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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)
How do high-performing school improvement providers sustainably improve schools?
Expressions of interest are sought to undertake research into a specific section of school improvement providers: those with strategic responsibility for whole-school improvement.
Reception baseline assessment in england
This procurement sought to award a contract to an organisation or consortia of organisations to develop and deliver the reception baseline assessment. The duration of the contract
Longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers in england
Expressions of interest are sought for a new national longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers in England. The aim of the study is to collect robust ev
Regional academy growth fund (RAGF): qualitative evaluation
Expressions of interest are sought to conduct a series of qualitative interviews with senior leaders in academy trusts to investigate their experiences of applying for the Regional
National professional qualification quality assurance
The Department is undertaking a procurement exercise to deliver quality assurance for the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs). NPQs are a suite of professional development
Get into teaching information service
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to engage with the market with a view to shape the procurement of a contact centre service for DfE, which will support the rec
Delivery partner for regional adoption agencies
The government is introducing Regional Adoption Agencies (RAAs) to improve adoption services in England. There are 129 local authorities currently engaged in developing 18 RAA proj
Support for local areas to tackle child sexual exploitation
See 'Attachments' for full description. The Government's "Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation" report (March 2015), and its follow-up progress report, (February 2017) committed to f
Centre of expertise for literacy teaching and english hubs
See 'Attachments' for description and further information. Additional information: A supplier event is planned for 11th December 2017 in London, for organisations to gain a better
Social work teaching partnerships expansion - applications for funding (existing and new) from april 2018 - please note that this is a grant.
See 'Attachments' for a word version of the description and further information. The Governments teaching partnerships programme brings universities and local authorities together
Child and family social worker CPD support and delivery
See 'Attachments' for full description and further information. This is a combined procurement exercise for two lots. The first is to administer Departmental funding to support the
Strategic college improvement fund initial phase
To undertake a process evaluation for the projects funded by the pilot phase the Strategic College Improvement Fund, and to provide bespoke expert evaluation advice for the college
Research to understand successful approaches to supporting most academically able disadvantaged pupils
Expressions of interest are sought to conduct a series of qualitative interviews with school senior leaders to investigate successful approaches to supporting most academically abl
Early career CPD - exploratory research
There is a requirement for research to gather robust evidence on development needs amongst teachers in their early careers and effective practice in supporting and meeting these ne
Decision making of adult learners
Qualitative study to gain a detailed understanding of how and why adults decide to undertake learning. The research will develop our understanding of the behavioural drivers for th
Evaluation of the looked after children's mental health assessment pilots
Expressions of interest are sought to conduct an evaluation of pilots that will test new approaches to the health assessments that looked after children receive on entry to care. F
Use and perceptions of curriculum support resources in schools
Expressions of interest are sought for a contractor to carry out qualitative research with teachers and school leaders to understand how teachers find curriculum resources, how the
T level consultation events
DfE is inviting applications from events companies to deliver a series of 10 events, to widen the range of feedback as part of the public consultation on T levels. Events need to t
Seven aspects of engagement qualitative research
Expressions of interest are sought to conduct a two-stage series of qualitative interviews and case studies to investigate the piloting of a new approach to statutory assessment fo
Provision of curriculum expert services 2018-2020 key stage 1 english GPS 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