Education and training contracts expiring in North East England: 87 worth £32m
Public sector education and training contracts held by buyers in North East England that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Expiring next
- Smartphone App- Forensics CourseThe Police and Crime Commissioner for NorthumbriaEnds 31 Dec 2026, £33k
What this market looks like
87 education and training contracts in North East England carry a published end date, worth £32m between them. They are held across 23 buyers, and the typical one is worth £90k.
61 of them expire within twelve months, and 15 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 70% of this market back in play inside a year.
100 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 9% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
10 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are North East Combined Authority (22), Durham County Council (10), Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority (8).
The contracts here are most often held by TRN (TRAIN) LTD. (4), Gateshead College (4), SPORTSCAPE TRAINING LTD (3).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPEN2026577 Adult Skills Programme - Skills Activation (Sector Focussed) North East England | North East Combined Authority | £6.0m | 01 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Adult Skills Programme - Skills for Work - Foundational Economy North East England | North East Combined Authority | £5.0m | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Integrated Settlement Skills Programme North East England | North East Combined Authority | £2.5m | 01 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Integrated Settlement Skills Programme North East England | North East Combined Authority | £1.5m | 01 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| OPEN2026585 Adult Skills Programme - Skills Foundation North East England | North East Combined Authority | £1.0m | 01 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Adult Skills Programme - Skills Activation - Level 3 Information & Communication Technology North East England | North East Combined Authority | £1.0m | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 1a Employer Inclusion & Workforce Redesign (Health) North East England | North East Combined Authority | £227k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| MBC000606 Bikeability Training North East England | Middlesbrough Council | £134k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| OPEN2026583 Adult Skills Programme - Skills for Work (Level 2 Construction and the Built Environment) North East England | North East Combined Authority | £750k | 01 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| 003644 PROVISION OF YOUNG FUTURE HUB - OPEN ACCESS AND OUTREACH North East England | Durham County Council | £150k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Contract for Connect to Work - Lot 1 - Supported Employment Quality (SEQF) Tees Valley North East England | Hartlepool Borough Council | £1.8m incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Pre- Applicant Communications North East England | STUDENT LOANS COMPANY | £240k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Connect to Work Programme - Individual Placement Support (IPS) in Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar & Cleveland North East England | Hartlepool Borough Council | £2.8m incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 1b Employer Engagement, Aspirations and Opportunity Pathways (Youth Employment) North East England | North East Combined Authority | £95k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Youth Print North East England | Durham County Council | £155k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Managed Learning Services North East England | Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham | £250k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Provision of Coaching Services North East England | PARK VIEW ACADEMY | £675k incl. VAT | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Skills Activation North East England | Sunderland City Council | £92k | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Learning management system North East England | Newcastle City Council | £100k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Unpaid Carers Infrastructure North East England | North East Combined Authority | £173k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Contract for Connect to Work - Lot 4 - Individual Placement & Support (IPS) - Hartlepool North East England | Hartlepool Borough Council | £695k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE (YOLO) PROJECT North East England | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria | £100k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE (YOLO) PROJECT North East England | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria | £100k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Locum Educational Psychologist North East England | Darlington Borough Council | £60k | 24 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Adult Skills Fund Course Delivery North East England | East Durham College | £225k | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| The Student room North East England | STUDENT LOANS COMPANY | £40k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Adult Skills Delivery Training Partner North East England | Northumberland County Council | £200k | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of a Training Package for Social Care North East England | Durham County Council | £50k | 04 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Major Incident Management Training North East England | NHS Business Services Authority | £30k | 04 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| CS087 - Family Hubs Triple P Online 0-12 North East England | Middlesbrough Council | £30k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| TVCA-PROC-0839 - Recruitment and Employability Sessions North East England | Tees Valley Combined Authority | £30k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Adult Skills Fund Course Delivery North East England | East Durham College | £125k | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Decision Making Accountability (DMA) organisational design review. North East England | Stockton on Tees Borough Council | £28k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| TVCA-PROC-0891 - Better Business Case Training North East England | Tees Valley Combined Authority | £25k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Smartphone App- Forensics Course North East England | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria | £33k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Adult Skills Fund Course Delivery North East England | East Durham College | £100k | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Learner Find and Virtual Learning Platform North East England | City of Sunderland College | £370k incl. VAT | 03 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| BAME Leadership Programme North East England | NHS Business Services Authority | £18k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| PB2025-00226 Primary Reintegration Service North East England | Darlington Borough Council | £174k | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Trauma Nursing Core Course North East England | South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust | £20k | 04 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
47 more in this view
The full list, the named incumbent on every line and the computed re-tender window are on the expiry radar.
Education and training in other regions
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Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.