Buyer profile
Department for Education
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Total contracts
2,285
Known spend
£53bn
1896 disclosed
Average value
£28m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
£22bn
- 2
MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
£22bn
- 3
Kings College London
4 winslatest 23 Sept 2026£18m
- 4
Bloom Procurement Services Ltd
4 winslatest 17 Jan 2026£171,768
- 5
WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
£22bn
- 6
KIER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
£22bn
- 7
MCAVOY MODULAR OFFSITE LIMITED
£15bn
- 8
King's College London
£4m
- 9
Mutual Ventures Ltd
3 winslatest 13 Jul 2026£4m
- 10
Mott MacDonald
3 winslatest 01 Oct 2026£4m
What they buy
By CPV categoryEducation & trainingCPV 80
874 contracts · £5bn
R&D servicesCPV 73
338 contracts · £119m
IT servicesCPV 72
288 contracts · £510m
Business servicesCPV 79
154 contracts · £399m
Health & social workCPV 85
150 contracts · £217m
SoftwareCPV 48
42 contracts · £63m
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
28 contracts · £207m
Office & computing equipmentCPV 30
23 contracts · £628m
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 (2285)
Developing a digital and data skills pathway
The Department for Education is procuring a supplier to develop a digital and data skills pathway for schools along with support to help implement it effectively. The pathway will
Future data collection: surveying
The contract is for creating a new data‑collection framework for England’s school and college estates, so that schools (Responsible Bodies) and the Department for Education can gather high‑quality, comparable data throughout a building’s life‑cycle.
Further education network connectivity and cyber security services (fenccss)
Contract to provide Connectivity, Cyber Security and Specialist Advisory Services to the Further Education sector in England. Overview of services required DfE is proposing to cont
All saints
This Contract Award relates to a two-stage public works contract and confirms that a Pre-construction Services Agreement (PCSA) has been awarded under Construction Framework CF25 [
Pope paul catholic primary school
Important Notice: This Contract Award relates to a two-stage public works contract and confirms that a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) has been awarded under Constructio
Uffculme school
This notice announces the award of a Pre‑construction Services Agreement under the Construction Framework CF25 for the design and build refurbishment of a SEND (Special Educational Needs) All‑Through School. The award covers the early supplier involvement phase with an estimated price, which will be finalised when the detailed design and JCT Design‑and‑Build contract are agreed.
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and inclusion continuing professional development (CPD) framework
The Department for Education (DfE) is procuring a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework to support the
Expression of interest for national curriculum - oracy framework expert sector panel
The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to appoint, via an expression of interest (EOI), expert panel members to support the development of the Primary Oracy Framework. Altho
Delivering the best start in life - implementation partner
The Department for Education (DfE) is issuing this Contract Award Notice following the completion of tender for an Implementation Partner for Delivering the Best Start in Life. The
Dfe fraud investigation tool award
The Department for Education (DfE) is looking to buy a cloud‑based fraud investigation tool – specifically Clue’s intelligence and case‑management software delivered as a service. The contract is for the provision, hosting and ongoing support of this software to help the DfE detect and manage fraud cases.
Test operations service - future service management programme
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE), is responsible for the delivery of statutory National Curriculum Assessments (NCA
UK4 - care leaver covenant & corporate parenting market engagement event notice
The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to appoint an experienced and expert external provider to support government departments and relevant public bodies with the implement
UK-US fulbright commission’s summer reception (con_31753)
Contract for the Event for UK US Fulbright Summer Reception.
Learning for infrastructure engineering profession (con_31780)
Cisco Meraki Solutions, Barracuda Training and Ekahau Fundamentals for Infrastructure Engineers within the DDaT Profession.
Free school meals (FSM) expansion evaluation
The contract is to carry out an evaluation of the recent expansion of free school meals in England, assessing its impact, cost‑effectiveness and delivery for the Department for Education.
Management information systems for schools in england
This PME does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education (DfE). If DfE decides to commence any p
National centre for computing education (NCCE)
The Department for Education intends to procure a lead supplier, or consortium led by a lead supplier, to deliver the next phase of the National Centre for Computing Education (NCC
User research participant
DfE required a supplier to recruit and manage participants for user research activities across a broad range of policy and service areas. As part of an end-to-end recruitment proce
Kinship support service for kinship carers in england
The Department for Education is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the future procurement of kinship support services in England. The services are expected to provi
Kinship delivery partner
The Department for Education is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the future procurement of kinship support services in England. The services are expected to provi