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)
ECSC associates (ecscas) - supporting ITT market regulation and development (con_7018)
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
ECSC associates (ecscas) - supporting ITT market regulation and development (con_7017)
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
APM chartered project professional (chpp) support programme (con_7015)
Procurement needed to cover the costs of a coaching and support programme to prepare project delivery professionals for attaining Chartered status.
Technical architecture and implementation services (Con_6952)
Swift Strategies are a specialist Technology and Application Transformation consultancy providing end-to-end delivery services for clients, aligned to the Technology Code of Practi
User researcher for policy profession project (con_6831)
Contract with BJSS for a user researcher to support the Policy Profession Project for two months
Contract FOR thematic analysis OF serious child safeguarding incidents citing covid 19 AS factor IN CASE outcomes (Con_6773)
a thematic analysis of thematic analysis of notified to the National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel citing COVID 19 as a factor in case outcomes
Contract FOR thematic analysis OF serious child safeguarding incidents citing covid 19 AS factor IN CASE outcomes (Con_6772)
A thematic analysis of thematic analysis of notified to the National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel citing COVID 19 as a factor in case outcomes
Landinsight software licence subscription (Con_6715)
This contract is to reinvest in subscriptions to commercial Geographic Information System (GIS) software incorporating links to Land Registry's ownership database, for use in relat
DFE wave 2 t-levels assessors (Con_6697)
Assessors for Wave 2 of T Level Capital Fund (TLCF) Assessments. One of the main aims of the T Level Capital Fund is to assist providers in the efficient management of their estate
International teacher recruitment AND associated services (con_6308)
Direct call off to provide up to 4 maths, physics, general science (with physics) and computer science (STEM) and modern foreign language (MFL) overseas teachers for English state
Conducting a literature review to support the child safeguarding practice review panel's national review regarding non-accidental injury (NAI) in children under one years. (con_5990)
A literature review regarding Non-Accidental Injury (NAI) in children under one to support the National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's review in to NAI.
Govpress - secure wordpress hosting (con_5991)
A secure WordPress hosting platform designed by dxw digital for the public sector. The Services to be provided by the Supplier under the above Lot are listed in Framework Section 2
Dfe phishing awareness and education (con_5330)
Phishing education and awareness campaign
20-21 ITRP recruitment call off prospero (con_6122)
Direct call off to provide up to 8 maths, physics, general science (with physics) and computer science (STEM) and modern foreign language (MFL) overseas teachers for English state
20-21 ITRP recruitment call off terms point to point (con_6121)
Direct call off to provide up to 20 maths, physics, general science (with physics) and computer science (STEM) and modern foreign language (MFL) overseas teachers for English state
20-21 ITRP recruitment call off A day consultants (con_5918)
Direct call off to provide up to 28 maths, physics, general science (with physics) and computer science (STEM) and modern foreign language (MFL) overseas teachers for English state
National network of special schools (con_5759)
The Department for Education launched the Schools' Buying Strategy in 2017. One of the aims of the strategy was to provide all School Business Professionals with networking opportu
Discover teaching user research (con_6158)
To undertake user research as part of a project to test two potential initiatives to attract more people into the teaching profession: a) referral scheme for teachers and b) promot
Interactive voice recognition (IVR) response communications (con_5338)
Analysis of current call data and the development of a more efficient Interactive Voice Recognition (IVR) solution that uses natural speech technology to predict caller intent and
A review into cases of non-accidental injury (NAI) perpetrated on children under one year old by men with a caring role for that child. (con_5337)
Conducting a review into cases of non-accidental injury (NAI) perpetrated on children under one year old by men with a caring role for that child.