Buyer profile
Department for Business and Trade
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Total contracts
30
Known spend
£87m
16 disclosed
Average value
£5m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
IFF Research Limited
4 winslatest 05 Oct 2026£4m
- 2
Ipsos MORI
2 winslatest 05 Oct 2026£9m
- 3
Accenture UK Limited
2 winslatest 03 Dec 2025£8m
- 4
I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED
2 winslatest 05 Oct 2026£2m
- 5
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
2 winslatest 05 Oct 2026£2m
- 6
Frontier Economics
2 winslatest 05 Oct 2026£1m
- 7
Public Group International Ltd
2 winslatest 05 Oct 2026£155,098
- 8
OMD Group Ltd.
1 winlatest 01 Sept 2025£63m
- 9
PwC LLP
1 winlatest 09 Sept 2026£4m
- 10
Hogan Lovells LLP
1 winlatest 22 Jun 2026£3m
What they buy
By CPV categoryBusiness 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
- Non Executive Recruitment
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Nov 2026).
Nov 2026
40% confident
- Assessment of DDaT Operating Model
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Apr 2027).
Apr 2027
40% confident
- Contracts Award Notice - Quantitative Free Trade Agreement Evaluation
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
- Legal Services in relation to UK being a member of CPTPP
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
- Transport Smart Data Scheme Discovery Research
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (12 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jun 2027).
Jun 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (30)
4000000
Contract for the provision of Marketing Creative Services Domestic for The Department for Business and Trade.
Office for product safety and standards - testing of fire door-sets and component devices
Suppliers were invited to tender for Testing of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices. The requirement is for the testing of a variety of internal and external door sets against cer
£2,900,000.00
Department for Business and Trade has increased the value and extended the contract for the Provision of Media Planning Services via a CCN.
63000000
The Department for Business and Trade purchased Media Buying Services.
Gscip data visualisation tools 2025-28
This Notice signals DBT’s intention to go to market to replace the current contract for the Global Supply Chains Intelligence Programme (GSCIP) Interactive, High-Performance Networ
Provision of digital diagnostic tool - semrush
Provision of Digital Diagnostic Tool
OPSS testing of controlled door closing devices
Bidders were invited to tender for Project 3221 - OPSS Testing of Controlled Door Closing Devices. The requirement was for routine standardised testing of door closers. The applica
Liquid chromatography mass spectrometer (LC-MS) for OPSS
The Authority has awarded a contract for a Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometer instrument for the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) via a single supplier. I
Uk-ukraine techbridge investment accelerator
Delivery of an investment accelerator programme and event to promote UK-Ukraine opportunities in Tech. Procurement of expert services for the delivery of an investment accelerator
71500
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is commissioning Post Office Limited to search its inventories for information related to 325 prosecutions, collate the data according t