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)
Provision of quality assurance resource for the standards and testing agency (STA-0156)
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is looking to recruit a pool of proof readers to work with us to improve and assure the quality of our assessment materials including nationa
Contract FOR THE supply OF services TO support local authorities TO deliver 30 hours FREE childcare places FOR working parents IN england
The Contractor has agreed to provide support to local authorities (LAs) to deliver 30 hours free childcare for working parents which will include but is not limited to; monitoring
Microsoft office 365 assessment, migration and deployment services
Delivery of SharePoint Content Assessment and Managed Deployment/Migration services to O365 and 1x WorkshopPLUS (Microsoft Premier Support) Office365 & SharePoint Online End User S
Microsoft premier support
Microsoft Premier Support for both SFA and DfE for the period commencing 05/03/2017 Expiring 04/03/2018. Microsoft Service Delivery Manager will facilitate the continual improvemen
Financial systems consolidation
Upgrade the existing Navision estate to the latest version Consolidation of LEGACY NAV functionality, Chart of Accounts, Portal, process and data into NEW NAV Legacy NAV Reporting
Provision of braille quality assurance resource for the standards and testing agency (STA-0157)
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is looking to appoint Braille experts to support Quality Assurance processes within STA in relation to modified Braille versions of key stage
Certes computing ltd via the non-medical, non-clinical (NMNC) CCS framework RM971
Lot 5 - IT Professionals For the following roles (but not limited to): • Business Analysts • Project Managers • Programme Managers • Developers (including but not limited to SQL, S
Alpine resourcing LTD via the non-medical, non-clinical (NMNC) CCS framework RM971
Lot 4 - Corporate Functions For the following roles (but not limited to): • Business Analysts • Project Managers • Programme Managers • Project Support Officers • Business/Stakehol
Michael page international recruitment ltd (t/a michal page technology) via the non-medical, non-clinical (NMNC) CCS framework RM971
Lot 5 - IT Professionals, of the NMNC framework: Lot 5 - IT Professionals For the following roles (but not limited to): • Business Analysts • Project Managers • Programme Managers
G-cloud 7 services
1.3.2.4 Lot 4 Specialist G-Cloud Services Service ID 7074 2623 9719 0576 refers for the provision of Splunk Enterprise Security Solution as follows (and not limited to): • Requirem
What works centre for children's social care - incubator and research partner contracts
***New information added 16th May 2017 - Please note that any queries regarding the tender and tender process should be submitted by cop 24th May. We will aim to respond to all que
Advocacy 'safety net' and advice service for looked after children and care leavers
This tender seeks bids from a single supplier or consortia of suppliers to take on and improve an existing set of national advocacy services, which act as a 'safety net' to ensure
Old admiralty building refurbishment and fit-out
This contract will relate to the refurbishment and fit-out of approximately 23,000msq of the Old Admirality Building, Whitehall, London, UK for fit-for purpose office accommodation
Priority schools building programme phase 2 (PSBP2) - 2nd tranche of technical advisory services
Provision of technical advisory services to deliver the remaining projects of the (now) 278 schools in the Priority Schools Building Programme Phase 2 (PSPB2) that will be centrall
Computacenter microsoft outlook consultancy
Lot 4 Specialist Cloud Services Microsoft Outlook Consultancy
Omnibus survey of pupils and their parents/carers
Expressions of interest are sought to deliver a bi-annual omnibus survey of pupils and their parents/carers for the Department of Education. The survey sample will need to cover pu
Omnibus survey of school teachers and leaders
Expressions of interest are sought to deliver a bi-annual omnibus survey of school teachers and leaders for the Department of Education. The survey sample will need to cover mainta
School food review
The Secretary of State for Education has asked Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent of LEON Restaurants to put together a school food plan that will build on the successes of the past s
School food plan implementation
The SFP contained 16 specific actions aimed at further increasing the quality and take up of school meals; developing a whole school culture in every school; and exciting children
Education funding agency construction framework
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) is the Department of Education's delivery agency for funding and compliance, which includes supporting the delivery of capital building programme