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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)
Families first partnership (FFP) CMS reporting support (con_31227)
The Families First Partnership (FFP) programme is rolling out significant reforms to children’s services, introducing a new Family Help system by bringing together targeted Early H
Analysis OF THE responses TO THE child protection authority consultation (con_31203)
Contract with York Consulting LLP to undertake the analysis of the responses to the consultation on the Child Protection Authority.
Dfe school food strategy catering providers market engagement
Department for Education School Food and Catering Market Engagement Process The Department for Education is seeking market engagement with existing Catering providers of School Cat
Pilot to assess dfe-mis data exchange for sector insight and policy decisions.
The Department for Education is keen to work with multiple MIS suppliers in England and explore how we can harness the potential of data to provide new and valuable insights to sha
Evidence-based early years maths programme
The Department for Education is commissioning an evidence-based early maths programme aimed at improving numeracy outcomes for children in early years settings across England. Earl
T levels generation 2 wave 4
T Levels are a Qualification option for students in England aged 16-19. This notice is in respect of Generation 2 Wave 4 T Levels. This Preliminary Market Engagement notice and lin
Fostering innovation programme - market engagement
This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice for Fostering Innovation Fund Grant Funding. We anticipate that this funding will be provided under Section 14 Grant Terms and Conditions. Th
Top apprenticeship employer rankings 26-27
The DfE is seeking to engage parties who are interested in bidding to deliver Top Apprenticeship Employer Rankings for 2026 and 2027. The DfE are looking for an end-to-end Top 100
Sustainability leadership and climate action plans - support hubs (2026 additional services)
This contract requires the design, development and delivery of a Digital Support Hub under the Department for Education's Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plans program
Premiercx IVR and video 2 year contract (con_30997)
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Media managed services.
Care leaver deep dives (con_30995)
To understand and address the shockingly high number of early deaths amongst care experienced young people, the Minister for Children and Families has asked the Department to condu
Fostering campaign website agency (con_31013)
The Department for Education has commissioned Big Motive Ltd to design, build, and support a WordPress campaign website to serve as the primary digital destination for the National
Listening TO children IN kinship CARE: A qualitative exploration OF lived experience (con_31011)
RESEARCH CONTRACT LISTENING TO CHILDREN IN KINSHIP CARE: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF LIVED EXPERIENCE.
Early years safeguarding training learning management system (con_30981)
This contract is for a learning management system, enabling the hosting of Early Years Safeguarding Training produced by the Department for the early years sector.
Staff secondment to child safeguarding practice review panel secretariat (con_30977)
Staff secondment from Foundations to carry out work as a Practice Learning and Engagement Officer
Tag SWP case study videos (con_31003)
A series of video case studies for use with the Schools White Paper.
Inclusive estates guidance (con_30680)
Delivery of new guidance on designing inclusive education estates.
POst-16 qualifications reform - subject content writing services (con_30562)
Expert contractors in education to support the Department for Education to deliver its reforms of post-16 level 3 and below pathways.
Standards and testing agency - statutory reading assessment in key stage 3 - engagement opportunity
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE) responsible for developing and delivering national curriculum assessments in Eng
Contract for the provision of a HSQW portal (con_30822)
"The Buyer is responsible for funding and standards in education, which includes supporting the delivery of building and maintenance programmes for schools, academies, free schools