Service market

Teaching assistant apprenticeship contracts

UK public sector · 54 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
54
Last 12 months
Median contract
£60k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£12.8m
53 of 54 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
20
Suppliers
28

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most teaching assistant apprenticeship contracts took 44% of them (24 of 54).
  • The median contract, £60k, is close to the median across education & training contracts (£54k).
  • South East had the most contracts: 18, or 33% of the total.

Who buys teaching assistant apprenticeship

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Hampshire County Council14 contracts
  2. 2East Riding of Yorkshire Council9 contracts
  3. 3Walsall Council e-Tendering5 contracts
  4. 4Portsmouth City Council4 contracts
  5. 5Derbyshire County Council4 contracts
  6. 6Ministry of Defence2 contracts
  7. 7Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service2 contracts
  8. 8DERBY CITY COUNCIL2 contracts
  9. 9Coventry City Council1 contract
  10. 10North Northamptonshire Council1 contract

Top teaching assistant apprenticeship contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Fareport Training Organisation Limited10 contracts
  2. 2Montessori Apprentice Academy4 contracts
  3. 3Train Together Limited4 contracts
  4. 4The Fire Service College3 contracts
  5. 5Captiva Learning Limited3 contracts
  6. 6Best Practice Network3 contracts
  7. 7MERCURY TRAINING SERVICES LTD2 contracts
  8. 8Chichester College Group2 contracts
  9. 9Education and Skills Training & Development Limited2 contracts
  10. 10Yorkshire Training Partnership Ltd2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

6Q4 2025*12Q1 202619Q2 202617Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 54

South East18Yorkshire and The Humber9East Midlands5West Midlands5North East1London1South West1UK-wide or not stated14

What is included

Apprenticeships below degree level for health support, social care, school and early years, and justice and public protection roles, including Scottish Modern Apprenticeships in social services and healthcare.

  • Healthcare support and associate standards such as mammography associate
  • Adult and children's care worker standards
  • Modern Apprenticeship in Social Services and Healthcare
  • Health and science and care services route lots
  • Teaching Assistant Level 3
  • Specialist Teaching Assistant Level 5
  • Learning and Skills Teacher Level 5
  • Early Years Educator Level 3
  • Probation Services Practitioner Level 3
  • Youth Justice Practitioner Level 5
  • Emergency Contact Handler
  • Protective services route lots

What is not included

  • Level 6 and 7 clinical and social worker degree apprenticeships (edu.appr.professional-degree-apprenticeships)
  • School Business Professional (edu.appr.business-admin-customer-service-apprenticeships)
  • Care training outside the apprenticeship route (edu.care.social-care-workforce-training-and-qualifications)
  • Nursing and allied health education commissioned from universities (edu.he.post-registration-and-advanced-practice-education)
  • Initial teacher training and teacher degree routes (edu.sch.school-staff-cpd-and-leadership-development)
  • Police constable entry routes (edu.he.police-initial-entry-programmes)
  • End-point assessment bought alone, including firefighter EPA (edu.appr.end-point-assessment)

Often bought by the same buyers