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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)
Heat networks qualitative consumer research
Market study into the domestic heat networks sector. To support this work, the CMA may decide to commission qualitative consumer research.
Off site file storage
File Storage and related services
Political and parliamentary monitoring service
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) requires a public and parliamentary affairs monitoring service to assist the Strategy, Communications & Devolved Nations team in deliver
MMX multi-platform advantage level tier 5
Procurement of access to a dataset via a 12-month subscription to inform the assessment for a phase 2 merger inquiry. The supplier is comScore, the only supplier of this data - whi
Strategic communications support
The CMA requires a digital campaign strategy and plan to increase the number of people reporting cartels to us. We currently use three reporting channels: email, a telephone line a
Evaluation of recent competition act 1998 cases: focus on deterrent effect
The CMA would like to commission an external evaluation project looking at past CA98 cases. The aim of the project is to draw lessons from these reviews relevant to the direct and
Competition law research
In 2014, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) carried out quantitative research with UK businesses to gather insights on understanding and awareness of competition law to: •
Assistance during execution of search warrants
The CMA requires the services of a digital forensics provider to assist in the forensic collection of electronically stored information.
Transcription services
The Competition and Markets Authority requires transcripts of all its hearings as well as some meetings and conferences. Most of these hearings are held at its London offices, but
Managed print and digital solutions
The CMA requires printed corporate stationary. Such as Business cards, etc. It has previously been receiving these services via the CCS RM921 - Print and Assosiated Services framew
EPOS research data
The Competition and Markets Authority, requires specific specialist reseach data encompassing EPOS statistics.
Recruitment advertising
The CMA has a continuing need to recruit staff through external media advertising to fill specialist internal vacancies.
Multifunctional devices
The CMA's current fleet of Multi-functional Devices are approaching their end of life term and need to be refreshed to ensure the CMA has a reliable internal solution for printing
Econometrics advisor
The CMA requires an academic expert to provide technical advice to economists on econometric and other related economic analysis on a recurring basis and across the full range of p
Remedies research
The Competition and Markets Authority, requires specific behaviourally informed research, and therefore we must rely on expert technical support for this research.
Survey research to inform a potential investigation into the market for investment advisory and fiduciary management services to institutional investors
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently reported on their Asset Management market study . One of their proposed remedies is to refer the market for investment advisory and f
Research to inform the just eat/hungryhouse merger inquiry
Consumer research to inform the Just Eat and Hungry House phase 2 merger inquiry: survey of consumers and survey of restaurants. This research will provide essential information an
Research about use of pay-to-use cash machines (PTU atms)
There is no existing evidence relating to consumers' use of pay-to-use ATMs. Survey research will be essential in plugging this evidence gap.
Research to inform the euro car parts andrew page merger inquiry
The ECP/AP merger has very little information from the key customer group (independent garages) on which to base its competitive assessment, which is fundamental to the determinati
Care homes remedies consumer research
On the 2nd December 2016, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a market study into care homes for the elderly, to review how well the market works and whether peopl