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ITT - Delivery of a Heritage Schools Programme in the South West of England - UID 354
Historic England · South West
Teacher training tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
70 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
Teacher training contracts ,
70 contracts across the UK, of any size
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6 teacher training opportunities are live now
4 from other public bodies, 2 from councils. The 2 closing soonest are shown in full.
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ITT - Delivery of a Heritage Schools Programme in the South East of England - UID 359
Historic England · South West
Teacher training opportunity from a public bodyUK-wide or not stated£1m or morePublished 29 September 2026Teacher training opportunity from a councilLondonValue not statedPublished 8 September 2026Teacher training opportunity from a public bodyLondon£1m or morePublished 29 July 2026Teacher training opportunity from a councilYorkshire and the Humber£1m or morePublished 17 July 2026
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
TEACH FIRST won the most teacher training contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | Best Practice Network North East · SME · See every contract | 5 | £11.8m | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Ambition Institute London · SME · See every contract | 5 | £1.4m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | TEACH FIRST North East · See every contract | 4 | £97.9m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | UCL Consultants North East · See every contract | 4 | £11.2m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | School-Led Development Trust SME · See every contract | 4 | £8.4m | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Liverpool Hope University North West · See every contract | 3 | £324k | 3 | ||
| 6joint | THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST North East · See every contract | 3 | £186k | 3 | ||
| 6joint | UNIVERSITY OF DERBY East Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £92k | 2 | ||
| 9joint | Speech and Language UK North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £155k | 2 | ||
| 9joint | The Difference Education Ltd North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £98k | 2 |
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Who buys
38 buyers awarded teacher training contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
10 buyers bought teacher training more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many teacher 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 teacher training contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department for Education | 21 | £232m |
| 2 | British Council | 5 | £374k |
| 3 | North East Combined Authority | 2 | £180k |
| 4 | Milton Keynes City Council | 2 | £171k |
| 5 | Walsall Council e-Tendering | 2 | £104k |
| 6 | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 2 | £89k |
| 7 | DERBY CITY COUNCIL | 2 | £81k |
| 8 | Sefton Council | 2 | £54k |
| 9 | Leeds City Council - PACS | 2 | £26k |
| 10 | Hartlepool Borough Council | 2 | £21k |
Prices
Half of teacher training contracts are worth less than £95k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 92% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Department for EducationTEACH FIRST · 19 May 2026
- Department for EducationUCL Consultants, EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST, School-Led Development Trust, Ambition Institute, TEACH FIRST · 19 Jun 2026
- Department for EducationUCL Consultants, Ambition Institute, Best Practice Network, TEACH FIRST, Church of England, LLSE · 1 Nov 2025
- Department for EducationASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES · 15 May 2026
- Aberdeenshire CouncilUniversity of Aberdeen, North East Scotland College, Dundee and Angus College, Aberlour Children's Charity, Lorndale Aberdeen Ltd (Great Western Assessment and Training Centre), Mitchell & Murdoch Care Ltd., Grampian Training Services, Cairn Training (Aberdeen) Ltd, Eastlin Ltd, Kate Hookham T/a Do - Learn · 14 Apr 2026
- Department for EducationAmbition Institute, Best Practice Network, White Rose Education · 12 May 2026
- Department for EducationUCL Consultants · 13 Jan 2025
- Department for EducationTEACH FIRST · 10 Jan 2025
- Department for EducationSchool-Led Development Trust · 9 Jan 2025
- Department for EducationNational Day Nurseries Association · 13 Mar 2026
Where and when
The North East awards the most teacher training contracts. May and August 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 |
|---|---|---|
| North East | 15 | £24m |
| London | 11 | £127m |
| North West | 6 | £405k |
| East Midlands | 6 | £472k |
| West Midlands | 4 | £670k |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | £3.6m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | £101k |
| East of England | 3 | £104k |
| South East | 3 | £261k |
| Wales | 3 | £621k |
| Scotland | 2 | £16m |
| South West | 1 | £96k |
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Deadlines
Half of teacher training tenders close within 28 days of being published
Each dot is a teacher training tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 66% 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 teacher training tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 38 UK teacher training tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new teacher training tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
39 in the last 24 months. - 92%
of the money is in the 10 biggest teacher training contracts.
Of 68 contracts with a published value. - 46%
of teacher training contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 63 award notices. - 30%
of teacher training contracts are awarded in May and August.
21 of 70 contracts.
Questions
How many teacher training contracts does the UK public sector award?
70 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 38 public buyers.
How long are teacher training tenders open for?
The median teacher training tender is open for 28 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector teacher training contract worth?
The median is £95k, and 65% are worth less than £250k.
What is included
Programmes that train and develop the school and FE teaching workforce: initial teacher training and FE teaching qualifications, NPQs, headship and early career teacher programmes, and CPD, INSET and leadership development for teachers, support staff and school leaders.
- TQFE and FE teaching qualification programmes
- Initial teacher training routes
- University partnerships for teaching qualification design and delivery
- NPQs including NPQ for SENCOs
- Into Headship and headship qualification components
- Early career teacher programmes and mentor training
- Multi-year CPD and leadership programmes for schools
- Leadership development for teachers and support staff
- Leadership programmes for education sector leaders
- CPD to support a literacy or other intervention
- Appropriate body services and early years practitioner training (not yet seen)
- Early years and childcare workforce development, including early language and communication training for early years practitioners
What is not included
- Coaching and coach training for education staff (edu.lead.executive-and-leadership-coaching)
- Restorative practice and behaviour training tied to culture change (edu.sch.behaviour-inclusion-and-wellbeing-support)
- Expert assurance of the ITT market (edu.sch.school-improvement-advisers)
- School business professional finance qualifications (edu.lead.professional-qualification-tuition)
- Teaching assistant and Learning and Skills Teacher apprenticeships (edu.appr.health-care-apprenticeships)
- Safeguarding training for school staff (edu.care.safeguarding-training)
- IT skills training (it.ent.it-skills-training)
- Teacher recruitment campaigns (another industry: marketing-creative)
- Supply teachers (another industry: recruitment-hr)