Buyer profile
Department for Education
Total contracts
27
Known spend
£23m
3 disclosed
Average value
£8m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Rachel Kershaw Consultancy Services
2 winslatest 31 Mar 2026£60,000
- 2
Ambition Institute,UCL Consultants Limited,Best Practice Network,Church of Engand,LLSE,School-Led Development Trust
1 winlatest 08 Jun 2026£4m
- 3
ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
1 winlatest 18 Jun 2026£1m
- 4
Someone Else's Eyes,Collingwood Learning with Holocaust Centre North,Board of Deputies of British Jews,NUS Charity
1 winlatest 20 Jul 2026£1m
- 5
IFF
1 winlatest 29 May 2026£153,242
- 6
Akhter Computers
1 winlatest 11 Jun 2026£101,240
- 7
Cambridge Spark
1 winlatest 25 May 2026£90,000
- 8
HH Associates Limited
1 winlatest 01 Jan 2026£82,045
- 9
OxEd and Assessment Ltd.
1 winlatest 01 Apr 2026£47,040
- 10
IODA LIMITED
1 winlatest 29 May 2026£45,000
What they buy
By CPV categoryEducation & trainingCPV 80
11 contracts · £23m
Business servicesCPV 79
6 contracts0
R&D servicesCPV 73
2 contracts · £150,000
Food, beverage & tobaccoCPV 15
2 contracts0
SoftwareCPV 48
2 contracts0
IT servicesCPV 72
2 contracts0
Public administrationCPV 75
1 contract · £153,342
Music & artsCPV 37
1 contract0
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- RM6297 Print and Digital Communications (con_31757)
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Dec 2026).
Dec 2026
60% confident
- AI and Automation Apprenticeships - June 2026 Cambridge Spark (con_31809)
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (9 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Feb 2027).
Feb 2027
60% confident
- L5 Operations Mgr Apprenticeships - IODA (con_31739)
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (9 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Mar 2027).
Mar 2027
60% confident
- SEND Adviser Contract Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council & City of York Council (con_31569)
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Mar 2027).
Mar 2027
60% confident
- SEND Adviser Contract Buckinghamshire & East Sussex (con_31545)
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Mar 2027).
Mar 2027
60% confident
- SEND Adviser Contract to London Boroughs of Kingston Upon Thames, Richmond Upon Thames, Southwark and Waltham Forest (con_31653)
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Mar 2027).
Mar 2027
60% confident
- SEND Adviser Contract St Helens, Manchester & Wigan (con_31669)
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Mar 2027).
Mar 2027
60% confident
- SEND Adviser Contract: Trafford (con_31714)
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Mar 2027).
Mar 2027
60% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (27)
L5 operations mgr apprenticeships - IODA (con_31739)
Contract to deliver up to 5 L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships
SEND adviser contract rotherham metropolitan borough council & city of york council (con_31569)
A contract for provision of SEND advisory services to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council & City of York Council
SEND adviser contract buckinghamshire & east sussex (con_31545)
A contract for provision of SEND advisory services to Buckinghamshire & East Sussex
SEND adviser contract to london boroughs of kingston upon thames, richmond upon thames, southwark and waltham forest (con_31653)
A contract for provision of SEND advisory services to London Boroughs of Kingston Upon Thames, Richmond Upon Thames, Southwark and Waltham Forest
SEND adviser contract st helens, manchester & wigan (con_31669)
A contract for provision of SEND advisory services to St Helens, Manchester & Wigan
RM6297 print and digital communications (con_31757)
Print and Digital Communications
SEND adviser contract: trafford (con_31714)
A contract for provision of SEND advisory services to Trafford under the ECSC Framework - Project_8660 ITT_3001 SEND and AP Advisory Services
AI and automation apprenticeships - june 2026 cambridge spark (con_31809)
Delivery of up to 5 x AI and Automation Apprenticeships to DfE workforce
Moody's analytics UK limited fame (con_31841)
Company intelligence database
Solarwinds contract 26/27 (con_31831)
Renewal of Solarwinds licencing under the upgraded product: 2257103 SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Advanced for Enterprise AE1000 (up to 1000 nodes) - Subscription 3Yr Term
Call off contract curriculum drafter (con_31888)
Contract for drafting the biology science curriculum and GCSE
ECSC dynamic framework - re-opening of lot 9 - early years experts - sector support
The Department for Education is inviting tenders in line with the specification for suppliers to join the existing Lot 9 - DfE Support for the Early Years Sector of the Educational
Tackling antisemitism in education innovation fund - competitive grant
Following a competitive grant process, the Department for Education has awarded funding under the Tackling Antisemitism in Education Innovation Fund programme to the following four
Con_31845 stronger practice CPD learning management system
This is a notice of award for The provision of a Learning Management System (LMS) to host the Early Years Stronger Practice CPD training in early maths, early language and personal
SEND CPD – package of materials to support in-house training (schools and FE)
Following the SEND CPD Market Engagement in March 2026, the Department launches this first deliverable as part of this larger potential requirement from the Schools White Paper ann
Explore education statistics platform support
Description: Explore Education Statistics is aimed at making education statistics easier to find, access, navigate and understand. Explore education statistics (EES) is a digital s
Early years (EY) special educational needs and disability (SEND) continuous professional development (CPD) provision of phase 2 materials and training
Value range: Up to £27,600,000 inclusive of VAT. Following the EY SEND CPD Market Engagement in March 2026, the Department launches this deliverable in response to commitments in t
Project_10245 - free and universal breakfast clubs - national rollout evaluation
1.1. Department for Education referred to as 'the Authority' hereafter is looking for a supplier to provide a large-scale, mixed-methods implementation and process evalua
2DP MMC construction PIN
The Department for Education (DfE) is looking to tender for a subject matter expert to advise on the structural and fire safety performance of 2D panelised modern methods of constr
Excellence in reception teaching
Award of call-off contracts for the delivery of the Excellence in Reception Teaching course from the National Professional Qualification (NPQ) and National Institute of Teaching (N