Education and training contracts expiring in South East England: 132 worth £302m
Public sector education and training contracts held by buyers in South 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
- UHSc W212726 Values and BehavioursUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustEnds 03 Dec 2026, £50k
What this market looks like
132 education and training contracts in South East England carry a published end date, worth £302m between them. They are held across 46 buyers, and the typical one is worth £83k.
77 of them expire within twelve months, and 12 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 58% of this market back in play inside a year.
127 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 7% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
1 is a framework 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 Portsmouth City Council (17), Kent County Council (14), Ministry of Defence (13).
The contracts here are most often held by East Sussex College Group (3), TAKE PRIDE CIC (3), THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY TRUST (3).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIGHT-TOUCH REGIME PROCUREMENT ACT 2023 FOR INDEPENDENT ALTERNATIVE PROVISION OF EDUCATION SERVICES South East England | West Sussex County Council | £225m | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Connect to Work Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) South East England | Surrey County Council | £2.3m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Connect to Work (Supported Employment) - SEQF and West Kent IPS Provision South East England | Kent County Council | £15m incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Crisis Resilience Fund: Improving Financial Resilience through Employability Support Programme South East England | East Sussex County Council | £410k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lessons South East England | Ministry of Defence | £6.5m | 07 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Leadership development programme South East England | OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED | £200k incl. VAT | 16 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Connect to Work (Supported Employment) - IPS Provision in North, Mid and East Kent South East England | Kent County Council | £5.9m incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Crisis Resilience Fund: Improving Financial Resilience through Employability Support programme South East England | East Sussex County Council | £190k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| STEP Transition Support South East England | UK Fusion Energy Ltd | £493k | 12 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| North Kent (IPS) South East England | Kent County Council | £5.6m incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| 715867474 - Provision of Intelligence Reconnaissance Operator Flying Training South East England | Ministry of Defence | £5.5m | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of Smoke and Heat Training Facilities 2026/2027 South East England | Oxfordshire County Council | £175k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| First Aid Training Provider South East England | Brighton and Hove City Council | £150k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Made Smarter Leadership Training Programme South East England | Surrey County Council | £125k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| The Provision of Adventurous Training Instructor (ATI) Support South East England | Ministry of Defence | £2.0m | 30 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Promotion Focussed Interventions South East England | The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex | £40k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Training Programme for Children’s Services South East England | Milton Keynes City Council | £100k | 01 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| e-ITT for the provision of Digital Skills Training for NFDC Staff South East England | New Forest District Council | £88k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Cluster Model Quality Assurance Tool South East England | Southampton City Council | £50k | 14 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Immediate Life Support and Paediatric Immediate Life Support training South East England | KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £78k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| UK7 - Berkshire Connect to Work Programme South East England | Wokingham Borough Council | £8.9m | 25 Nov 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Complex Transformation Academy South East England | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | £55k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 2 - Mid Kent South East England | Kent County Council | £170k | 25 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| AWHP Legal Training Provision South East England | Surrey County Council | £50k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Provision of Education and Associated Transport for Pupils who have been Permanently Excluded, including a cohort with Education Health Care Plans South East England | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | £1.5m | 31 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| 715847486 - Provision of Training Life Rafts for Defence Survive, Evade, Resist, Extract (SERE) Training Organisation (DSTO) Aircrew Maritime Survival (AMS) Drills South East England | Ministry of Defence | £257k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| AI Capability Training South East England | The Pensions Regulator | £50k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| The Provision of Multi-Engine Pilot Training South East England | Ministry of Defence | £1.8m | 26 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Air Warfare Education and Training (AWE&T) Capability South East England | Ministry of Defence | £502k | 25 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Library Resources South East England | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY | £41k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Leadership Development Programme South East England | Surrey County Council | £41k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| for the PROVISION OF A CONTRACTED LIVERY YARD SERVICE FOR THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY MOUNTED REGIMENT (HCMR) South East England | Ministry of Defence | £1.5m | 04 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| The Provision of Multi-Engine Pilot Training South East England | Ministry of Defence | £1.8m | 31 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Digital Inclusion Project - Training Provision in Community Hubs South East England | Gosport Borough Council | £26k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Safe & Warm Futures - Vulnerability and Carbon Monoxide Allowance Collaborative Project - Money Ready. South East England | SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS LIMITED | £527k | 04 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| NEET Employability Support Programme (2026-2027) South East England | East Sussex County Council | £440k | 30 Sept 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 6 - Swale South East England | Kent County Council | £134k | 25 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 7 - Gravesham South East England | Kent County Council | £130k | 25 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Olive McGowan Training sessions South East England | KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £23k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| SP2025/26-28 - PMVA Training South East England | Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | £29k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
92 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.