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)
Seven aspects of engagement qualitative research
To deliver a qualitative research project to assess how the seven aspects of engagement for cognition and learning can offer an effective tool to provide summative assessment on pu
Longitudinal study of LA
Delivery of a national longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers in England. The aim of the study is to collect robust evidence on recruitment, retentio
Provision of curriculum expert services 2018-2020 key stage 1 english reading treza ltd
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is looking to procure a range of curriculum experts to provide independent expertise for the development of the National Curriculum tests and
Provision of curriculum expert services 2018-2020 MH primary literacy and assessment limited
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is looking to procure a range of curriculum experts to provide independent expertise for the development of the National Curriculum tests and
Provision of curriculum expert services 2018-2020 joanna shackleton limited
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is looking to procure a range of curriculum experts to provide independent expertise for the development of the National Curriculum tests and
Provision of curriculum expert services 2018-2020 literacy works ltd
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is looking to procure a range of curriculum experts to provide independent expertise for the development of the National Curriculum tests and
Programme for international student assessment (PISA) 2021: national centre for england, wales and northern ireland
We invite expressions of interest to form the National Centre to administer the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developments (OECD) Programme for International Student As
Adoption register build
We are proposing to contract for the build of a matching service to carry out the functions of the Adoption Register. The DfE's aim is to deliver an Adoption Register that focuses
Centre of excellence for literacy teaching
On 1 October 2017 we announced plans to establish a national network of English Hubs across the country, beginning with the north, with a specific initial focus on improving early
Support and maintenance for the legis SQL casework management system
Support and maintenance to the Software Support Service for the Legis casework management database that provides the managements of teacher misconduct referrals, progression throug
STA0090 - call off 31 - KS2 technical pre test april 2018
A Technical Pre-Test (TPT) is required in the following National Curriculum subjects: Key stage 2 English reading; English grammar, punctuation and spelling; and mathematics. The T
Gender balance in computing pilot programme
Ensuring that all children have the digital and computing skills needed for the future is a key priority of this government. We want to find practical measures that schools can tak
Employment-based fast-track social work education
See 'Attachments' for full description. The Department for Education is seeking the provision of initial qualifying social work education through an employment-based, fast-track ro
Equality advisory and support service
The Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) is a helpline for individuals in England, Scotland and Wales who may have been discriminated against or have a human rights issue.
STA0090 - call off 30 - KS1 technical pre test april 2018
A Technical Pre-Test (TPT) is required in the following National Curriculum subjects: Key stage 1 English reading; English grammar, punctuation and spelling; and mathematics. The T
Provision of item writing services for key stage 1 english reading
This call-off contract is for the provision of item writing services for Key Stage 1 English Reading Work Package 2, including the drafting of potential items and their mark scheme
Provision of item writing services for key stage 1 english reading
This call-off contract is for the provision of item writing services for Key Stage 1 English Reading Work Package 1, including the drafting of potential items and their mark scheme
Provision of item writing services for key stage 1 english reading
This call-off contract is for the provision of item writing services for Key Stage 1 English Reading Work Package 1, including the drafting of potential items and their mark scheme
Provision of item writing services for key stage 2 science
This call-off contract is for the provision of item writing services for Key Stage 2 Science, including the drafting of potential items and their mark schemes, ready for formal tri
Services agreement for the delivery of external marking services for key stage 2 national curriculum tests
The provision of marking services arrangements for the 2014-2016 National Curriculum Key Stage 2 Tests in the core subjects of English and Mathematics ; for 3 consecutive test cycl