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Department for Business and Trade

central_govAny regionenglandGB

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Total contracts

30

Known spend

£87m

16 disclosed

Average value

£5m

Per contract

Active suppliers

10

Last 5 years

Open0Awarded29Closed0

Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    IFF Research Limited

    4 winslatest 05 Oct 2026

    £4m

  2. 2

    Ipsos MORI

    2 winslatest 05 Oct 2026

    £9m

  3. 3

    Accenture UK Limited

    2 winslatest 03 Dec 2025

    £8m

  4. 4

    I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED

    2 winslatest 05 Oct 2026

    £2m

  5. 5

    IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD

    2 winslatest 05 Oct 2026

    £2m

  6. 6

    Frontier Economics

    2 winslatest 05 Oct 2026

    £1m

  7. 7

    Public Group International Ltd

    2 winslatest 05 Oct 2026

    £155,098

  8. 8

    OMD Group Ltd.

    1 winlatest 01 Sept 2025

    £63m

  9. 9

    PwC LLP

    1 winlatest 09 Sept 2026

    £4m

  10. 10

    Hogan Lovells LLP

    1 winlatest 22 Jun 2026

    £3m

What they buy

By CPV category
  • Business servicesCPV 79

    11 contracts · £75m

  • R&D servicesCPV 73

    7 contracts · £2m

  • SoftwareCPV 48

    4 contracts · £46,402

  • IT servicesCPV 72

    3 contracts · £9m

  • Architectural & engineeringCPV 71

    2 contracts · £700,000

  • Lab & precision equipmentCPV 38

    1 contract · £363,889

  • Postal & telecomsCPV 64

    1 contract · £322,687

  • Education & trainingCPV 80

    1 contract0

Renewal radar

Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months

5 forecast

Tender activity

Notices published per month — last 24 months

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All contracts (30)

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d36bb70c-6797-4c44-9b32-6bb7ffc7826b · Contract

CR_5542 - research into work stress, burnout and employment outcomes

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

In the response to the House of Lords Home-Based Working Select Committee report, the Government recognised the risks associated with blurred boundaries between work and home, whil

££140,400 — £200,160
⏱ 24 Aug 2026
Posted · 6d agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-029a8d · award

Security of work and dismissal employee & employer surveys

Department for Business and Trade
servicesLondon

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has awarded a call‑off contract to carry out research on the impact of newly negotiated free‑trade agreements. The work will involve running annual business surveys and doing follow‑up qualitative studies to evaluate those impacts.

£Up to £1,440,000
⏱ 23 Feb 2029
Posted · 6d ago867d to apply →
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dd107125-a259-4706-ae54-f80e0780255a · Contract

Security of work and dismissal employee & employer surveys

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

The requirement is for the establishment of the Security of Work and Dismissal Employee & Employer Surveys Call-Off Contract, to provide research services supporting the monito

££1,440,000
⏱ 24 Aug 2026
Posted · 6d agoView details →
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35c91ad0-82ab-40fe-b8f2-8bc95c316559 · Contract

CR_5326 vinnytsia education infrastructure project

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

This contract is for preparing investment‑ready upgrades to school buildings in the Vinnytsia region, focusing on energy efficiency, resilience and better learning environments, and producing a model that can be copied in other Ukrainian oblasts.

££197,690
⏱ 3 Dec 2025
Posted · 1w agoView details →
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b5f9b34c-323f-4b4e-9f2d-c35b16c65b13 · Contract

Human resources position management, organisation design and workforce planning system

Department for Business and Trade
LondonSME friendly

The buyer is looking for a cloud‑hosted Human Resources Position Management, Organisation Design and Workforce Planning system under the G‑Cloud 14 GCA framework (RM1557.14). The contract runs for 12 months initially, with a possible 12‑month extension.

££297,480
⏱ 8 Sept 2026
Posted · 1w agoView details →
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5802f273-aafb-4926-997e-82f7e106896c · Contract

CR_5502 evaluation of strategic sites accelerator programme

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

This contract is for a consultancy to scope and evaluate the Strategic Sites Accelerator Programme, a government initiative aimed at developing key sites. The award has already been made and the notice is published for transparency.

££1,800,000
⏱ 5 Jun 2026
Posted · 2w agoView details →
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6ac289ac-95e0-4e80-be51-43e4f7b672ce · Contract

Provision of genesys cloud contact centre

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

The contract is for supplying and implementing the Genesys Cloud Contact Centre for the new Fair Work Agency, using the RM6116 framework, with a first‑year spend of £133,386.67 (ex‑VAT) and an optional second year.

££133,837 — £322,687
⏱ 26 Aug 2026
Posted · 2w agoView details →
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2b87c275-08a0-4f7c-9ac1-6d09007d2096 · Contract

CR_ trade impacts survey, research and evaluation call off

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny region,LondonSME friendly

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has awarded a call‑off contract to carry out research on the impact of the UK’s new free‑trade agreements. The work will involve annual business surveys and follow‑up qualitative studies to evaluate how the FTAs affect UK companies.

££1,270,000
⏱ 16 Jan 2026
Posted · 3w agoView details →
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ee55d540-74d5-43ba-85cf-460bb8edc507 · Contract

Advanced manufacturing research call-off contract

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny region,North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland,Isle of Man,Guernsey,JerseySME friendly

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is looking for a supplier to carry out research and evaluation work that will help shape its Advanced Manufacturing policies and programmes.

£Up to £4,800,000
⏱ 16 Jul 2026
Posted · 3w agoView details →
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a5e82e48-aa97-4d4c-9f06-7594c29b8d2e · Contract

DBT - ddat digital accessibility services

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

The Department for Business and Trade’s Digital, Data and Technology team is looking for a supplier to provide an ongoing accessibility audit service to check that its digital products meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA standards.

££600,000
⏱ 4 Sept 2026
Posted · 3w agoView details →
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84ea75a7-b65d-4da2-bda0-66ff303078be · Contract

Administrative burden reduction red teams

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

The contract is for a consultancy to run targeted 'red team' exercises in selected government departments to spot hidden opportunities and speed up the reduction of administrative burdens, helping shape future regulatory reforms.

££4,000,000 — £8,000,000
⏱ 27 Jul 2026
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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0e429a8d-5cbc-484e-8dbe-f22e8045ae6d · Contract

Provision of trello enterprise licences

Department for Business and Trade
Any regionSME friendly

This contract is for the supply of an initial 250 Trello Enterprise licences. Additional licecnes may be added to the contract if DBT require.

££55,000
⏱ 7 Jul 2026
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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9ff050a2-f22b-4e80-91ee-cb83512e1880 · Contract

Provision of tenable one enterprise

Department for Business and Trade
Any regionSME friendly

Provision of Tenable One Enterprise at 17,000 assets per annum.

££583,333
⏱ 8 Jun 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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0c5bc9a1-1a7e-4e87-ad6f-59f34b640bc2 · Contract

Legal services in relation to UK being a member of cptpp

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

The Department for Business and Trade has awarded a legal contract to Hogan Lovells for supporting UK's active role as a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreem

££3,000,000
⏱ 19 Jun 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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7fa10dab-61a6-43f6-8dba-87bef2541236 · Contract

Transport smart data scheme discovery research

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

Transport Smart Data Scheme Discovery Research - Data ecosystem mapping, Data Standards, Economic Modelling and M&E Baseline. This will focus on investigating the feasibility a

£Up to £155,098
⏱ 13 Apr 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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bcb93491-cf5a-4e1f-9bb3-64836bf3d9df · Contract

Assessment of ddat operating model

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

This contract has now been awarded and is published for transparency services. Consultancy to deliver an 8-10 week diagnostic to assess the current DDaT operating model, benchmark

££276,000
⏱ 22 Apr 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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fbeca727-ec3c-40ac-b99e-09f6dcf95cbc · Contract

Contracts award notice - quantitative free trade agreement evaluation

Department for Business and Trade
servicesLondonSME friendly

This contract will allow DBT to commission a range of econometric and quantitative research projects as required over the coming years, supporting the production of interim monitor

££1,200,000
⏱ 25 Mar 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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a2e126ba-71b0-4fec-bb0e-74bd849d4ac9 · Contract

Level 7 digital and technological solutions specialist apprenticeship

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

Level 7 Digital and Technological Solutions Specialist Apprenticeship

££12,221
⏱ 27 Apr 2026
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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c2840093-3d22-42cf-b743-b2df9b6e98ec · Contract

Department for business and trade - communications and marketing research call-off

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has appointed a research agency on a call-off basis to support the Communications and Marketing directorate in delivering evidence-led,

££1,164,000
⏱ 22 Apr 2026
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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f3a8c19f-5842-4963-866b-f14d63dd89d6 · Contract

Non executive recruitment

Department for Business and Trade
servicesAny regionSME friendly

Non-Executive recruitment contract to source a Chair role and potential other roles (if required).

££250,000
⏱ 8 Dec 2025
Posted · 4mo agoView details →