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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)
CMA vulnerable consumers work programme: qualitative research with vulnerable consumers on low incomes
To commission a piece of exploratory research, which would be qualitative in nature. We are interested in gathering insights from consumers on low incomes about the challenges they
Phase 2 merger investigation: customer survey
Primary research with consumers is required to inform the evidence-gathering on this case. In the course of a market study or market investigation, a merger case, super-complaint i
Survey of online grocery retail customers
Primary research with consumers is required to inform the evidence-gathering on this case. In the course of a market study or market investigation, a merger case, super-complaint i
Exit survey of petrol filling stations
Primary research with consumers is required to inform the evidence-gathering on this case. In the course of a market study or market investigation, a merger case, super-complaint i
Digitisation of UK state aid testing
The supply of professional services as required to resouce, plan, execute and manage testing activities for the Digitisation of UK State Aid requests.
PROC_60B_2018 unfair terms marketing campaign
Provision of an agency to build and publish a marketing campaign to boost awareness of an Unfair Contract Terms campaign online. Additional information: This award was put to compe
PROC_60A_2018 - unfair terms marketing campaign
Provision of an agency to build and publish a marketing campaign to boost awareness of an Unfair Contract Terms campaign online. Additional information: This award was put to compe
Converged IT support (cisco & checkpoint) extension
An extension to extant CMA agreement to provide converged IT support for Cisco and Checkpoint firewall products.
Digitisation of UK state aid forms development
Provision of an organisation to design and build State Aid online forms for use by the CMA.
Digitisation of UK state aid internal process and analysis definition
Provision of User Experience (UX) consultancy to support the design and build of a new UK State Aid system that will allow the Competition and Markets Authority to monitor and regu
Subscription to lexisnexis database extension
A renewal of an agreement to allow for access to a proprietary legal database containing, for example - various law reports and case law.
Competition law update training extension
An extension to an extant contract for the provision of a series of lectures on the contemporary competition law landscape to be delivered to delegates within the CMA.
Cost of capital expert panel
Appointees to a Cost of Capital expert panel.
CMA laptops
Supply of laptop computers
Senior civil servant pay benchmarking 2018
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) needs to ensure the salaries of its Senior Civil Servants (SCS) are commensurate, as far as possible within public sector pay restraints
Gb-london: PROC_83_2018 provision of accredited counter fraud specialist - proficient training course (republish)
A tender exercise for the provision of a training provider to deliver a course to twelve delegates mapped to the standards and subject matrix of the Counter Fraud Professional Accr
Gb-london: PROC_83_2018 accredited counter fraud specialist - proficient training course
The provision of a Training Provider to deliver the Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist - Proficient course in-line with the subject matrix as set out by the Counter Fraud Professi
Gb-london: PROC_83_2018 provision of accredited counter fraud specialist - proficient training course
Provision of a Training Provider to deliver the Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist - Proficient training course, as accredited by the Counter Fraud Professional Accreditation Boar
Four year media buying agreement
Four year media buying agreement via CCS single-supplier framework.
Online form development and build
To build an online reporting form.