Awarded 16 September 2026
Delivery of a training and recruitment programme to support EFDC residents into NHS roles
Epping Forest District Council · East of England
Sector based work academy tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
50 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
Sector based work academy contracts ,
50 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest sector based work academy contracts awarded
Awarded 8 September 2026
IEP Workforce Development Academy
Wakefield Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Awarded 3 September 2026
Skills for Success
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · Wales
Awarded 28 August 2026
Techfirst womens Programme
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) · London
Awarded 26 August 2026
Southwark Creative and Cultural Skills Coordinator
London Borough of Southwark · London
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
D.F.P.F. Ltd won the most sector based work academy contracts
B4Box Limited won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.F.P.F. Ltd Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 4 | £109k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Global Solution Services London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £324k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Yorkshire Fitness and Leisure Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 2 | £202k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Chesterfield College East of England · See every contract | 2 | £145k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Code First Girls Wales · SME · See every contract | 2 | £121k | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Career Returners London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £69k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | McKinney Safety Centre Ltd Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 2 | £59k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | B4Box Limited North West · See every contract | 1 | £8m | 1 | ||
| 8joint | QualifyMe Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £8m | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Plexal London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £3m | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 60% of sector based work academy contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
8 buyers bought sector based work academy more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many sector based work academy 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 sector based work academy contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derry City and Strabane District Council | 10 | £233k |
| 2 | Sheffield City Council | 4 | £390k |
| 3 | Construction Industry Training Board | 3 | £363k |
| 4 | London Borough of Merton | 2 | £397k |
| 5 | London Borough of Islington | 2 | £70k |
| 6 | UK Parliament | 2 | £69k |
| 7 | Ministry of Defence | 2 | £65k |
| 8 | Seetec | 2 | Not published |
| 9 | Stockport Homes Group | 1 | £8m |
| 10 | London Borough of Hillingdon | 1 | £8m |
Prices
Half of sector based work academy contracts are worth less than £48k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 93% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Stockport Homes GroupB4Box Limited · 18 Sep 2025
- London Borough of HillingdonQualifyMe Ltd · 1 Mar 2025
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)Plexal · 28 Aug 2026
- Essex County CouncilThe Skills Centre · 31 Jul 2026
- London Borough of MertonGlobal Solution Services · 25 Jun 2026
- Construction Industry Training BoardComhairle nan Eilean Siar, Barnardo's · 26 Feb 2026
- Sheffield City CouncilVOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD · 24 Nov 2025
- City of York CouncilPINNACLE CONSERVATION LIMITED · 14 Jul 2026
- London Borough of SouthwarkRinova Limited · 26 Aug 2026
- NHS EnglandNHS Confederation · 1 Jul 2025
Where and when
London awards the most sector based work academy contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 13 | £11.8m |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | £268k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 8 | £640k |
| East of England | 5 | £765k |
| South West | 3 | £144k |
| North East | 2 | £120k |
| South East | 2 | £111k |
| Wales | 2 | £47k |
| North West | 1 | £8m |
| East Midlands | 1 | £48k |
| West Midlands | 0 | Not published |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of sector based work academy tenders close within 28 days of being published
Each dot is a sector based work academy tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 80% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 25% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 28 days
is how long the typical sector based work academy tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 35 UK sector based work academy tenders published in the last 24 months. - 1
new sector based work academy tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
35 in the last 24 months. - 93%
of the money is in the 10 biggest sector based work academy contracts.
Of 43 contracts with a published value. - 74%
of sector based work academy contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 42 award notices.
Questions
How many sector based work academy contracts does the UK public sector award?
50 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 31 public buyers.
How long are sector based work academy tenders open for?
The median sector based work academy tender is open for 28 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector sector based work academy contract worth?
The median is £48k, and 88% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector sector based work academy contracts?
D.F.P.F. Ltd won the most (4). B4Box Limited won the most by value (£8m).
Which buyers award the most sector based work academy contracts?
Councils award 60% of them.
What is included
Short pre-employment training, routeways and mentoring that lead people into jobs in a named sector or employer, including construction routeways, returner and volunteer-to-career programmes.
- Sector-based work-readiness training with placements
- Construction employment routeways with CSCS cards
- Mentoring for new construction entrants and prison leavers
- Volunteer-to-career programmes
- Returner programmes
- Programmes into a named occupation group such as frontier tech
What is not included
- General employability support for residents (edu.emp.local-employability-programmes)
- Construction training for staff (edu.tech.construction-skills-and-site-safety-training)
- Skills Bootcamps (edu.adult.skills-bootcamps)
- Graduate programmes for staff (edu.lead.leadership-development-programmes)