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Department for Education

central_govNorth East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South WestenglandGB

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Total contracts

2,285

Known spend

£53bn

1896 disclosed

Average value

£28m

Per contract

Active suppliers

10

Last 5 years

Open4Awarded1,629Closed589

Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

    4 winslatest 25 Aug 2026CH 00303359

    £22bn

  2. 2

    MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

    4 winslatest 06 Oct 2026CH 05377750

    £22bn

  3. 3

    Kings College London

    4 winslatest 23 Sept 2026

    £18m

  4. 4

    Bloom Procurement Services Ltd

    4 winslatest 17 Jan 2026

    £171,768

  5. 5

    WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

    3 winslatest 02 Jul 2026CH 00768173

    £22bn

  6. 6

    KIER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

    3 winslatest 25 Aug 2026CH 02099533

    £22bn

  7. 7

    MCAVOY MODULAR OFFSITE LIMITED

    3 winslatest 10 Jul 2026CH NI008762

    £15bn

  8. 8

    King's College London

    3 winslatest 05 Jan 2026CH RC000297

    £4m

  9. 9

    Mutual Ventures Ltd

    3 winslatest 13 Jul 2026

    £4m

  10. 10

    Mott MacDonald

    3 winslatest 01 Oct 2026

    £4m

What they buy

By CPV category
  • Education & 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

8 forecast

Tender activity

Notices published per month — last 24 months

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All contracts (2285)

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c22c8192-e14b-498e-b9fa-a5e5d8a805b0 · tenderAmendment

POst-16 institutions omnibus survey 2020

Department For Education
goodsSME friendly

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

££1,000 — £65,000
⏱ 1 Nov 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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92fb8b00-c8ca-486b-a23f-9d2f34de96d5 · award

National poetry recitation competition

Department for Education
servicesNorth EastSME friendly

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

£Up to £896,778
⏱ 23 May 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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f6d061b3-babd-4335-a4dc-d340254ee905 · award

Edtech demonstrator schools and colleges programme

Department For Education
servicesNorth EastSME friendly

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

£Up to £474,219
⏱ 15 Nov 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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b8371e66-19ab-4dac-8a0a-93d1841fdebe · tenderAmendment

Pre-employment programme (PEP) study

Department For Education
goodsSME friendly

*** 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

££60,000 — £85,000
⏱ 24 Oct 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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eb25569c-b9ad-447b-b096-e152b19ec74d · tenderAmendment

Cross sector partnerships - ITT

Department For Education
services

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

££1 — £20,000
⏱ 29 Nov 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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1d3281d0-7d39-4030-b588-8be98abe7bb7 · planning

Online schools quality assurance - prior information notice

Department for Education
SME friendly

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

£On request
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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4e886b58-5009-45e7-9313-b30d9b34bb21 · tenderAmendment

Apprentice experience survey

Department For Education
goodsSME friendly

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

£On request
⏱ 21 Oct 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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0e8b6390-a5cf-4081-9c7d-e8475a4c1bde · award

School business professional survey 2019/20 (now: survey of financial skills in schools and trusts)

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

Helping to develop the School Business Professional (SBP) survey, scripting and hosting it, providing unique links for each respondent, tracking responses (providing regular update

£Up to £24,150
⏱ 16 Oct 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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7add027c-4a3d-419f-825d-c4dd9dac388e · award

Administration and management of the matrix standard

Department for Education
servicesSME friendly

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

£On request
⏱ 11 Jul 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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cd1406b5-5ec2-4b5f-8f4d-ddb73cf37517 · tenderAmendment

Research into evidence mobilisation across the early years sector in england

Department For Education
goodsSME friendly

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

££1 — £75,000
⏱ 11 Oct 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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931d474e-12f5-4598-8956-5f2216482661 · awardUpdate

Design and print contract

Department For Education
servicesLondon

Department for Education Transformation & Digital team require a print and design contract, direct awarded to framework supplier.

££40,000 — £80,000
⏱ 4 Aug 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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a0b3ec19-e48e-4a87-987f-53495fba928c · awardUpdate

Cloud support: digital transformation services

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

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

£Up to £2,000,000
⏱ 21 Jun 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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7e14fb92-407f-43fd-8e5d-91d69e199b52 · awardUpdate

Cloud support: digital transformation services

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

SmartSourcings Digital Transformation Service enables Central Government to deliver large-complex programmes of work, transforming public services from user perspective to realisin

£Up to £2,000,000
⏱ 21 Jun 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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95c2bfc2-b931-4578-b690-97ad174c37fe · awardUpdate

Specialist technology consultancy providing government departments with digital/agile resources

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

Specialist Consultancy services within Product Management, Big Data Analytics, UX Design, Web API, Functional/Non-Functional and Automated Testing, Penetration Testing, Technical A

£Up to £2,000,000
⏱ 21 Jun 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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bd5b3d6b-ec26-42cc-a31a-1eab8d46f870 · planning

Online early market engagement event for curriculum experts 2020-2022

Department for Education
SME friendly

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

£On request
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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afde45dd-3308-4a90-b17c-b01719d34196 · tender

Grant for NHS apprenticeships senior leadership engagement

Department For Education
SME friendly

Apprenticeships are a key feature of the Government's educational policy, with specific ambitions to increase apprenticeships within the NHS. The Apprenticeship Benefits Realisatio

££1 — £147,240
⏱ 9 Oct 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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e43b7774-0e9b-44df-a6e7-66a111beba09 · tender

Grant for apprenticeships support for smaller employers through leps/intermediaries

Department For Education

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

££1 — £515,000
⏱ 11 Oct 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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e93b9635-7b4b-4ff5-b23c-bf4ac4306a58 · tenderAmendment

STA 0241 illustrations

Department For Education
goodsSME friendly

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

£On request
⏱ 28 Oct 2019
Posted · 86mo agoView details →
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5a7f41eb-ac8e-46ec-9759-631497a1b094 · award

ESFA pirean idams license and support contract

Department For Education
goodsSME friendly

ESFA Pirean IDAMS License and Support Contract

£Up to £486,800
⏱ 31 Jul 2019
Posted · 86mo agoView details →
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3ebd1535-7975-48e1-b3f1-c90227bbb656 · award

Prevent referrals in higher education: approaches and practices

Department For Education
goodsSME friendly

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

£Up to £40,000
⏱ 2 Oct 2019
Posted · 86mo agoView details →