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)
Dfe is inviting applications from educational associates within the ESC13 - operational development and delivery category to act as independent technical education advisers, to work on three areas of policy implementation.
DfE is inviting applications from Educational Associates within the ESC13 - Operational Development and Delivery Category to act as Independent Technical Education Advisers, to wor
Maintenance for children's commissioner's wordpress website
We wish to appoint a company to undertake the following: 12 months' maintenance of the Children's Commissioner's website, which is located at www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk This
Independent technical education advisers - paul johnstone consultancy ltd
DfE is inviting applications from Educational Associates within the ESC13 - Operational Development and Delivery Category to act as Independent Technical Education Advisers, to wor
Secondment between british broadcasting corporation & government equalities office (rosalyn ball)
Incoming Secondment agreement for Rosalyn Ball for a period of seven months (end date 18/03/2018) at a total cost of £41,138.6. Elysia McCaffrey if the Line Manager in GEO and Moir
Technical education awareness raising events
Technical Education Awareness Raising Events
Contingent labour contract
Contingent labour contract
Office for national statistics recruitment 17-18
Redimo ID created for Office for National Statistics (ONS) recruitment of specialist GSS staff via Head of Profession for Statistics Office (HoP). Agreed with Liz Rowlands 08/08/17
Recruitment agency to manage recruitment of CEO of new NPDB
Recruitment Agency (services procured via Civil Service Resourcing framework agreement) to manage recruitment of CEO of new NPDB
Discovery for a schools digital platform
Scroll LLP will carry out work for the 'Discovery Phase' for a new schools digital platform. It is a call-off contract under Lot 3 - Cloud Services of the G Cloud 9 framework. (RM1
Yougov on-call research contract
YouGov On-call Research Contract - contract managing the communication team's relationship with YouGov. YouGov carries out communications research for the DfE including audience re
Red quadrant - adviser in darlington
RfX103 was an NCTL call off agreement for a number of suppliers. The requirement is to provide intervention adviser support and challenge in Darlington
IP TFO staying close - suffolk
Staying Close pilot
Scme/csc/ip/pip - greenwich innovation programme targeted support
As part of the IP Programme Wave 3 Targeted Funding Opportunity, Greenwich will trial innovative therapeutic approaches to tackling the issues affecting children on the edge of soc
Contract FOR headteacher board (HTB) election services
TO PROVIDE END TO END ELECTION SERVICES for HEADTEACHER BOARD ELECTIONS
External programme project management
Main Duties & Responsibilities: Direct a team/ teams involved in the design and development of a programme/programmes of initiatives; Develop clear requirements for products and se
Children's social care advisers in birmingham and sunderland - essex county council
"DfE wishes to appoint a small team of Advisers to carry out and deliver operational and strategic reviews, improvements, support and challenge in each of the following LA's:• Birm
Childrens services commissioner in croydon
Where Ofsted finds systemic or persistent failure by a local authority to provide adequate children's services, the Department for Education initiates steps to secure improvement,
Netapp warranty
Supply of NetApps Licencing and support
Childrens services commissioners in barnet, kirklees, reading and worcestershire - frankie sulke ex
"Where Ofsted finds systemic or persistent failure by a local authority to provide adequate children's services, the Department for Education initiates steps to secure improvement,
Childrens services commissioners in barnet, kirklees, reading and worcestershire - achieving for ch
"Where Ofsted finds systemic or persistent failure by a local authority to provide adequate children's services, the Department for Education initiates steps to secure improvement,