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)
Research on the evolving role of local authorities in school systems that are increasingly academised
Two different strands of this project which use different methodologies. Strand 1 - Qualitative interviews in 10 local authority areas. These will include a range of leaders from e
DFE digital transformation pipeline (north
Call-Off Contract for the provision of digital development teams covering key digital service development roles/supplementing our existing capability. Delivering projects from disc
Adult education budget procurement contracts for services 2021/22
The Adult Education Budget (AEB) is the major fund for adult learners, delivering skills provision for eligible adults aged 19+ from pre-entry to Level 3. AEB provision aims to eng
Future support for t-level providers: provider readiness & industry placements
The Department for Education (DfE) is exploring commercial options to appoint a national delivery partner(s) to design and deliver a package of support for T Level providers to ena
In-service training for FE teaching
The Department is looking to engage a provider/s to be a national delivery partner to deliver Taking Teaching Further (TTF), to support FE providers to recruit new teachers to teac
National child safeguarding practice review panel - pool of reviewers recruitment
The National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel was established in July 2018 to improve professional practice across the multi-agency safeguarding system by sharing learning
Contract award for digital fix for general qualifications logistics A
DFE has appointed a service provider for Digital Fix for General Qualifications Logistics A.
Pstvs RM6016 extention
Public sector travel variation.
Venue and events services
Venue Call off Services Additional information: Contract already awarded
ESFA: data science services - testing managed services
Contract award for a managed testing service contract, providing a flexible testing service, to support the delivery of Government Digital Services across a suite of ESFA projects
Establishment of an institute of teaching
The purpose of this notice is to notify the market of a planned procurement for the establishment of an institute of teaching (the "Institute"). A Prior Information Notice (PIN) ha
Labour market and skills demand horizon scanning and qualitative scenarios
The aim of this research is to scan the horizon of the labour market over the next 15-20 years to identify the drivers and emerging trends, (including EU Exit, technological advanc
ESFA uipath intelligent automation software licences
Provision of two batches of UiPath Intelligent Automation Software licences
4G routers
5,000 MiFi (4G wireless) routers that meet the following specification: Fully unlocked (not locked down to a single Network Provider) and unflashed devices that produce a WiFi netw
Mandarin excellence programme
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of a forthcoming opportunity to bid for the next Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) due to commence in S
National leaders of governance (NLG) reform
The Department aims to procure a supplier to deliver the reformed NLG programme. The Department's vision is to see robust and effective governance in every school and academy trust
ECSC associates (ecscas) - supporting ITT market regulation and development (con_7019)
To support the day-to-day activity of the Market Regulation team to ensure ITT provision is compliant with the ITT Criteria and Supporting advice. Also to support other routes into
Contract FOR annual review OF local child safeguarding practice reviews AND rapid reviews (con_7157)
Undertake an Annual Review of Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (LCSPRs) and Rapid Reviews (RRs)
Online event services TO THE national child safeguarding practice review panel (con_7092)
Contract for facilitation and platforms for online events to support the work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
Deliver coaching services to the TED leadership (con_7095)
Deliver coaching services to the TED leadership