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)
Support TO parents TO participate IN THE special educational needs AND reforms
SUPPORT TO PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND REFORMS
School food plan office
School Food Plan Office
Middle leader secondments pilot RD1045
Background The Department for Education’s (DfE) vision is for a highly educated society in which opportunity is more equal for children and young people, no matter what their backg
A level grants programme to boost maths and physics teacher recruitment
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
High potential senior leaders programme (RD1042)
Background The Department for Education’s (DfE) vision is for a highly educated society in which opportunity is more equal for children and young people, no matter what their backg
High potential middle leaders programme - secondary (RD1043)
Background The Department for Education’s (DfE) vision is for a highly educated society in which opportunity is more equal for children and young people, no matter what their backg
Reception baseline assessment quality assurance
The Requirement STA are looking to procure a supplier to work with us to determine appropriate models for assuring the national data from the reception baseline. Once models have b
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alfresco
Software Licenses
London flagship boroughs school food
Delivery of school food in the London Flagships
A level grant scheme for STEM students
This notice pertains to the provision of Services to cover three rounds of Grants for A level students, subject to the new government’s priorities and funding 3 years; this is a ne
Maths and physics chairs intakes for 2016 and 2017
See 'Attachments' for full description and details about hold a WEBEX Market Engagement event for both the Chairs and the A-level aspects of the STEM package event at 13:00-14.30 o
Test operations service for the standards and testing agency contract award august 2016
See 'Attachments' for a Word version of the advert containing a full description, additional CPV codes and details of a Supplier Engagement Event on 27th March 2015. This event wil
Book clubs and library membership
The Department for Education (DfE) wants to fund an organisation or consortium to provide support to state-funded schools with key stage 2 pupils on setting up book clubs for key s