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
18 teaching assistant apprenticeship contracts ending in the next 12 months
See which ones
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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.
- 1Hampshire County Council14 contracts£100k
- 2East Riding of Yorkshire Council9 contracts£591k
- 3Walsall Council e-Tendering5 contracts£90k
- 4Portsmouth City Council4 contracts£512k
- 5Derbyshire County Council4 contracts£254k
- 6Ministry of Defence2 contracts£8.7m
- 7Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service2 contracts£444k
- 8DERBY CITY COUNCIL2 contracts£84k
- 9Coventry City Council1 contract£495k
- 10North Northamptonshire Council1 contract£480k
Top teaching assistant apprenticeship contractors by contracts won
The 12 months to 6 October 2026.
- 1Fareport Training Organisation Limited10 contracts£65k
- 2Montessori Apprentice Academy4 contracts£287k
- 3Train Together Limited4 contracts£35k
- 4The Fire Service College3 contracts£622k
- 5Captiva Learning Limited3 contracts£184k
- 6Best Practice Network3 contracts£113k
- 7MERCURY TRAINING SERVICES LTD2 contracts£360k
- 8Chichester College Group2 contracts£227k
- 9Education and Skills Training & Development Limited2 contracts£144k
- 10Yorkshire Training Partnership Ltd2 contracts£84k
Latest and largest awards
Each links to the official notice.
Latest
East Riding of Yorkshire Council to Montessori Apprentice Academy · Awarded 22 September 2026
East Riding of Yorkshire Council to Education and Skills Training & Development Limited · Awarded 22 September 2026
Cabinet Office to MERCURY TRAINING SERVICES LTD · Awarded 26 August 2026
Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service to The Fire Service College · Awarded 19 August 2026
Hampshire County Council to Fareport Training Organisation Limited · Awarded 19 August 2026
Hampshire County Council to Fareport Training Organisation Limited · Awarded 19 August 2026
Walsall Council e-Tendering to Best Practice Network · Awarded 18 August 2026
Walsall Council e-Tendering to CU Apprenticeships (Better Futures) Limited · Awarded 18 August 2026
Coventry City Council to Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber Training · Awarded 5 August 2026
Largest
Ministry of Defence to Pearson · Awarded 9 March 2026
Protective Security Adviser L4 apprenticeship - Transparency (official notice, opens in a new tab)
£900k
Ministry of Defence to Mercury Training Ltd · Awarded 20 May 2026
North Northamptonshire Council to The Recalvi Enterprise Ltd · Awarded 29 May 2026
Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service to The Fire Service College · Awarded 27 February 2026
Contracts awarded by quarter
Where the contracts were awarded
England 54
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)