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)
Looked-after children's mental health assessment pilots
To implement and manage 6 to 10 pilots testing improved approaches to the mental health and wellbeing assessments looked-after children are required to receive when they enter care
Further education (FE) teacher comparators
Expressions of interest are sought to provide expert analytical advice and analysis into how the department should compare the pay and conditions of Further Education (FE) teachers
Project management services
Parity Project Manager who is AGILE experienced or a PRINCE II qualified practitioner. Manage scope and detailed planning for a Cloud project. Main point of contact for a customer
Teachers and leaders views on the pay framework - a review
Expressions of interest are sought to undertake a research project to understand the perceptions, opinions and experiences of teachers/leaders and governors to teacher pay framewor
STA-0098 DFE/NCT/003 NCT logistics services 2017-18
The primary purpose of this contract is the provision of tracked and traced overnight courier services for the delivery of consignments of Key stage 1, key stage 2 and Phonics Scre
FTP stream service
FTP-500 (UK) - UK Pan Government Accredited (PGA) FTP Stream Service for Official and Official Sensitive Data connected over the Internet
Smarter working programme.
To support the Department's implementation of its Smarter Working Programme (SWP), which is a transformative, behavioural and cultural change programme focussed on improving the wa
The provision of EU programmes lifelong learning - eurydice
Eurydice is a European research network coordinated by the EU but with wider coverage. The contractor acts as the National Unit and delivers the service on behalf of England, Wales
2018 Key stage 2 national curriculum science sampling test
Delivery of the biennial Science Sampling Test (SST) is required at the end of Key Stage 2 in 2018. The contract includes printing, collation, distribution, administration and codi
Children's commissioner's website development and maintenance
WordPress website development and six months' maintenance following launch
NCA tools hosting, support & development 2017-19
Provision of NCA Tools
Independent review mechanism (IRM) for fostering and adoption
The Department for Education will soon be inviting organisations to tender for the provision of the independent review mechanism for fostering and adoption. The IRM provides an obj
Survey of EU staff working in higher education providers
Expressions of interest are sought to understand more fully the population of EU staff working in publicly funded higher education (HE) providers in the UK, as well as provider res
FED events to dfe SCS
The contractor has agreed to deliver leadership development events to senior leaders at the Department for Education.
Saas COTS application
A fully managed service for a cloud based Saas COTS application to conduct and analyse results of consultations.
Contract FOR THE provision OF board leadership AND other related services
Contract to between Jacqui Smith and the Secretary of State for Education for the appointment of Chair of the Board for Sandwell Children's Trust
Support to dfe executive and senior team purpose and engagement
Contract between DfE Building our Department Together and Steve Radcliffe Associates Ltd. Contract dated 1st March 2017
National pupil database achievement & attainment tables - discovery for future services
A discovery to identify the best delivery routes for DfE's future need to collect, match, process, analyse and correct data relating to schools, pupils and performance in a cost ef
Administration for 3 (three) multiplication tables check trials in 2018
Three (3) online/onscreen in-school trials of the proposed key stage 2 (KS2) Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) digital check system in mathematics are required: specifically in KS2
Professional skills tests for prospective teachers
See 'Attachments' for full description. The Department for Education (the Authority) wishes to procure a test delivery service and associated development processes to support the P