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Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
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Total contracts
167
Known spend
£2bn
152 disclosed
Average value
£11m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
National Physical Laboratory
10 winslatest 06 Jul 2026£667m
- 2
Royal Institute of Navigation
4 winslatest 16 Mar 2026£209,437
- 3
LGC Limited
3 winslatest 09 Oct 2026£49m
- 4
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory
3 winslatest 22 Jul 2026£26m
- 5
NPL Management Limited
£12m
- 6
PA Consulting Services Limited
3 winslatest 21 Jul 2026£10m
- 7
STEM Learning
3 winslatest 07 Jul 2026£5m
- 8
RTC North Ltd
3 winslatest 04 Sept 2026£4m
- 9
In4 Group
3 winslatest 01 May 2026£2m
- 10
Cambridge University Technical Services Limited (CUTS)
£297,000
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Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (167)
Unlocking space for business: in-orbit R&D and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals RFI
The UK Space Agency is working across government, regulators, industry and healthcare to help create the conditions needed for the in-orbit pharmaceuticals manufacturing and drug d
Dsit/npl assured supply chain ix delivery
Develop the foundation of a sustainable UK supplier base for timing components that supports resilience for the National Timing Centre. Identify innovative suppliers and technologi
Continued UK contribution to the microcarb mission – CO₂ retrieval algorithm development and programme support
The MicroCarb mission is a Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) led satellite mission designed to deliver high-precision measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂). The
Contracts for innovation: UK space agency unlocking space for defence (USD) and national space operations centre (nspoc) borealis resident space object (RSO) characterisation development
UK Space Agency’s Unlocking Space for Defence (USD) and the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) are offering funding to eligible organisations. It is anticipated that between
Pre-procurement engagement for a techfirst technology education platform
TechFirst is the government’s flagship programme opening pathways into the UK’s fast-growing tech sector. It builds on the success of CyberFirst, expanding out to new areas of tech
Mhclg augmented planning decisions
The Contracting Authority (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) seeks to develop a planning tool that enables Augmented decision making for planning applications.
Research project for innovation and UK industrial competitiveness
The Authority requires the provision of research, analytical and advisory services to examine how the UK can strengthen its capability to translate innovation into industrial growt
Technology and security delivery partner
The contracting authority intends to procure a digital capability and delivery partner under Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 (DOS7), Lot 2 – Digital Capability and Delivery Part
Provision of teacher services - education benchmarking
Provision of teacher services for the sovereign education benchmark project.
DSIT NMS phase 2 – NEL flow programme
This notice is to inform the market that a number of contract awards will be made in relation to the National Measurement System (NMS). The NMS is the system of laboratories and ca
UK5- NMS NEL flow programme (phase 1 interim contract)
This is an interim contract to ensure continuity of NMS service delivery while Phase 2 contracts are finalised. Please refer to the original phase 1 notices: https://www.find-tende
NDL hackathon kickstarter event UK7
The National Data Library is testing what public-sector departments need to do to make their data ready for LLMs and AI tools to access it effectively. The Met Office Kickstarter i
Dsit/npl assured supply chain ix delivery
Develop the foundation of a sustainable UK supplier base for timing components that supports resilience for the National Timing Centre. Identify innovative suppliers and technologi
DSIT - comms - media buying and planning
Media Buying and Planning contract for DSIT. RM6364 Media and Creative Services, lot 1.
PRj_6325– london digital and technology skills programme
DSIT is seeking a Regional Delivery Partner who will be responsible for ensuring successful on-the-ground delivery of the TechFirst youth programme in London. TechFirst is the Gove
DSIT NMS - NPL energy and environment
DSIT conducted National Measurement System (NMS) Programme market engagement activities from 20th August 2025 to 31st March 2026 during which no alternative suppliers expressed an
DSIT NMS - NEL flow programme
This notice is to inform the market of the details of a contract award that will be made in relation to the National Measurement System (NMS). The NMS is the system of laboratories
DSIT - NMS - LGC chemical and biological metrology
The Chemical and Biological Metrology (CBM) programme forms the backbone of LGC's role as the National Measurement Laboratory (NML) (and Designated Institute for chemical & biometr
DSIT - NMS - LGC government chemist
The Government Chemist (GC) programme, funded by DSIT, allows the GC to act as an independent arbitrator laboratory to resolve scientific disputes and provide advice to government
AI tutoring tools pioneer programme – subject-matter exemption - research and development - 6th of may 2026 update
Contract Award Notice following Tender Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039400-2026 , which updated Notice https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039400