BIDs and Tenders

We commission a range of partners to: 

  • deliver and support our wide range of funded workforce development programmes for the further education and training sector 

  • provide support in delivering other programmes and services, including key research, digital (covering designing, hosting and supporting websites, digital platforms and e-portfolios), membership services and marketing and communications. 

 

These opportunities are aimed at the following organisations in all regions and of all sizes: 

  • education and training specialists (individuals or organisations) from across the education, training and skills sector including those currently working in schools and higher education 

  • independent training providers 

  • colleges 

  • community learning providers 

  • employers 

  • specialists in other fields including IT/Digital, research, communications/marketing, events and web development. 

 

Whether you are an individual consultant, small, medium enterprise (SME), college or specialist provider, we welcome your expertise to help us drive innovation, inclusion and excellence.

 

Working with us to deliver  

Working as an associate – we collaborate with suitably qualified individuals on a variety of activities, including the design, development, delivery, review, and evaluation of our CPD courses and programmes. Follow this link to review the latest opportunities and apply to be an associate. 

 

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Current Tenders

 

 

The Education Training Foundation is committed to open and transparent procurement. 

Details of contracts awarded will be published on this page. The data will be updated at the beginning of each month. Download the full contract list as of September 2025 here. 

Terms and conditions 

 

For ETF’s contracts, the following terms and conditions are used:

PROVIDING SERVICES TO ETF 

BUYING SERVICES FROM ETF 

ETF Consultancy and Standard Services Contract 

BUYING SERVICES FROM ETF 

ETF Programme Learning Services Agreement 

ETF Commercial Agreement 

 
ETF Zoom Licence Agreement   
ETF Power BI License Agreement   

ETF Associates Agreement 

  

If you wish to discuss how to tender for contracts, programmes and services, please contact Sally Arif, Commissioning and Procurement Lead at tenderqueries@etfoundation.co.uk. 

You can also find further information and tips on our support page.