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)
Preliminary market engagement - online parenting interventions
On the 7th of July 2025, the government published Giving every child the best start in life. ‘Giving every child the best start in life’ outlines how the government will improve ch
Multi-agency practice principles for responding to child exploitation and extra-familial harm - transparency notice
Refresh and relaunch of multi-agency practice principles to help local areas respond to child exploitation and extra-familial harm
Centre of excellence - sector capability, capacity and skills
The Department for Education (the department) are looking for a provider to scope, test and begin delivering a support offer (Centre of Excellence) to help local authorities (LAs)
Freelance policy advisor (con_28482)
Contract for freelance policy advisor for the Open Innovation team.
Freelance policy advisor (con_28468)
Contract for a freelance policy advisor for the Open Innpvation team.
Employer skills SME campaign data (con_28348)
B2B employer data services to the Department for Education
T level ambassador network (TAN) regional strategic co-ordination service
The Department for Education (DfE) sought a single supplier to support and maintain the transition of the T Level Ambassador Network (TAN) from a single tier national network to a
Adoption and special guardianship support fund preliminary market engagement notice
The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) was launched in 2015 and expanded to include Special Guardianship in 2016, becoming the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) in 20
Newent community school and sixth form centre - home to school transport
The procurement is to provide the school with a home to school transport service.
Con_28407 reducing family court delays - designated family judge trailblazer expansion project 25-26 FTS
This is a notice of award for Reducing Family Court Delays - Designated Family Judge Trailblazer Expansion Project 25-26. The services relate to the department's aim to expand upon
Net zero accelerator (phase two) - north west
This VEAT notice relates to the modification of a Department for Education contract for the appointment of a delivery partner in the North West to deliver the Net Zero Accelerator
Net zero accelerator (phase two) - north east & yorkshire and the humber
This VEAT notice relates to the modification of a Department for Education contract for the appointment of delivery partners respectively in the North East & Yorkshire and the Humb
Net zero accelerator (phase two) - west and east midlands
This VEAT notice relates to the modification of a Department for Education contract for the appointment of a delivery partner in the West and East Midlands to deliver the Net Zero
Level 7 qualification bursaries 2025
This procurement proposal seeks to continue funding the CIPFA Level 7 Diploma, developed in partnership with the Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL), aimed at supporting
School council pension scheme administration: SC001 (con_28326)
Contract for the provision of Pensioner payroll service (con_28326)
Ground transport LTD (con_28310)
Contract for Taxi / Chauffeurs services
Tanya basi - evaluation consultant (con_28300)
contract for the provision of evaluation consultant service tp the Open Innovation team.
Felicity kersting - OIT evaluation consultant (con_28298)
Contract for the provision of evaluation consultant service to the Open Innovation team.
Cowley international college - home to school transport
The procurement is to provide the college with a home to school transport service.
Multi-agency practice principles for responding to child exploitation and extra-familial harm
Refresh and relaunch of multi-agency practice principles to help local areas respond to child exploitation and extra-familial harm