Education Tenders and Contracts

See open education tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Education procurement is dominated by school-estate work: construction, boiler replacements and fire doors sit alongside catering, cleaning and staffing run through multi-academy trusts. Colleges and universities add software and library licences; councils buy SEND transport and placements too.

There are 2,125 notices tracked here, including 1,662 awarded and 45 at pre-tender stage. 44% of suppliers surveyed by Stotles say frameworks are their main route to market.

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about education tenders, school contracts, education contracts, tenders for education, school tenders in the UK public sector.

  • How do I find education tenders in the UK?

    Search live portals for open education tenders, or move earlier. On Stotles you can track buyer activity across schools, trusts, colleges and universities, see what is open now, and build a bid pipeline before a notice is published. For more, explore the platform.

  • What kinds of contracts count as education tenders?

    The category spans a lot more than teaching contracts. It covers school building and refurbishment work, boiler and fire-safety upgrades, catering and cleaning, home-to-school and SEND transport, agency staffing, and software, library and publishing licences bought by colleges and universities. Department for Education construction projects and local authority school-estate work make up a large share of what is currently live.

  • Are there frameworks for education procurement?

    Yes. Multi-academy trusts and buying organisations such as ESPO run frameworks covering outsourced catering, cleaning and inclusion services, and local authorities run frameworks for SEND transport and alternative provision. 44% of suppliers surveyed by Stotles say frameworks are their main route into public sector work, so these are worth tracking even outside an open tender.

  • What CPV codes are associated with education tenders?

    Education tenders map to CPV code 80000000 (Education and training services), used across roughly 979 of the notices in this cluster, and 45214210 (Primary school construction work), which covers the primary-school building projects that make up a large share of the category.

  • How many education tenders are open right now?

    There were 5 open notices for education tenders and contracts at last count, against 2,125 tracked in total and 1,662 already awarded. Open counts move fast, so check the live totals on this page rather than treating this as a fixed figure. Platform-wide, 2,148 tenders are open across all sectors at any time.

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