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    ContractsCommunications Training Procurement
    Awarded contract

    Communications Training Procurement

    Awarded
    £13.5k
    Published 15 Oct 2026

    Contract award notice for communications training services to be provided by a sole-source supplier due to technical requirements.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 15 Oct 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £13.5k
    Published 15 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £13,485
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • MF
      MEDIA FIRST LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    15 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a contract details notice, not a call for competition. This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons. Only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services, or works required for this communications training program. This notice provides details about the contract terms and the selected supplier for communications training services.

    Track record

    12 awards · 10 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION has awarded 12 contracts to 10 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. CORTEX-TRAINING LTD3× · 25%
    2. Systems and Network Training Ltd1× · 8%
    3. NCC Group Security Services Ltd1× · 8%
    4. BEAMANS LIMITED1× · 8%
    5. Meta (UK) Limited1× · 8%
    6. MEDIA FIRST LIMITED1× · 8%

    +4 more suppliers

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, QA Ltd, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-078867

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    Sector
    Education & Training