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)
School lunch take up in junior and secondary schools
To increase school lunch take up by at least 5% in junior and secondary schools.
Eligibility checking system
The Eligibility Checking System (ECS) is a tool offered to local authorities to assist them in identifying who is entitled to specified educational benefits. The system provides si
Experiences of parenting in the early years by socio economic background
The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission (www.gov.uk/smcpc) is inviting proposals for research into parents’ experiences of parenting in the early years. The purpose of thi
Professional skills tests
Professional Skills Tests contract. The contract is for 5 years with a possible extension of a further 2 years.
First world war debates
As part of the Centenary Commemoration Programme of the First World War the Department for Education is inviting proposals to run a series of regional debates for schools in 2016.
Children’s social care services advice, support and challenge
The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for supporting improvement in Local Authorities, as part of interventions, in response to failure or weakness in the provision of
Social mobility prospects of non-graduates
The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission (www.gov.uk/smcpc) is inviting proposals for research into the social mobility and life chances of non-graduates. The focus of this
School lunch take up in junior and secondary schools
To increase school lunch take up by at least 5% in junior and secondary schools.
Education specialists to support the academies and free school programme
The Department for Education is seeking to engage specialist contractors to support the Academies and Free Schools Programme and help deliver the Department’s aim to ensure high ed
A risk management solution to support the department for education’s risk
The provision of a risk management solution to reduce the number and value of claims incurred by academies and covered in the scope of the Department for Education’s Risk Protectio
Regional adoption agency delivery partner
Background: The Department for Education is inviting bids for a delivery partner to work with us to deliver the regional adoption agency programme. Recent years have seen significa
Procurement of 16-18 provision for norfolk
The EFA is seeking to procure one or more suppliers of quality training and education that meet the EFA’s requirements to deliver Entry Level and Level 1 provision to 16-18 year ol
Concession contract to develop a quality mark, to be known as 'millie’s mark', for paediatric first aid training in nurseries.
The Department for Education (The Department) is inviting bids from suppliers in order to procure through a Concession Contract , the development, management, monitoring and promot
Education advisers
Education advisers will be required to analyse qualification submissions and provide DfE with advice as to whether a vocational qualification demonstrates the required characterist
Education advisers
Education advisers will be required to analyse qualification submissions and provide DfE with advice as to whether a vocational qualification demonstrates the required characterist
Education advisers
Education advisers will be required to analyse qualification submissions and provide DfE with advice as to whether a vocational qualification demonstrates the required characterist
Education advisers
Education advisers will be required to analyse qualification submissions and provide DfE with advice as to whether a vocational qualification demonstrates the required characterist
Education advisers
Education advisers will be required to analyse qualification submissions and provide DfE with advice as to whether a vocational qualification demonstrates the required characterist
Education advisers
Education advisers will be required to analyse qualification submissions and provide DfE with advice as to whether a vocational qualification demonstrates the required characterist
Children’s social care services advice, support and challenge - intervention advisers
DfE is responsible for supporting improvement in Local Authorities, as part of interventions, in response to failure or weakness in the provision of children’s social care services