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)
446000
This procurement seeks to secure services training and guidance materials, focusing on the safe use of AI, within the education sector. The provider will develop online resources t
Early years -foundation years
The Foundation Years contract will cover a direct communications channel with the Early Years sector. Through this channel, a subscriber list of around 25,000 EY educators is maint
240654
the Authority requires an organisation or consortium to: *develop two sets of online resources and guidance materials – one for teachers and one for leaders - to support them to us
Project_9929 - adult skills fund (ASF) - 2027 onwards
"Final extension options for current Adult Skills Fund contracts end by 31 July 2027. The Department is contemplating whether it will procure to replace these contracts, or whether
Project_9810 social work induction programme (SWIP)
The Social Work Induction Programme (SWIP) will significantly extend the training and support child and family social workers receive in the early stages of their career, helping t
Jack rutter - freelance policy advisor (con_27623)
Contract for the provision of a freelance policy advisor
Emma partridge - freelance policy advisor (con_27621)
Contract for the provision of a freelance policy advisor.
Jo baker freelance policy advisor (con_27619)
Contract for Jo Baker to act as a freelance policy advisor
Rowan anderson-oit freelance policy officer (con_27617)
Rowan Anderson to provide freelance consultant services
Strengthening the supported internships programme
Supported Internships (SIs) are a work-based study programme for 16-24 year olds with SEND who have an Education Health and Care plan, who want to move into employment and who need
Richard waters evaluation consultant (con_27428)
Contract for the provision of evaluation consultant services
Tryhackme training platform licences (con_27391)
Purchase of 20 licences for the cyber security training platform.
T level industry placement support in NHS integrated care system final evaluation (con_27585)
the final evaluation of the T Level Industry Placement Support in the NHS Integrated Care System.
Working together practice review: engagement with parents and carers involved in children’s social care (con_27581)
To design and deliver interviews and forums primarily with parents and carers previously involved with children's social care over the last year but up to the last 3 years.
Policy profession web developer contract (con_27478)
A new webs developer for the Policy Profession website
Landmark chambers free speech advice (con_27411)
Landmark Chambers Free Speech and Academic Freedom Advice in Higher Education
Deepnet security contract 23/24 (con_27399)
Deepnet Security Contract 23/24 user licenses and server support
Csap policy fellowship (con_27487)
Contract requested for a new requirement of the CsAP Policy Fellowship run by the University of Cambridge.
Coventry nature recovery works - phase 2 (con_26785)
This Contract between the Buyer and the Supplier is for the supply of goods and services relating to Cheylesmore House, Coventry Nature Recovery Project Phase 2
Con_17563 apprenticeships digital development, testing and architecture
Contract for agile digital development, testing and solution/technical architecture services to support development of GDS compliant digital services users to support continued dev