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)
Office furniture
The Department for Education has awarded a short term contract to a single supplier for the provision of the goods and services through the CCS Framework RM3812 Supply, Delivery an
ESF 2014-2020 programme support for NEET and those likely to become NEET aged 15-24
The ESFA is currently working with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and their European Structural Investment Fund (ESIF) committees, on the provision of an Opt-in offer to deli
Direct award - flexible working Covid-19 summer term support
Department for Education has appointed a contractor for Flexible Working Covid-19 Summer Term Support
Phased maths bursary evaluation
Please see listing DFERPPU 2017/093 for award and full contract details Inception and scoping • Up to five scoping interviews • Rapid review of programme documentation • Design of
T levels support: providers, industry placements & transition programme
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 and T Level Tran
Online education accreditation scheme - contracts finder opportunity notice
As a result of the consultation in to online schools the DfE intend to launch a pilot voluntary registration scheme for online schools providers. Online schools providers will have
Exemplary leadership programme
The Department for Education (DfE) is looking to engage a minimum of two Outstanding schools to design and deliver bespoke leadership training programmes. Successful grant applicat
Connectivity
The contract relates to the provision of 4G wireless routers (including 4G data) in order to meet Department for Education's requirement for vulnerable and disadvantaged children i
ESF 2014-2020 skills support for the workforce/redundancies employed persons aged 16 plus
The ESFA is currently working with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and their European Structural Investment Fund (ESIF) committees, on the provision of an Opt-in offer to deli
STA-0251 science marker proofers
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) procured the services of Science Marker Proofers for Assessment Development to ensure that Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 national curriculum te
Pupil and parent online panel
We are seeking a contractor to set up and manage a new online parent and pupil panel for the Department for Education to help us monitor the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on childr
Absence data discovery - MIS supplier engagement
The purpose of this notice is to alert organisations that deliver Management Information Systems to schools that the Department for Education (DfE) want to engage in discussions to
NAS awards sponsorship
This is a notice for contract variation based on the option to extend as agreed within the original contract with the option to extend for a period of up to 3 x 12 months. The Educ
National leaders of education reform
The purpose of this early engagement notice is to notify the market of the Department for Education's (DfE) intention to undertake a procurement exercise to appoint a suitably
Web filtering call off
The contract relates to the provision of an internet content filtering software in order to meet the Department for Education's requirement to limit access to relevant and safe con
Knowledge hub for designated safeguarding leads (dsls) in schools and colleges
Invitation to attend a market engagement event on Wednesday, 3rd Jun. The DfE are seeking a provider to develop and manage an online platform for Designated Safeguarding Leads. The
Item writing framework KS2 reading call off STA 0128-24
Suppliers successfully joined DfE/STA's via a Supplier framework (STA-0128 Item Writing Framework) to ensure delivery of Item Writing services for a range of tests. Suppliers on th
Hardware - education & pupil devices
The contract relates to the provision of laptops and tablets in order to meet Department for Education's requirement for disadvantaged children across England to receive devices as
DFE journals access requirement
The Department requires the provision of a range of electronic academic and scientific journal collections covering the department's policy interests. This should act as a 'one sto
Early years expert STA-0233
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) procured two Early Years Experts to provide independent expertise for the development of the Reception Baseline Assessment between 1 Septembe