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title: "Skills England Private Providers of Training : An Exploratory Study"
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# Skills England Private Providers of Training : An Exploratory Study

Buyer: Department for Work and Pensions  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a9e20152-9d09-4918-8a1d-61bba77afb7b

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions commissioned an exploratory study of private-sector training in England. The work covers a summary of the overall training market and the role of private training provision, an assessment of gaps in available data on private training, and the feasibility of collecting information to address those gaps. This is social research services work, delivered in relation to England’s training market.

The procurement is complete and IFF was selected for the contract. The award was made on 9 October 2026, for £81,132.16. The contract runs from 12 October 2026 to 12 February 2027. The Department for Work and Pensions used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The stated procurement value is also £81,132.16. The service was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The published details do not set out an evaluation basis or break the work into lots.

For suppliers competing when the Department for Work and Pensions next requires this specific research, the award demonstrates demand for evidence-led analysis of private training provision in England. Credible providers will need research capability to describe a broad training market, assess the role of private providers, identify and evaluate data gaps, and judge practical options for filling them. The work suits firms able to combine market analysis with data-quality assessment and research design, and to produce findings useful to a government department. The selected supplier’s award through a framework call-off also shows that experience of delivering relevant research through an established framework route is commercially pertinent. The requirement was considered suitable for SMEs, indicating that smaller research businesses may be relevant competitors.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/867ed58e-2388-4aa1-b453-e5ef091c249a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 12 Oct 2026 - 12 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £81,132 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £81,132 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Work and Pensions |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9NA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IFF |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 15:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/867ed58e-2388-4aa1-b453-e5ef091c249a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/867ed58e-2388-4aa1-b453-e5ef091c249a
  14th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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