Buyer profile
COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY
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Total contracts
371
Known spend
£48m
346 disclosed
Average value
£139,212
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
NLA Media Access
£24,400
- 2
Bytes Software Services Limited
1 winlatest 27 Jan 2026£8m
- 3
MORGAN HUNT GROUP LIMITED
1 winlatest 01 Sept 2025£2m
- 4
ADECCO UK LIMITED
1 winlatest 01 Sept 2025£800,000
- 5
Syntura Group Limited
1 winlatest 01 Dec 2025£188,365
- 6
Little Fish (UK) Limited
£175,000
- 7
ALVAO s.r.o.
1 winlatest 16 Jan 2026£156,025
- 8
MERGERMARKET LIMITED
£120,000
- 9
REFINITIV LIMITED
£88,321
- 10
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company
1 winlatest 16 Jan 2026£81,355
What they buy
By CPV categoryBusiness servicesCPV 79
117 contracts · £19m
R&D servicesCPV 73
65 contracts · £3m
IT servicesCPV 72
53 contracts · £3m
SoftwareCPV 48
35 contracts · £7m
Education & trainingCPV 80
19 contracts · £811,934
Office & computing equipmentCPV 30
15 contracts · £2m
Radio, TV & telecomsCPV 32
12 contracts · £2m
Recreation, culture & sportCPV 92
10 contracts · £503,594
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- CMA Summer 2025 License Renewal
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (35 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Apr 2028).
Apr 2028
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (371)
Company information database subscription
The Competition and Markets Authority requires a web-based subscription providing information on UK, Irish and global companies, including filed company data, financials, ownership
ITSM tool 26+
Replacement of the IT Service Management platform used by IT, HR and Security teams.
Enders analysis (2026-2028)
subscription research service covering the media, entertainment, mobile and fixed telecommunications industries in Europe
Refinitiv workspace financial data and research platform
Provision of Refinitiv Workspace licences and Aftermarket Research add-on to support the Competition and Markets Authority's investigations, market studies, regulatory functions an
Company funding, exits and economic outcomes
Fixed Term Subscription and Custom Data Export
NLA media access business licence
Renewal of the CMA's NLA Business Licence
Forensic laptop
Forensic Laptop
CMA summer 2025 license renewal
CMA Summer 2025 License Renewal
Microsoft partner contract CMA
Microsoft Partner Contract CMA
PROC 058-2025
CMA Internet and Cloud connectivity 202
Contingent labour
Provision of contingent labour recruitment services to support the Competition and Markets Authority's temporary resourcing requirements. The contract is a call-off agreement
Contingent labour
Provision of contingent labour recruitment services to support the Competition and Markets Authority's temporary resourcing requirements. The contract is a call-off agreement
Political monitoring service
The CMA requires monitoring of forthcoming parliamentary and governmental business in Westminster and the devolved administrations, including speeches, debates, the passage of rele
Politico pro essential package
Subscription access to POLITICO Pro to support CMA case teams with political, regulatory and legislative intelligence for internal research and casework.
Companies database subscription services
Subscription access to a proprietary companies database to support the Competition and Markets Authority's internal research, casework, and statutory functions.
Linkedin licence
Purchase of LinkedIn Talent Solutions
Financial times (FT) subscription renewal
This procurement is for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to subscribe to a service that provides access to extensive news coverage of global financial markets and sector
Month end framework support
Call of contract to access to specialist external support and advice not available in-house in relation to the CMAs staff month-end forecasting model. This contract has a call of o
Parr subscription
Procurement to access a daily news service on global competition law and global regulatory developments
PROC 060-2025 health data expert
The requirement of an Expert regarding health data