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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

Open4Awarded1,629Closed589

Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

    4 winslatest 25 Aug 2026CH 00303359

    £22bn

  2. 2

    MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

    4 winslatest 06 Oct 2026CH 05377750

    £22bn

  3. 3

    Kings College London

    4 winslatest 23 Sept 2026

    £18m

  4. 4

    Bloom Procurement Services Ltd

    4 winslatest 17 Jan 2026

    £171,768

  5. 5

    WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

    3 winslatest 02 Jul 2026CH 00768173

    £22bn

  6. 6

    KIER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

    3 winslatest 25 Aug 2026CH 02099533

    £22bn

  7. 7

    MCAVOY MODULAR OFFSITE LIMITED

    3 winslatest 10 Jul 2026CH NI008762

    £15bn

  8. 8

    King's College London

    3 winslatest 05 Jan 2026CH RC000297

    £4m

  9. 9

    Mutual Ventures Ltd

    3 winslatest 13 Jul 2026

    £4m

  10. 10

    Mott MacDonald

    3 winslatest 01 Oct 2026

    £4m

What they buy

By CPV category
  • Education & 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

8 forecast

Tender activity

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All contracts (2285)

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c545f59a-95c2-435e-b9db-959121563339 · awardUpdate

Women's suffrage centenary grants scheme

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

We are seeking a grant administrator to oversee the application and award process for the Women's Suffrage Centenary Grant Scheme (WSCGS). A fund for £5 million was announced by th

££75,000 — £120,000
⏱ 23 Oct 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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d4a4ba06-949d-42ed-8e40-a2a2522b8458 · planning

Best practice guidance for returner programmes

Department For Education

To put together best practice guidance on running returner programmes and increasing opportunities for returners. This will take the form of a document suitable for use by large em

£On request
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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d3b53b69-706c-48b7-8c2f-af4aca84766a · awardUpdate

Delivery evaluation of the national assessment and accreditation system (NAAS) for social workers - alpha and beta phases

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

See 'Attachments' for a full description. Expressions of interest are sought for a two year, real time, formative study to evaluate the delivery of the National Assessment and Accr

£Up to £444,785
⏱ 9 Oct 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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816af167-6c5b-488b-a3b9-7f0d4d62c4f4 · awardUpdate

Evaluation of disable students' allowances

Department For Education
goodsSME friendly

We are seeking a contractor to evaluate Disabled Students' Allowances. The aims of the evaluation are: • To evaluate whether receipt of DSA reduces barriers to learning • To evalua

£Up to £61,000
⏱ 6 Oct 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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f5697639-ef72-4052-9d8c-23d06302768f · tender

Legal services, due diligence services and financial and governance advice

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

The Local Authority Interventions Unit from the Department for Education are seeking to increase the current market of due diligence, legal services suppliers and financial and gov

£On request
⏱ 7 Feb 2020
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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cf85cf1a-3082-478f-a48a-f4606b16faf2 · award

Contract for retained recruitment campaign of X10 SEO grade finance roles

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

The primary aim of this contract is for the supplier to successfully fill the 10 Finance vacancies advertised within the campaign with high calibre permanent candidates that have t

£Up to £61,889
⏱ 18 Sept 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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95adc497-06b3-4da9-bc9f-e1e87d34fc94 · awardUpdate

Mixed methods research on employers' understanding of the gender pay gap

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

The Government has committed to closing the Gender Pay Gap (GPG) within a generation. The Government Equalities Office (GEO) in the Department for Education (DfE) is responsible fo

£Up to £79,494
⏱ 16 Dec 2016
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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cfb0c766-82a9-45d2-b540-46d23ebbbce1 · tender

Does greater socio-economic diversity in the workplace improve business performance?

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

The Social Mobility Commission is inviting proposals for research to understanding the impact of socio-economic diversity on performance of businesses from all sectors. This resear

££10,000 — £15,000
⏱ 9 Oct 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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8cedbbc7-4575-4408-a825-bb27c304cba2 · award

Evaluation of the early adoption fund 2017

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) was rolled out nationally in May 2015. It enables local authorities to make applications for funding for therapeutic support for adopted children. T

£On request
⏱ 29 Sept 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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43a09337-2a17-441f-9824-339dfedb506f · award

Evaluation of regional adoption agencies (raas)

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

RAAs will replace local authority adoption services with a larger regional agency covering several local authorities. RAAs will recruit adopters, match looked after children with a

£Up to £354,607
⏱ 29 Sept 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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9397cc76-2336-4aff-9613-29b13d30a6fd · awardUpdate

Research into the impact of social media on the wellbeing and aspirations of children age 8-12

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

The Office of the Children's Commissioner is therefore looking for an organisation to assist in facilitating a series of focus groups with 8-12 year olds to explore the impact of s

£Up to £22,000
⏱ 29 Sept 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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cc101b3f-36ca-4b57-b6ad-604567652bbe · tenderAmendment

Evaluation of national rollout of 30 hours of free childcare for working parents

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

Expressions of interest are sought for an evaluation of 30 hours of free childcare for working parents during the first two terms of national rollout. The Department for Education

£On request
⏱ 28 Sept 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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14eb22dc-c044-4f75-8fe8-96330cbf3562 · tender

Level 3 mathematics support programme

Department for Education
servicesNorth EastSME friendly

DFE is looking to appoint a Contractor to deliver the Level 3 Mathematics Support programme. This programme will supersede services provided under the existing FMSP contract and, c

£Up to £16,000,000
⏱ 20 Oct 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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e60b37af-7369-481f-be1b-ce7917e8a854 · awardUpdate

Content validation OF general AND applied knowledge questions AND THE collation OF TEST SETS FOR THE national assessment AND accreditation system FOR child AND family social workers

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

The Government is committed to the rollout of the National Assessment and Accreditation System (NAAS) for child and family social workers. We require a robustly validated bank of c

£Up to £160,000
⏱ 29 Sept 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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87f63973-8877-4725-af5e-666abbd3016d · tender

Itt_30249

Department for Education
servicesSME friendly

The design and delivery of a series of specialist events to raise awareness among Further Education staff about the reforms to technical education. The government is introducing ne

£Up to £95,000
⏱ 20 Sept 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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52e20f17-24c6-4220-84ae-8c48c25ce1f0 · awardUpdate

Children's commissioner's internal audit service

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

Children's Commissioner's Internal Audit Service

£Up to £24,750
⏱ 22 Sept 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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ce46783b-1868-4a88-b225-b6e876404c94 · tenderAmendment

Adult skills - who gets invested in and how has this changed over time?

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

See 'Attachments' for a Word version. The Social Mobility Commission is commissioning a short piece of analysis to explore whether there is any link between social background and t

£Up to £15,000
⏱ 20 Sept 2017
Posted · 111mo agoView details →
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021bd4b0-2391-4a1a-90a3-5337372a9b03 · tenderAmendment

Skills summit event support

Department For Education
servicesLondonSME friendly

We are looking to appoint an events agency to support the Department in the delivery of a high profile business event. The agency will work with a communications project manager fr

££10,000 — £15,000
⏱ 6 Sept 2017
Posted · 111mo agoView details →
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2bd52a39-01c3-40cd-bfb0-f4d9f2cf0667 · tenderAmendment

Provision of an independent complaints adjudication service for ofsted (please note this notice was previously published on the SFA page but now needs to be moved to this dfe page)

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

The Department for Education require a supplier to provide an independent adjudication service in relation to Ofsted's handling of complaints including: handling individual complai

£Up to £100,000
⏱ 28 Sept 2017
Posted · 111mo agoView details →
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fec6c3d8-b221-45df-8e1d-c3ad5a8e4e3b · awardUpdate

RISK management & associated support services

Department For Education
servicesSME friendly

Management Solution and associated services contract to support the Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA).

£Up to £2,341,313
⏱ 14 Jul 2017
Posted · 111mo agoView details →