Awarded contract

Skills England Private Providers of Training : An Exploratory Study

Details

Supplier(s)
IFF Resarch
Value
£81,132.16
Duration
4 months
Topic
Social research services
Published
14 October 2026

Tender description

Skills England seeks to commission a supplier to undertake an exploratory study on the provision of training in England that takes place within the private sector. This will involve providing a summary of the total training market and the role of private training provision within this, identifying and assessing the impact of any evidence gaps in private training data, and determining the feasibility of collecting data to fill these gaps.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date12 October 2026
  2. Completed: Award published14 October 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date12 February 2027in 4 months

About the buyer

The Department For Work and Pensions (DWP) delivers the State Pension and working-age benefits to millions of claimants, and buys as a central government ministerial department with its own commercial teams. Framework agreements are called off through the Government Commercial Agency using Public Sector Contract terms. Suppliers can join its low value purchasing system freely, with no cap on numbers. Dynamic purchasing systems cover welfare-to-work and employment support opportunities.

Over the past 5 years, most of DWP's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79315000 · Social research services

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