Buyer profile
Department for Education
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Total contracts
2,287
Known spend
£53bn
1898 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
289 contracts · £532m
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 (2287)
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
Final analysis OF serious CASE reviews 2017 - 2019
Identify common themes and trends across all the 2017-19 reports by analysing factors including: child and family characteristics, the characteristics and circumstances of each cas
Tribunal appeals (SEND accountability) award notice
Notice of award of the MOU between the Department for Education and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal, providing administration, organisation and hearing of app
Ofsted recovery award notice
Notice of the MOU award of funding to Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) (as the statutory provider of these services) to utilise existing SEND inspector resource to deli
Modified discovery - STA 0240
Department of Education has appointed a supplier to provide Modified Discovery. Complete a discovery phase, reviewing the suitability of current modifications to tests, assessing w
National centre for family hubs and integrated family services
The provision of services relating to National Centre for Family Hubs and Integrated Family Services, to champion family hubs and spread best practice/evidence on integrated family
Local authority & political leadership support
The Department's expectation is that the delivery of the specified outcomes will be through, networking, targeted learning and development, diagnostic and advisory services, coachi
Family hubs evaluation innovation fund
Support Family Hubs with evaluation capacity and resource via Government funding Improve the quality and rigour of the evidence-base on the effectiveness of existing Family Hubs
Flexmirt
The Psychometrics team's priority is working on data analysis for the National curriculum tests (NCTs) to inform standards maintenance; Mathematics, English reading, English gramma
Curriculum experts 2020-2022 (KS2 - AA. maths & KS1 math CA & AA)
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) has appointed a number of curriculum experts (Curriculum Advisors and Assessment Advisors) to provide independent expertise for the developme
County lines and serious violence deep dive reviews
A series of rapid deep dive reviews on multi-agency safeguarding arrangements in local areas most impacted by county lines and serious violence to better understand how effective t
Department for education - independent review mechanism (IRM) services
Department for Education are publishing this notice is to alert suitably qualified bidders who can provide a Independent Review Mechanism Service (IRM) . The IRM provides an object
DFE SFPC project support requirement
The Department for Education is looking to tender a contract to an external organisation to provide high-quality, tailored support and expertise to local authorities involved in th
Social mobility 'state OF THE nation' essay ON wales
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and promotes social mobility in England. It is an independent statutory body crea
Social mobility 'state OF THE nation' essay ON scotland
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and promotes social mobility in England. It is an independent statutory body crea
Social mobility state OF THE nation statistics
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and promotes social mobility in England. It is an independent statutory body crea
Social mobility state OF THE nation statistics ON england
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and promotes social mobility in England. It is an independent statutory body crea
Social mobility state OF THE nation statistics ON northern ireland
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and promotes social mobility in England. It is an independent statutory body crea
Extension to the longitudinal study of early education and development (SEED)
Expressions of interest are sought to undertake the design and delivery for an extension of the Study of Early Education and Development (SEED) until the study cohort reach the end