Buyer profile
Department For Work and Pensions
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Total contracts
1,270
Known spend
£28bn
1027 disclosed
Average value
£27m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Limited
2 winslatest 28 Apr 2025£2bn
- 2
Mitie FM Ltd
2 winslatest 15 Apr 2025£1bn
- 3
Capita Group Plc
2 winslatest 17 Jul 2026£861m
- 4
SHARED SERVICES CONNECTED LIMITED (‘SSCL’)
2 winslatest 25 Jul 2025£807m
- 5
INGEUS UK LTD
2 winslatest 17 Jul 2026£755m
- 6
Adzuna Limited
2 winslatest 09 Apr 2025£30m
- 7
IBM UK Ltd
2 winslatest 29 Sept 2025£23m
- 8
MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED
1 winlatest 17 Jul 2026£942m
- 9
Capita Business Services Ltd
1 winlatest 17 Jul 2026£721m
- 10
Serco Group
1 winlatest 17 Jul 2026£721m
What they buy
By CPV categoryIT servicesCPV 72
387 contracts · £844m
Education & trainingCPV 80
190 contracts · £421m
Business servicesCPV 79
180 contracts · £5bn
SoftwareCPV 48
113 contracts · £528m
R&D servicesCPV 73
87 contracts · £1m
Health & social workCPV 85
48 contracts · £3bn
Financial & insuranceCPV 66
32 contracts · £35m
Office & computing equipmentCPV 30
29 contracts · £34m
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- Legal Services for Synergy Business Process Service (BPS) - Awarded Contract
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Pre-Prod environment for PIP, CMS, CAMLite, PIP and PXB OCI workloads
Predicted using explicit duration found in the tender description (12 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
80% confident
- Transactional Print for Printed Customer Communications
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jul 2027).
Jul 2027
40% confident
- Crown Hosting Service
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (17 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Nov 2027).
Nov 2027
60% confident
- Public Cloud Services (G-Cloud 14)
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (17 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Nov 2027).
Nov 2027
60% confident
- Level 4 Software Tester Apprenticeship Rapid Award
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (15 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Nov 2027).
Nov 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (1270)
Digital upskilling 2
The fundamental aim is to up skill and maintain a period of continued engagement with claimants to equip them with the confidence and abilities to be effective when using digital m
Breaking boundaries
The requirement is for a 4 week programme offering a holistic package of intensive personalised support. The programme will enhance their potential by identifying and addressing th
Provision of pension services to govco employees
The Department for Work and Pensions has a requirement for a new defined contribution Master Trust pension arrangement for staff who will be employed by GovCo, a limited company es
Certified cloud security principles (CCSP) course (standard off the shelf course)
Certified Cloud Security Principles (CCSP) course (standard off the shelf course) 6 day course expected but will take advice from suppliers on duration needed Including all materia
Dynamic purchasing system for the provision of work focused activities
This update is to extend the opportunity and to advise the closing date for applications. The closing date for applications to join the DPS is 05 September 2021, this DPS concludes
Post ESOL pathways to employment
The proposed provision is aimed at people claiming benefits Job Seekers Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) (Work-Related Activity Group - WRAG) and Universal C
Wellbeing and work trials
The Government is taking a number of steps to promote wellbeing and jobsearch. Research has found that claimants who struggle with their jobsearch or work related activity include
Personal independence payment (PIP) new claim and re-assessment contact centre
DWP is seeking a supplier to work in partnership delivering contact centre telephony services answering calls from a) customers wishing to make a new claim for Personal Independenc
Employment support for troubled families - west london local enterprise partnership area
This Provision is voluntary and will aim to tackle worklessness of unemployed and inactive individuals from troubled families to move them into sustained work. The provision will e
Employment support for troubled families - north and east london local enterprise partnership area
The aim of this Provision is to provide bespoke support to Participants who are unemployed or inactive and from troubled families who are experiencing problems such as poor school
Employment support for troubled families - central london local enterprise partnership area
This Provision is voluntary and will aim to tackle worklessness of unemployed and inactive individuals from troubled families to move them into sustained work. The provision will e
South east midlands - local enterprise partnership area
This Provision is voluntary and will aim to reduce the number of people who are inactive or not in employment in the South East Midlands LEP area. The Provision will focus on a pac
Northamptonshire - local enterprise partnership area
The purpose of the provision is to reduce the number of working age people with multiple barriers claiming key out of work benefits by supporting them back into sustained employmen
Humber and greater lincolnshire - local enterprise partnership areas
This Provision is voluntary and will aim to support those who are furthest from the labour market, including those in entrenched worklessness, to tackle barriers which prevent unem
D2N2 (derby, derbyshire, nottingham and nottinghamshire) local enterprise partnership area
The Provision will be a package of tailored employment and employability support which will increase the economic activity of the eligibility groups that it is aimed at. Attendance
Organisation design coaching/facilitation/supervision
We are particularly looking for support from Organisation Design (OD) Coach/facilitator who have experience of Transactional Analysis and work with the Peter Hawkins 7 Lens model o
Employment support for older workers - central london local enterprise partnership area
The aim of this Provision is to provide bespoke support to Participants who are unemployed or inactive and aged 50+ to assist them in overcoming any barriers that are preventing th
Lancashire - local enterprise partnership area
This Provision is voluntary and will aim to reduce the worklessness of disadvantaged people, particularly in those wards across Lancashire that demonstrate the highest levels of ou
Cumbria - local enterprise partnership area
This Provision is voluntary and will aim to reduce the worklessness of disadvantaged people, particularly in those wards across Cumbria that demonstrate the highest levels of out o
Warm home discount scheme
Contract Award Notice. A mini competetion was run via the DWP Contact Centre Framework to identify a supplier to deliver the Warm Home Discount Scheme contract.