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Published 14 Oct 2026

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Skills England Private Providers of Training : An Exploratory Study

Authority: Department for Work and Pensions

Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV: Social research services (79315000)
Published contract value£81,132Exc. VAT
Contract ends 12 Feb 2027
Awarded to IFF
Contract starts 12 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference
CF-0037600DQH00000FUqLV2A1
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
SW1H 9NA; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    9 Oct 2026
  2. Contract starts
    12 Oct 2026
  3. Notice published
    14 Oct 2026
  4. Contract ends
    12 Feb 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suppliers named on the notice

  • IFFSupplier The Harlequin Building London 65 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0JR

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-a9e20152-9d09-4918-8a1d-61bba77afb7b-2026-10-14T15:33:57+01:00
Published
14 Oct 2026
Latest update
14 Oct 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-a9e20152-9d09-4918-8a1d-61bba77afb7b
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-a9e20152-9d09-4918-8a1d-61bba77afb7b-1