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)
POst-16 institutions omnibus survey 2020
Expressions of interest are sought for delivering a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of post-16 institutions and private training providers. Post-16 education is cr
National poetry recitation competition
Poetry forms part of the national curriculum for English at all key stages, and is an integral part of specifications for English Literature GCSEs. The Department for Education (De
Edtech demonstrator schools and colleges programme
DfE will appoint a delivery partner, via a contract agreement, to oversee implementation, co-ordination and evaluation of the EdTech Demonstrator schools and colleges programme ('D
Pre-employment programme (PEP) study
*** Updated Expression of Interest 14/10/19 *** Increased scope and indicative contract value. A considerable number of non-government organisations and charities look to develop s
Cross sector partnerships - ITT
This programme is open to all schools (state-funded or independent), higher education, and further education providers in England. In order to bid, partnerships must involve a mini
Online schools quality assurance - prior information notice
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of the Department for Education's (DfE) intention to undertake a procureme
Apprentice experience survey
Expressions of interest are sought to deliver a survey to validate the findings from a smaller scale qualitative project on apprenticeship experience. Research is needed to explore
School business professional survey 2019/20 (now: survey of financial skills in schools and trusts)
Helping to develop the School Business Professional (SBP) survey, scripting and hosting it, providing unique links for each respondent, tracking responses (providing regular update
Administration and management of the matrix standard
1. The Careers Strategy December 2017 forms part of the government's plan to make Britain fairer, improve social mobility and offer opportunity to everyone. Excellent careers guida
Research into evidence mobilisation across the early years sector in england
Expressions of interest are sought for qualitative research to understand how best to mobilise evidence of 'what works' from across the Department for Education's Early Years Socia
Design and print contract
Department for Education Transformation & Digital team require a print and design contract, direct awarded to framework supplier.
Cloud support: digital transformation services
Methods provides Delivery management deliver, transform and develop user-focused products to Digital by Default standards. Capable of transitioning delivery from a Waterfall to Agi
Cloud support: digital transformation services
SmartSourcings Digital Transformation Service enables Central Government to deliver large-complex programmes of work, transforming public services from user perspective to realisin
Specialist technology consultancy providing government departments with digital/agile resources
Specialist Consultancy services within Product Management, Big Data Analytics, UX Design, Web API, Functional/Non-Functional and Automated Testing, Penetration Testing, Technical A
Online early market engagement event for curriculum experts 2020-2022
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is researching options for procuring external curriculum experts. This notice is to advise of our intention to engage with the market prior t
Grant for NHS apprenticeships senior leadership engagement
Apprenticeships are a key feature of the Government's educational policy, with specific ambitions to increase apprenticeships within the NHS. The Apprenticeship Benefits Realisatio
Grant for apprenticeships support for smaller employers through leps/intermediaries
Apprenticeships are a key feature of the Government's educational policy, with specific ambitions to improve quality and ensure all employers offering apprenticeships are onboarded
STA 0241 illustrations
STA requires black and white line drawings and colour illustrations for use in national curriculum tests. The finished artwork will need to be produced electronically in Adobe Illu
ESFA pirean idams license and support contract
ESFA Pirean IDAMS License and Support Contract
Prevent referrals in higher education: approaches and practices
Expressions of interest are sought to undertake research to explore the approaches and practices that exist amongst Higher Education providers for making Prevent referrals. The ove