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)
Legis migration
Proventeq provides expert content migration services for fast and reliable migration of data/content (documents, e-mails, web-content, digital records) from wide range of sources i
DFE digital transformation pipeline (south)
Call-Off Contract for the provision of digital development teams covering key digital service development roles/supplementing our existing capability. Delivering projects from disc
Risk protection arrangement (RPA) claims handling
Contract for the provision of insurance claims handling services for the Risk Protection Arrangement for academies and Local Authority Maintained Schools (LAMS)
Hardship funding FOR low-income families raising children WITH disabilities AND serious illness
The functions of this hardship funding for low-income families raising children with disabilities and serious illness will include, but not be limited to, the requirements set out
ESF 2014-2020 programme skills support for the unemployed
The activities will support unemployed individuals aged 16 plus with individualised programmes of learning and support, to overcome identified barriers to participation in educatio
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
National leaders of education reform - future opportunity
The purpose of this Contracts Finder Future Opportunity Notice is to notify the market of the Department for Education (DfE) intention to undertake a procurement exercise to appoin
Longitudinal study of teachers (lsot)
Expressions of interest (EOIs) are sought from a contractor (or consortia with a lead contractor) for the implementation of a longitudinal study of teachers. This is a large-scale
Modified tests framework STA 0176 call-off 03
The purpose of this business case is to seek approval for procuring the services of suitable suppliers for the development of modified Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 tests between Jul
National pupil data achievement and attainment tables (npdaat) service
To deliver the National Pupil Database Achievement and Attainment Tables service. It is used widely to inform and evaluate policy, deliver accountability through digital services a
Nimbus cloud delivery and support services
A specialist in digital & technology providing services using certified engineers incorporating automation to help our customers benefit from using the cloud infrastructure platfor
Digital and technical skills training
DfE is considering procurement of organisations including employers, local authorities and providers in Leeds City Region, Heart of the South West and D2N2, to test the delivery of
Children and young people's mental health research and evaluation programme
Children and Young People's Mental Health Research and Evaluation Programme
Safeguarding and radicalisation in children's social care services
Expressions of interest (EOIs) are sought to investigate and review our understanding of how Children's Social Care (CSC) services are managing cases of radicalisation or extremism
Opportunity areas (OA) - place-based evaluation
Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are being sought to deliver a qualitative evaluation of the Opportunity Areas Programme. This evaluation will principally involve qualitative researc
Adviser in gloucestershire
The adviser will support the authority in continuing to develop and implement robust, realistic and achievable plans to improve its children's social care services, in particular t
Adviser in east riding
The adviser will support the authority in continuing to develop and implement robust, realistic and achievable plans to improve its children's social care services, in particular t
Improving SEND provision in schools and colleges, leading to better outcomes and sustained employment for young people with SEND
Our vision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is the same as for all children and young people - that they achieve well in their early years, at sc
Targeted support for SEND
Our vision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is the same as for all children and young people - that they achieve well in their early years, at sc
Participation and family support
Our vision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is the same as for all children and young people - that they achieve well in their early years, at sc