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)
Level 3 mathematics support programme
The purpose of the Level 3 Mathematics Support Programme is to improve and increase participation and attainment in level 3 mathematics through targeted support to those students,
Community learning procurement for somerset
The aim of Community Learning funding is to deliver unique flexible focussed provision to adults, not fundable from other Further Education (FE) budgets, to develop the skills, con
T levels qualifications
The purpose of this Early Engagement notice is to initiate market engagement and it is not being used as a call for competition. This PIN is intended to: 1. Inform the market of a
Entry 1 - level 2 digital skills - standards development
The Contractor will research and develop a set of national standards for adult digital skills from entry level 1 - level 2, that: - are based upon the basic digital skills in the '
Seasonal courier services - GQ logistics - feb 13 to feb 16
This contract covers all aspects of delivery for the Standards and Testing Agency's General Qualifications Yellow Label Service. The "Yellow Label service" is a logistics service p
Contract for evaluation of the returner fund
The purpose of this work is to provide robust, timely evaluation of projects funded by the Returners Fund and of the overarching Fund itself. Findings will build the evidence base
Children's social care adviser in wirral
DfE has appointed an Adviser to provide intervention and improvement support in Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. The Adviser will provide a clear and sustained focus on the are
2019 Holiday activities and food pilot
Enrichment activities and healthy food over the school holidays can help ensure pupils return to school engaged, invigorated and ready to learn. However, evidence suggests that chi
Seasonal courier services - phonics logistics - oct 13 to oct 16
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE), manages the live administration of the annual National Curriculum Assessment (NCA
Seasonal courier services - KS2 logistics - oct 13 to oct 16
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE), manages the live administration of the annual National Curriculum Assessment (NCA
Seasonal courier services - KS1 logistics - oct 13 to oct 16
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE), manages the live administration of the annual National Curriculum Assessment (NCA
Seasonal courier services - phonics logistics - oct 13 to oct 16
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE), manages the live administration of the annual National Curriculum Assessment (NCA
STA-0151 NCT collation services 2016
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE), manages the live administration of the annual National Curriculum Assessment (NCA
STA-0151 NCT collation services 2015
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE), manages the live administration of the annual National Curriculum Assessment (NCA
STA-0151 NCT collation services 2017
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE), manages the live administration of the annual National Curriculum Assessment (NCA
STA-0098 DFE/GQL/003 GQ logistics services 2017-18
The purpose of this contract is the provision of tracked and traced overnight courier services for the collection of packages of completed examination scripts from centres in Engla
Seasonal courier services - GQ logistics - mar 16 to aug 16
This contract covers all aspects of delivery for the Standards and Testing Agency's General Qualifications Yellow Label Service. The "Yellow Label service" is a logistics service p
Phonics and reading roadshows
On 25 May, the Department for Education (DfE) launched a procurement exercise to fund up to two providers to plan and run at least 20 Phonics Roadshows across two Lots, one in the
Provision OF phonics roadshows
The purpose of this procurement is to Tender for up to two organisations to work with the Department to design, organise and deliver at least 20 local Phonics Roadshows before 31 M
EOR/SBU/2018/012 - exploring flexible working practice in schools
Expressions of interest are sought to conduct a mixed methods project which will explore flexible working practices in schools. The project will assess the extent of existing flexi