online IT training contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
16 buyers bought online IT training more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many online IT training 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 online IT training contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
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Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department for Education | 7 | £397k |
| 2 | Department for Work and Pensions | 4 | £323k |
| 3 | Office for National Statistics | 4 | £231k |
| 4 | Companies House | 4 | £217k |
| 5 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | 3 | £362k |
| 6 | HM Land Registry | 3 | £128k |
| 7 | UK Health Security Agency | 3 | £72k |
| 8 | UK Parliament | 2 | £1.7m |
| 9 | Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | 2 | £253k |
| 10 | Police Digital Service | 2 | £96k |
Prices
Half of online IT training contracts are worth less than £43k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 71% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Ministry of DefenceSkillsoft · 31 Jul 2025
- H M REVENUE & CUSTOMSSkillsoft · 30 Apr 2025
- BANK OF ENGLANDSoftcat · 22 Dec 2024
- UK ParliamentQA · 13 Oct 2025
- UK ParliamentQA · 13 Oct 2025
- Government Digital ServiceSoftcat · 15 Dec 2025
- Student Loans CompanyComputacenter · 17 Sep 2026
- CDWCDW · 25 Sep 2025
- De Montfort UniversityLinkedIn · 6 Mar 2026
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)Inversity Limited · 6 Mar 2026
Where and when
London awards the most online IT training contracts. December and March 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 | 23 | £1.6m |
| Wales | 7 | £631k |
| North East | 6 | £487k |
| East Midlands | 6 | £1.7m |
| South West | 5 | £637k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | £186k |
| South East | 3 | £148k |
| North West | 2 | £602k |
| West Midlands | 2 | £54k |
| Scotland | 2 | £558k |
| East of England | 1 | £154k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Key findings
- 71%
of the money is in the 10 biggest online IT training contracts.
Of 81 contracts with a published value. - 23%
of online IT training contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 70 award notices. - 35%
of online IT training contracts are awarded in December and March.
28 of 81 contracts.
Questions
How many online IT training contracts does the UK public sector award?
81 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 51 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector online IT training contract worth?
The median is £43k, and 86% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector online IT training contracts?
Softcat won the most (13). Skillsoft won the most by value (£6.6m).
What is included
Subscription licences giving staff access to online libraries of technology and digital skills courses.
- Enterprise licences to tech-skills course libraries (Pluralsight and similar)
What is not included
- Learning management systems and compliance e-learning -> it.ent.learning-management-system
- Microsoft 365 user training delivery -> it.ent.productivity-suite-services
- Instructor-led and managed IT training -> it.ent.it-skills-training