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)
Contact centre technology services
The services within this contract provide the Department with a full omni channel Contact Centre Platform
IT health check services (check)
Framework contract to provide security services for the Data Security team and colleagues across the DfE; to acquire security resources to support the delivery of their projects.
Informatica advanced scanner licenses
Advanced Scanners will work as an add-on to the existing EDC tool, which is utilised to develop the Data Estate Map (DEM) for DfE.
Mandarin excellence programme
The purpose of this Notice is to notify the market of the opportunity to bid for the next Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) due to commence in September 2021. In 2015 the Departm
Local authority & political leadership support
Over the past three years, the Department's Children's Social Care Improvement Programme has become well established and has included a leadership development programme, that targe
Software development capability (north)
Contract for provision of Software Development capabilities to deliver the digital outcomes required in the continued transition of a more delivery focused and user-centred departm
Fostering recruitment campaign
Contract to develop and deliver a programme of targeted recruitment focussed seminars to enable local authorities to increase public understanding of what fostering is, and to enco
L3 improvement technician
This Contract Order Form is issued in accordance with the provisions of the Apprenticeship Training Provider Dynamic Marketplace (DMP) Agreement for the provision of L3 Improvement
Breakfast clubs programme
The supplier will be responsible for: - recruiting Schools to participate in the programme from an agreed target list provided - providing a plan for promoting the benefits of brea
National leaders of education training programme
The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to design a training programme for National Leaders of Education (NLEs), and deliver it
Teacher recruitment marketing - get into teaching media planning
Teacher Recruitment Marketing - Get Into Teaching Media Planning
Opportunity areas OA evaluation
Awarded Contract
Technical expertise during iot wave 2 selection
Technical Expertise During IoT Wave 2 Selection.
Evaluation of a trial extension of SEND tribunal powers
Expressions of interest are sought for a multi-mode process and perception evaluation of a two year national trial, beginning early 2018, to extend the powers of the First-tier Tri
Customer engagement centre
The Department for Education (DfE) acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has awarded a single supplier contract to deliver the Customer Engagement Centre Se
Get help with technology - spot buy
Contract to support the Department for Education's Get Help With Technology programme. This contract is for the purchase of 156,088 devices to be delivered to DFE by 14th Marc
Get help with technology - spot buy
Contract to support the Department for Education's Get Help With Technology programme. This contract is for the purchase of 1000 devices to be delivered to DFE by 14th March 2
Get help with technology - spot buy
Contract to support the Department for Education's Get Help With Technology programme. This contract is for the purchase of 45000 devices to be delivered to DFE by 14th March
Copyright licensing agency
This licence allows schools to photocopy books, magazines and journals published in the UK and over 35 other countries giving school access to a wide choice of published informatio
Copyright licensing agency (newspaper licensing agency -NLA)
The Copyright of content from national, regional and local newspapers and certain news websites.