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)
DFE secure courier services
Call Off contract for DFE's use of Courier Services.
DFE courier services
Call Off contract for DFE's use of Courier Services.
Early years foundation stage reforms: information events for local authorities
UPDATE: In light of Government health guidelines, this procurement was withdrawn in March 2020. Please note that a new revised opportunity has now been advertised and can be found
Student finance 2019/2020
Delivery of Student Finance 2019/2020 Campaign and key strategic content that can better engage end-user audiences of students, teachers and parents.
European social FUND IP1.4 management AND running OF A community grant programme
The provision will be offered through four separate Lots of activity at Investment Priority (IP) and LEP level. We intend to enter in to four Lots with single Contracts for; North
European social FUND IP1.1 supply OF 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
Process evaluation of additional support for T level industry placements in 19/20
Expressions of Interest are requested; A contractor is sought to undertake a process evaluation of additional support for T-level Industry Placements in 19/20. The aims of the eval
Managing agent FOR sheffield CITY region skills BANK
The ESFA is seeking to procure an organisation to manage and run the Sheffield City Region (the "SCR") Skills Bank on behalf of the SCR Local Enterprise Partnership (a "Managing Ag
Behaviour hubs programme delivery centre
This is an invitation to tender for a delivery centre to support the behaviour hubs programme. All schools should be safe and disciplined environments in which pupils are able to f
Further education colleges board capability reviews pilot
The purpose of the PIN is to initiate market engagement. It is not a call for competition. This PIN is intended to inform the market of a potential future procurement exercise to a
Further education colleges governor recruitment services pilot
The purpose of the PIN is to initiate market engagement. It is not a call for competition. This PIN is intended to inform the market of a potential future procurement exercise to a
Quality assurance and testing services RM3810 - lot 1: QA & testing specialists
Testing Services, to support Data, Digital and Technology (DDaT) projects across the DfE. The contract will be a "Call Off" and be used as and when services are required, via indiv
Quality assurance and testing services RM3810 - lot 4: functional testing
Testing Services, to support Data, Digital and Technology (DDaT) projects across the DfE. The contract will be a "Call Off" and be used as and when services are required, via indiv
Early years foundation stage reforms: information events for local authorities
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 expe
Department for education specification: pedagogy experts to create training modules for relationships, sex and health education (RSHE)
The Authority wants to provide teachers with a single point of access to online training modules on RSHE that are aligned to the areas that teachers have told us, through research
SEND experts to create training modules for relationships, sex and health education (RSHE)
SEND Experts to create training modules for Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) The SEND Expert (Contractor) shall work with a team of digital content developers and use
Subject experts to create training modules for relationships, sex and health education (RSHE)
Subject Experts to create training modules for Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) The purpose of the subject matter experts review is to provide children and young peop
Obtaining pupil insight in building in use reviews: the use and value of external school space
Expressions of Interest are sought; We are looking for a contractor to identify the most appropriate and efficient means of collecting views from secondary school pupils on how sch
National careers service west midlands
Delivery of careers information, advice and guidance to adults
National careers service west midlands
Delivery of careers information, advice and guidance to adults