Small training and education contracts for first-time bidders

There are 11 open training and education tenders a small firm new to public sector work could realistically go for. The soonest closes on 10 November 2026.

Every contract here passes all six checks, taken from the official notice:

• Anyone can bid: it is not a call-off for firms already on a framework
• Worth £100,000 or less
• The buyer hasn't marked it as unsuitable for small firms
• No staff to take over (no TUPE)
• No named accreditations required
• At least 7 days until the deadline

Open now

• CA18552 - RFQ 2026/40 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS "Thriving Together" - 3.2 Minority Community Support Programme - Journeys & Belonging, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD), £20,307, closes 10 November 2026
  Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is hiring a consultancy company to design and deliver a community support programme for minority communities in two local areas. The programme will use workshop
• RFQ 2026/40 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS “Thriving Together” - 3.2 Minority Community Support Programme - Journeys & Belonging, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) , £20,307, closes 10 November 2026
  Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is looking for a consultancy company to design and run a community support programme for minority communities in two local areas. The programme will use worksho
• T26-136BUS Development and Delivery of Security Academy for DCSDC LMP, Derry City and Strabane District Council, £32,832, closes 13 November 2026
  Derry City and Strabane District Council wants to hire an organisation to design and deliver a training academy that teaches security skills to unemployed or under-employed people in the local area. T
• Level 1-3 Construction and Energy Efficiency Skills in the Community, East Lindsey District Council, £75,000, closes 13 November 2026
  East Lindsey District Council is looking for a training provider to deliver accredited construction and energy efficiency skills courses (Levels 1-3) to local residents. The provider will recruit lear
• cemetery training, Sheffield City Council, £60,000, closes 15 November 2026
  Sheffield City Council's Bereavement Services is looking for a trainer to teach and assess its own staff in cemetery work. The training covers burial duties, the safe use of cemetery equipment, and di
• Proc-26-78 | Interactive Bus, Community Focused School, Wrexham County Borough Council, £80,000, closes 16 November 2026
  Wrexham Council wants to procure an interactive bus that will serve as a mobile community hub, bringing council services and support closer to families and residents in local areas. The bus will suppo
• ACE 1122 ITQ - 'Artsmark 25 Young People Commissioners' Project Partner, ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, £15,000, closes 16 November 2026
  Arts Council England wants a supplier to run a project where a group of young people chooses and commissions an artist to create artwork and resources for schools taking part in the Artsmark programme
• ET89NFE92026 - Inclusive Leadership and Governance Training Programme, British Council, £100,000, closes 16 November 2026
  The British Council is seeking a supplier to design and deliver a certified training programme in inclusive leadership and governance for civil society leaders, community groups and public institution
• Tender for the Provision of Fluoride Varnish in Hartlepool Schools, Hartlepool Borough Council, £100,000, closes 17 November 2026
  Hartlepool Borough Council wants a dental provider to design, run and pilot a fluoride varnish programme in around 10 primary schools. Fluoride varnish is a protective coating painted onto children's
• Cotham School - Invitation to Tender School Management Information System (MIS), COTHAM SCHOOL, £75,000, closes 20 November 2026
  Cotham School wants to buy a school management system, a software package that runs on the internet (often called Software as a Service, or SaaS). It will handle the school's day-to-day admin, records
• Supply & Delivery of various City & Guilds Training Courses & Certification, Bedford Borough Council, £11,500, closes 23 November 2026
  Bedford Borough Council is inviting suppliers to provide City & Guilds accredited training courses and certifications. They want to buy the delivery of various training programmes and issue official C

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