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)
Dance and drama awards scheme – approved supplier review
The Dance and Drama Awards (DaDA) scheme offers income assessed support for tuition fees and living costs at a number of high quality private dance and drama institutions in Englan
Professional fundraiser for the cadet bursary scheme
Professional Fundraiser for the Cadet Bursary Scheme
Design and delivery of mental health training to lead roles in schools and camhs services
The purpose of this tender process is to procure an organisation to develop and deliver a training package to leads in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in 15 Cli
Technical writer
The technical writer will be required to: • develop a detailed understanding of a complex set of vocational education reforms, including 14-19 vocational qualifications, 16-19 stud
Evidence on employment practice for the teachers' working longer review
Evidence on employment practice for the teachers' working longer review
Evidence on employment practice for the teachers' working longer review
Evidence on employment practice for the teachers' working longer review
National support contractor 2015/16 for the early learning for two year olds programme
National support contractor 2015/16 for the Early Learning for Two Year Olds programme
Professional financial services: consolidation and other accounting services to the EFA and the department for education
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) is an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE). Any resulting contracts will be entered into in the name of the EFA on behalf of th
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
Forensic script examination
STA wish to appoint a third party supplier to undertake a forensic examination of a sample of the 2015 levels 3-5 mathematics National Curriculum test scripts, from a selected samp
Contract TO support nqsws TO embed THE knowledge AND skills
To provide support to the employers of NQSWs undertaking the ASYE programme to embed the Knowledge and Skills statement
Modified tests framework
To ensure as many pupils as possible are able to access the tests, and as such modified versions are provided upon request to assist visually impaired and hearing impaired children
Modified tests framework
To ensure as many pupils as possible are able to access the tests, and as such modified versions are provided upon request to assist visually impaired and hearing impaired children
Randomised trial and implementation evaluation of safeguarding assessment and analysis framework
Randomised trial and implementation evaluation of safeguarding assessment and analysis framework
The development of an assessment and accreditation system for three new statuses in child and family social work
I. Design a single transparent, evidence based, rigorous pass / fail process for social workers to achieve Approved Child and Family Practitioner (ACFP) status against the publishe
Maths and physics chairs programme (2016 and 2017 intake)
It is a DfE priority to develop a great workforce with strong leadership. This programme specifically contributes to this priority by increasing the number of specialist maths and
Reception baseline assessments quality assurance (STA 0122)
Background The DfE will use a new reception baseline assessment to capture the starting point from which the progress that schools make with their pupils will be measured. The cont
A strategic reform partner FOR THE special educational needs AND disability reforms
A STRATEGIC REFORM PARTNER FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY REFORMS
Provide A special educational needs AND disability LEAD professional adviser
PROVIDE A SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY LEAD PROFESSIONAL ADVISER
Delivery support to local authorities and their partners for implementation of the SEN and disability reforms
Delivery Support to Local Authorities and their partners for implementation of the SEN and disability reforms