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)
ELTI digital bootcamps P1b - heart of the south west
Skills Bootcamps are flexible courses lasting approximately 12-16 weeks, focusing on digital and technical skills at an intermediate level. Open to adults 19 years + they are deliv
ELTI digital bootcamps P1b - leeds city region
Skills Bootcamps are flexible courses lasting approximately 12-16 weeks, focusing on digital and technical skills at an intermediate level. Open to adults 19 years + they are deliv
Technical architecture capability (south)
Contract for Technical Architecture capabilities, supporting the move towards a more delivery focussed and user centred department. Delivering the design and build of digital servi
National leaders of governance (NLG) reform
UPDATE - Following the successful online market engagement event detailed below, the Department aim to issue the tender via Jaggaer week commencing the 18th January 2021. Please en
Support services for vulnerable children and their families
This contract is to continue to identify and support vulnerable children and young people who are hidden from view or at increased risk of harm due to the continued restrictions im
STA 0241 - illustration support and design services for dfe assessment materials
DFE has appointed a supplier of Illustration and Design services for assessment materials
GHWT device reserve (4)
Contract for the provision of hardware devices for pupils in need in response to COVID-19.
National support service for local authorities to deliver the 2021 holiday activities and food (HAF) programme
The government is committed to creating more high quality, affordable and flexible childcare, including before and after school and during the school holidays. Our Holiday Activiti
Apprenticeships digital development, testing and architecture
Apprenticeships Digital Development, Testing and Architecture services to support development, be compliant and support the continued development and live running of the service an
Dfe construction framework
DfE wishes to procure a new Construction Framework to support its educational infrastructure delivery programmes and other initiatives. This will include the delivery programme and
Provison of PR services for T levels
In this process, the ESFA is looking to award a single supplier to develop comprehensive PR services for T Levels. This Invitation to Tender is for use by all organisations off Lot
Forms including self and dash
Forms is used by over 1/3rd of Local Government and many other Public services. Clients fully digitise services with intelligent transactional eforms optimised for mobile CX. Workf
National tutoring programme phase 2 (NTP P2)
This notice is to notify the market that the Department intends to issue an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for NTP P2 in early February 2021. The NTP aims to deliver high quality tutor
Early years foundation stage reforms: expert support to develop online content - tranche 2
The purpose of this prior information notice is to notify the market of the Department for Education's (DfE) intention to undertake a procurement exercise to appoint up to 4 s
Microsite 2.0 development
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) seeks bids to update our microsite. Visit www.socialmobilityworks.org. We monitor progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and prom
Independent review mechanism (IRM) services
Department for Education are looking for a provider to run and manage the Independent Review Mechanism in line with the Regulations http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/395/cont
Invitation to bid, grant competition to provide a programme of advice and support to international students 2021
The Department for Education is looking to award grant funding to a single operator to support a programme that provides prospective and current international students in England w
Multiagency safeguarding reform - behavioural insights research paper
Following the multi-agency safeguarding reforms, safeguarding partners must work together in a jointly designed and locally owned partnership arrangement. This is the first time th
2Nd condition data collection programme - IT solution
The CDC2 Programme is the successor to CDC1 Programme and will be undertaken between 2021 and 2026 In addition to the IT solution, the DfE intends to procure 3 Surveying Organisati
Delivery of national assessment and accreditation system process con_8523
contract awarded for the delivery of the national assessment and accreditation system