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    ContractsFuture Academic Provision - UK Defence Education Services
    Open tender

    Future Academic Provision - UK Defence Education Services

    Contract value
    £117m
    Published 18 Jun 2026

    Strategic Command Commercial seeks suppliers to design and deliver professional defence education and training services with degree-awarding capability across multiple UK sites and virtual platforms.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 18 Jun 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £117m
    Published 18 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      est.£117,000,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 2 months ago.

    18 June 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    Strategic Command Commercial is inviting suppliers to respond to a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) regarding the Future Academic Provision (FAP) requirement. This opportunity involves designing, developing, and delivering Professional Defence & Security Education (PDSE) and training services to UK military and defence personnel. Key features include: the ability to award degrees up to RQF level 7 (and potentially level 8), recognition of prior accredited learning, delivery across two primary sites (Shrivenham and London) plus a virtual presence on the Defence Learning Environment (DLE), and potential expansion to additional UK and overseas locations. This is a strategic initiative to modernize defence education delivery and professional development. Interested suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate capability in higher education delivery, defence sector expertise, and flexible learning delivery models.

    Track record

    13 awards · 13 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE has awarded 13 contracts to 13 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED1× · 8%
    2. University of Staffordshire1× · 8%
    3. Raytheon Systems UK1× · 8%
    4. INZPIRE LIMITED1× · 8%
    5. Sir Joseph Isherwood Limited1× · 8%
    6. Mercury Training Ltd1× · 8%

    +7 more suppliers

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

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-04ed09
    MD
    Buyer
    MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
    Sector
    Education & Training