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)
The study of early education in england (SEED)
The Government currently spends more than £3 billion a year on early years provision and much of this is spent on providing all three and four year olds with early education. The S
Digital outcomes and specialists 3 framework agreement call-off contract
For the provision of outcomes and specialists to deliver personalisation products and features
Quality assured resources RSHE
The Authority is seeking to procure a Contractor to provide an online map of quality assured teaching resources for use in schools relevant to relationships, sex and health educati
Provision of science marking proofers resource for the standards and testing agency
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is looking to recruit 4 Marking Proofers to work with us to improve and assure the quality of our key stage 2 Science sampling test materials
Animated short films
INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) for the production of six high quality animated films working from audio or voiced up scripts (each no more than one minute long) covering a broad range
Safeguarding children and young people on the autistic spectrum from radicalisation
We require a training provider who can demonstrate expertise in autism, radicalisation and extremism, as well as, a sound understanding of current statutory requirements around saf
Delivery OF THE national assessment AND accreditation system (NAAS) FOR child AND families social workers contract award notice
NAAS is now in its second phase of delivery with 56 local authorities and Trusts on-board. The demand from the sector to join as early adopters means the project is now very differ
The employer support package
As part of a T Level every student will undertake a mandatory industry placement in the occupational area they are studying towards. Quality industry placements are critical to the
Opportunity north east - evaluation of a number of approaches to improving pupil outcomes through better transition from key stage 2 to key stage 3
The ONE programme was announced in October 2018, and aims to improve outcomes for young people in the North East. Although average outcomes at key stage 2 are strong, across a rang
The next generation: a blueprint for increased social mobility
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) is inviting proposals to co-design a long-term measurement framework for improving social mobility in England. In December 2018, the Commission
In-school units: defining a typology and good practice
Expressions of interest are sought for a mixed-methods research project focussing on the use of in-school units and nurture groups in English mainstream schools which are designed
Evaluating T level professional development phase 2
** EOI Update 14/11/19 - purdah wording ** Expressions of interest are sought to deliver an evaluation of T Level Professional Development (TLPD) Phase 2. TLPD is a programme of hi
High potential initial teacher training and leadership development programme
The Department for Education (DfE) is looking to procure a contract to deliver a High Potential Initial Teacher Training and Leadership Development Programme (HPITT). We are lookin
Curriculum experts 2020-2022
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is looking to procure a number of curriculum experts (Curriculum Advisors and Assessment Advisors) to provide independent expertise for the d
Evaluation of early roll-out of the early career framework full-induction programme
Expressions of interest are sought to carry out an evaluation of early roll-out of the Early Career Framework. The evaluation will inform continuous improvement (CI) of early roll-
International recruitment strategy discovery
DfE is seeking a supplier to deliver a discovery project to explore the barriers to international recruitment and design a service to address them.
A review of the impact of assistive technologies in schools and colleges for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
Expressions of Interest are sought to conduct a Rapid literature review of the available evidence on the use and impact of Assistive Technology (AT) in schools and colleges for pup
Technology directorate - business analysis digital transformation partner
We are looking for Business Analysis Capability to support the development, delivery and communication of effective, user-focused digital services, taking products from vision to d
National careers service: live data service support
Awarded Contract
: DOS3 - agile delivery and CI of the departments strategic identity and access management system
To develop, support and continuously improve strategic in-house developed Identity and Access Management service through Beta phase, until able to pass the digital service standard