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)
Strategic college improvement fund (SCIF) mainstage evaluation
A contractor is sought to undertake an evaluation of SCIF. It is expected to consist of; • Secondary analysis of available data and monitoring information. • The option for case st
SEN futures longitudinal study discovery phase
Expressions of interest are sought for a research project seeking to examine survey response and retention amongst children and young people (CYP) with Special Educational Needs (S
SEN futures value for money feasibility study
Expressions of interest are sought to conduct a feasibility study to inform a future value for money study of SEN provision for pupils with Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans i
Tender for a national partner for early years continuing professional development
The main purpose of the Early Years Professional Development Fund Programme is to support pre-reception early years practitioners to improve their practice in working with very you
Recruitment, management and delivery of training to clinical commissioning group areas to participate in national roll-out of the mental health services training to lead roles in schools and colleges and NHS cypmh services (also known as the menta...
The Department for Education is seeking a provider, or consortium of providers, to deliver a national Mental Health Services and Schools & Colleges Link programme. Delivery will bu
Women leading in education: leadership coaching pledge
The Department is looking to appoint a provider to maximise engagement with the Coaching Pledge on a national scale through marketing, promotion, including through events and throu
Early years professional development FUND
The Department for Education (DfE) is exploring commercial options to appoint a national delivery partner to develop and implement a comprehensive programme of evidence-based train
STA desktop publishing, STA 0211
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is required, on behalf of the Department for Education, to provide desktop published versions of national curriculum test (NCT) booklets for
Taking teaching further evaluation
A contractor is sought to undertake an evaluation of the Taking Teaching Further Programme. It will consist of; • Working with DfE to design an RCT into a teacher recruitment schem
Men & boys - qualitative research to inform A new engagement framework
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) is seeking a contractor to (a) deliver qualitative research that will consolidate existing knowledge of what works to engage men and boys on
Teaching and leadership innovation fund round 2 lot 1
Teacher development programme to develop pedagogy that enables students to acquire knowledge in science and geography through critical use of evidence and argument that leads to im
Children's services commissioner for northamptonshire
The Contractor will act as the Department for Education's Children's Services Commissioner for Northamptonshire to oversee improvement and bring together views on an appropriate fu
Holiday activities and food 2019
Please note that this is a grant. Early in 2018, the government announced a programme of work to explore how best to ensure more children from disadvantaged families benefit from e
A qualitative investigation of level 2 and 3 apprenticeships
Expressions of interest are sought to conduct qualitative research with employers, providers, employer and FE sector bodies and apprentices to improve understanding of the causes a
Management & running of schools buying hubs regional pilot
The Invitation to Tender was for the procurement of the North West and South West Schools' Buying Hubs (Hubs). It is the Department's intention to establish a national network of S
Apprenticeships marketing campaign
The Department for Education (DfE) is looking to recruit a lead strategic and creative agency to work with us to design and deliver a media neutral, evidence-based, marketing and c
Priority schools building programme phase 2 (PSBP2) - 3rd tranche of technical advisory services
Provision of technical advisory services to deliver the schools in the Priority Schools Building Programme Phase 2 (PSPB2) that will be centrally delivered by the EFA. The services
Review of mentoring for vulnerable children and young people
A rapid review on mentoring for vulnerable children and young people
Measuring public spending on children in england
Research and analysis on public spending in England 2010-2020. This project aims to produce comprehensive estimates of the total level of public spending on children back to 2000 a
SBRI: higher education open data, digital tools for prospective students
These contracts have been awarded following a tendering process through a competition hosted by Innovate UK's Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI). Across the UK, prospective