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AwardedUnited KingdomServices£19,000,000

Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)

Published
Published 20 October 2025
Deadline
Closed 30 September 2025

Overview

Contract Award Notice for the Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE). SKE is a key part of the Department's teacher supply strategy and supports recruitment to ITT in hard-to-recruit subjects. It is for applicants who have a conditional offer of a place on an ITT programme. SKE programmes are designed to help these applicants gain the depth of subject knowledge needed to train to teach in their chosen subject.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Awarded
Category
Services
Estimated value
£19,000,000
Procedure
Open
SME suitable
Yes
Published
20 October 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£1,800,000
Award date
29 September 2025
Contract period
30 September 2025 → 30 September 2027
Winners
  • AAA Eureka MBITT SKE -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11786
  • Archway Learning Trust -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11755
  • BCS, THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE FOR IT
  • Barr Beacon SCITT -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11760
  • Birmingham City University -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_1
  • Birmingham Newman University -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con
  • Bradford College -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11764
  • Carmel College -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11767
  • Delta Academies Trust -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11768
  • Edge Hill University-Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11773
  • GORSE SCITT, The GORSE Academies Trust -Subject Knowledge Enhan
  • Gloucestershire Association of Secondary Headteachers Ltd -Subje
  • Leicestershire Secondary SCITT -Subject Knowledge Enhancement co
  • Liverpool Hope University -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_117
  • Lydiate Learning Trust -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11784
  • North East Learning Trust -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11
  • St Mary's University -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con
  • Tes Institute -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11798
  • The Polesworth School -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11795
  • The Spanish Course -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11791
  • University of Bedfordshire Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11
  • University of Brighton-Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11780
  • University of Chichester -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_1177
  • University of East London -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_117
  • University of Portsmouth -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_1177
  • University of Sussex -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11766
  • University of Wolverhampton -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_
  • University of Worcester
  • Yorkshire and Humber Teacher Training -Subject Knowledge Enhance

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract Award Notice

    20 October 2025

Contracting authority

  • Department for Education

    Buyer

    London, United Kingdom

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Awarded: Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) — won by AAA Eureka MBITT SKE -Subject Knowledge Enhancement con_11786 +28 — Skim