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London Borough of Islington · London · 2-year contract
Held by Softcat
Security awareness training tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
145 security awareness training tenders and contracts, 46 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£200k
- Contracts a month2.6
- Won by SMEs52%
- Renewing in 6 months9
Security awareness training contracts
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How many security awareness training contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, a "security awareness" alert would have missed 21 of 33 security awareness training contracts (64%) and an expert list of 14 phrases 9 (27%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"security awareness"
64% missed
21 of 33
Expert list14 phrases
27% missed
9 of 33
Expert list: security awareness, cyber awareness, phishing simulation, cyber security training, security awareness training, cyber security awareness, phishing training, security awareness platform, metacompliance, knowbe4, awareness platform, cyber learning platform, staff cyber training, security learning platform
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63 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest security awareness training contracts awarded
- Awarded6 Oct 2026D143-Cyber Security Learning and Awareness PlatformEssex County Council · East of EnglandWon by Think Cyber Security Ltd£75k
- Awarded30 Sep 2026Redflags Real-time Security Awareness by Think Cyber Security Ltd for NHSPSNHS Property Services LimitedWon by Think Cyber Security Ltd trading as Redflags.£63k
- Awarded30 Sep 20263 year subscription to MetaCompliance Cybersecurity solutionCity of London Corporation · LondonWon by MetaCompliance Ltd£105k
- Awarded29 Sep 2026Golden Lane Estate - Crescent House - Stand Consulting RIBA Stage 4 & 4ACity of London Corporation · LondonWon by Stand Consulting Engineers Limited£41k
- Awarded24 Sep 2026Enterprise cyber security awareness and phishing simulation platform licenceLondon Borough of Camden · LondonWon by Secon Cyber Security Ltd£187k
- Awarded22 Sep 2026Redflags Security AwarenessCity of London Corporation · LondonWon by Think Cyber Security Ltd trading as Redflags.£44k
- Awarded30 Jul 2026Cyber Security TrainingCity of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Phishing Tackle£122k
- Awarded14 Jul 2026Cyber Security Training PlatformSatellite Applications Catapult · South EastWon by SoSafe SE£32k
- Awarded9 Jul 2026Provision of Data Source SolutionCabinet Office · LondonWon by Softcat£400k
- Awarded26 Jun 2026KnowB4 Security Awareness Training 26.29Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · South EastWon by Bytes Software Services£109k
- Awarded26 Jun 2026Cyber Security and Awareness PlatformLondon Borough of Croydon · LondonWon by MetaCompliance Ltd£80k
- Awarded9 Jun 2026Phishing Tackle - Phishing SimulatorEast Riding of Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Phishing Tackle£49k
- Awarded8 Jun 2026E Learning Security Awareness Training & Phishing Tool (MetaCompliance)Intellectual Property Office · WalesWon by Softcat£73k
- Awarded22 Apr 2026Security Software TrainingTorridge District Council · South WestWon by Security Software Solutions Ltd
- Awarded21 Apr 2026Barracuda LicensingSurrey Heath Borough Council · South EastWon by Qual Limited
- Awarded15 Apr 2026Immersive Labs Cyber Training Platform - Licence and SupportNHS EnglandWon by Softcat£4m
- Awarded30 Mar 2026Contract for renewal of Knowbe4 phishing tool under FrameworkBromsgrove District Council · West MidlandsWon by Insight£65k
- Awarded26 Mar 2026Metacompliance security awarenessLondon Borough of Redbridge · LondonWon by MetaCompliance Ltd£36k
- Awarded16 Mar 2026MetaLearning Premium Plus - CPA/SPU/2787FCheshire Fire and Rescue Service · North WestWon by MetaCompliance Ltd£26k
- Awarded24 Feb 2026Provision of Phishing Tooling SolutionGovernment Commercial Agency · LondonWon by NCC Group£262k
- Awarded23 Feb 2026DDaT26024 - Security Awareness Training Software SubscriptionsUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · South WestWon by TheTechForce Ltd£73k
- Awarded27 Jan 2026EX0075-25 Cyber & Data Protection Training ModulesDevon County Council · South WestWon by MetaCompliance Ltd£35k
- Awarded26 Jan 2026NH2284 CybsafeNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · North EastWon by Phoenix Software£95k
- Awarded1 Jan 2026BoxphishLondon Metropolitan University · LondonWon by Boxphish Ltd£35k
- Awarded31 Dec 2025MetaEngage and Security AwarenessBedford Borough Council · East of EnglandWon by MetaCompliance Ltd£64k
- Awarded23 Dec 2025Cyber Resilience Phishing Subscription RenewalNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · WalesWon by MetaCompliance Ltd£194k
- Awarded18 Dec 2025CP2744-25 Cyber Security & Data Protection Training ServiceDevon County Council · South WestWon by MetaCompliance Ltd£169k
- Awarded18 Dec 2025KnowBe4 Defend Phishing LicenceNational Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceWon by XMA Limited£25k
- Awarded10 Dec 20252025 Cyber Awareness Media - Cyber Ninja for Councillors hosted systemGloucestershire County Council · South WestWon by Omniplex Learning£18k
- Awarded2 Dec 2025Cyber Security Awareness TrainingBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · South WestWon by MetaCompliance Ltd£95k
Where to bid
Where security awareness training tenders are run
Delta eSourcing1 100%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
MetaCompliance Ltd won the most security awareness training contracts
Softcat won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsCentral governmentNHS and healthEducationPolice, fire and rescueOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MetaCompliance Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 13 | £902k | 12 | ||
| 2 | Softcat East Midlands · See every contract | 6 | £4.7m | 6 | ||
| 3joint | Phishing Tackle Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 3 | £246k | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Bytes Software Services South East · See every contract | 3 | £217k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Phoenix Software North East · See every contract | 3 | £174k | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Boxxe North East · SME · See every contract | 3 | £86k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | CDW East Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £79k | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Omniplex Learning North East · SME · See every contract | 3 | £46k | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Security Software Solutions Ltd South West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £13k | 2 | ||
| 10joint | Think Cyber Security Ltd East of England · SME · See every contract | 2 | £168k | 2 |
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Who buys
Councils award 57% of security awareness training contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
6 buyers bought security awareness training more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many security awareness training contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Each dot is a buyer: how many security awareness training contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsCentral governmentNHS and healthEducationPolice, fire and rescueOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of London Corporation | 3 | £190k |
| 2 | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 3 | £63k |
| 3 | Devon County Council | 2 | £204k |
| 4 | Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £142k |
| 5 | Gloucestershire County Council | 2 | £30k |
| 6 | North Devon District Council | 2 | £13k |
| 7 | NHS England | 1 | £4m |
| 8 | Cabinet Office | 1 | £400k |
| 9 | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership | 1 | £194k |
| 10 | London Borough of Camden | 1 | £187k |
124 security awareness training contracts awarded since 2021
- 112021
- 142022
- 182023
- 212024
- 342025
- 262026 so far
Prices
Half of security awareness training contracts are worth less than £63k
CouncilsCentral governmentNHS and healthEducationPolice, fire and rescueOther buyers
The 10 biggest security awareness training contracts
- NHS EnglandSoftcat · 15 Apr 2026
- Cabinet OfficeSoftcat · 9 Jul 2026
- Government Commercial AgencyNCC Group · 24 Feb 2026
- NHS Wales Shared Services PartnershipMetaCompliance Ltd · 23 Dec 2025
- London Borough of CamdenSecon Cyber Security Ltd · 24 Sep 2026
- Devon County CouncilMetaCompliance Ltd · 18 Dec 2025
- Moray CouncilMetaCompliance Ltd · 30 Apr 2025
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilPhishing Tackle · 30 Jul 2026
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustSoftcat · 31 Mar 2025
- Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation TrustBytes Software Services · 26 Jun 2026
Renewing contracts
14 security awareness training contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
9 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends in 4 weeks
Cyber Security Awareness Training
Dartford Borough Council · South East · 3-year contract
Held by MetaCompliance Ltd
Ends in 8 weeks
KnowBe4 Defend Phishing Licence
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence · 1-year contract
Held by XMA Limited
Security awareness training contract for an NHS bodyEast of EnglandUnder £100kEnds Jan 2027
Security awareness training contract for a central government bodySouth EastUnder £100kEnds Jan 2027
Security awareness training contract for a central government bodyUK-wide or not statedUnder £100kEnds Feb 2027
Security awareness training contract for an NHS bodyLondonUnder £100kEnds Feb 2027
Security awareness training contract for a councilLondonUnder £100kEnds Mar 2027
Security awareness training contract for a central government bodySouth WestUnder £100kEnds Apr 2027
Where and when
London awards the most security awareness training contracts. March and June are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0 | 14 | £1.3m | £76k | MetaCompliance Ltd (4) | City of London Corporation (3) | 3 |
| South West | 0 | 11 | £471k | £28k | MetaCompliance Ltd (4) | Devon County Council, Gloucestershire County Council and 1 more (2 each) | 3 |
| North East | 0 | 7 | £304k | £38k | Boxxe (2) | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (3) | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 5 | £267k | £63k | Bytes Software Services (2) | Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (2) | 2 |
| North West | 0 | 4 | £243k | £65k | MetaCompliance Ltd (2) | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 4 | £246k | £50k | Phishing Tackle (2) | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 4 | £351k | £76k | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 3 | £169k | £64k | – | – | 2 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 2 | £169k | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 2 | £95k | – | – | – | 1 |
| Wales | 0 | 2 | £268k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with security awareness training
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Key findings
- £200k a month
of security awareness training contracts awarded.
Typical contract £73k x 2.8 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2.6
security awareness training contracts are awarded in a typical month.
63 contracts in the last 2 years. - 9
security awareness training 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. - 52%
of security awareness training contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 58 award notices.
How many security awareness training tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 46 | 145 |
| Contracts awarded | 33 | 115 |
18 security awareness training contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 14 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 55 buyers awarded security awareness training contracts to 29 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 security awareness training contracts does the UK public sector award?
63 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 55 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector security awareness training contract worth?
The median is £63k, and 95% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector security awareness training contracts?
MetaCompliance Ltd won the most (13). Softcat won the most by value (£4.7m).
Which buyers award the most security awareness training contracts?
Councils award 57% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most security awareness training contracts?
London: 14 of 63 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the South West (11) and the North East (7).
How many security awareness training contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
14 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 29 November 2026. Another 4 ending are one-off work.
What is included
SaaS platforms that train all staff in cyber security through short online modules and simulated phishing campaigns, and report who clicked and who completed training.
- Security awareness e-learning platforms (MetaCompliance and similar)
- Phishing simulation software
- Online information security training for all staff
What is not included
- Trainer-led awareness sessions, crisis exercises and professional courses (see Cyber security training and exercises)
- Email filtering (see Email security)
- General compliance e-learning libraries (see Learning management system and e-learning)