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)
Mcafee services support/maintenance renewal 2015/16
McAfee Services Support/Maintenance Renewal
Provision of digital upskilling cumbria & lancashire district
Cumbria and Lancashire JCP District has identified a need for a training programme that provides Claimants with the opportunity to upskill on their use of Information and Communica
South west wales murco redundancy support
The aim of the training programme is to provide Subcontractors facing redundancy, following the closure of the MURCO Oil Refinery with skills and support to effectively compete for
Support for DEA claimants thames valley district
The provision will provide DEA Claimants with specialist individual support programme to enable them to effectively compete for jobs or look for employment in the labour market, by
South west wales opportunity 50+
The provision is to specifically assist customers aged 50+ in receipt of any DWP benefit including ESA and Universal Credit, and not on the Work Programme, to tackle challenges and
South east wales opportunity 50+
The provision is to specifically assist customers aged 50+ in receipt of any DWP benefit including ESA and Universal Credit, and not on the Work Programme, to tackle challenges and
East london and essex lone parent programme
The provision aims to assist pre and post Work Programme Lone Parent claimants who are in reciept of welfare to work benefits to progress into sustainable employment through a besp
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Provision of embedded technical support on radioactive waste, spent fuel and decommissioning to support new build licencing
ONR is seeking to engage a member of staff, on a full-time basis, from one of the contractors appointed to Lot 15 of its technical support framework agreement for the duration of S
Opportunity YOU in west of england
Jobcentre Plus will use FSF provision to provide a six weeks bespoke service known as Opportunity YOU in West of England. The service will provide a support programme for unemploye
Opportunity YOU in gloucestershire
Jobcentre Plus will use FSF provision to provide a six weeks bespoke service known as Opportunity YOU in Gloucestershire. The service will provide a support programme for unemploye
Voluntary early intervention back pain pilot
South East Wales District intend to use FSF to carry out a small-scale feasibility pilot to test the concept of providing access to a telephone triage service and National Institut
Fuller working life south yorkshire
The Fuller Working Life provision is targeted at JSA Claimants and UC Claimants, who are 45 years of age or older. It is intended to equip this Claimant group with the knowledge an
Support for work programme completers
The programme aims to provide support and help to those furthest from the Job Market by helping them address the barriers that are preventing them from engaging in the buoyant labo
Lone parent support programme
The Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Jobcentre Plus District Manager has identified a need for a provision which will help Lone Parent Claimants to re-enter the labour market. T
Lone parent support programme
The Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Jobcentre Plus District Manager has identified a need for a provision which will help Lone Parent Claimants to re-enter the labour market. T
Choose to improve - supporting young people in to work
Aim The programme aims to support young people by improving confidence, motivation and self esteem in order to progress nearer to or into work. Claimants will be given a clear unde
East anglia 50+ future forward
The aim of the provision is to help Claimants aged 50+ and in receipt of JSA or ESA Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) to specifically assist claimants to tackle challenges and rem
Midland shires - 50+ employability & mentoring support programme
The overall aim of the programme is to help Claimants aged 50+ and in receipt of JSA and ESA Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) and ESA claimants in the assessment phase who are li
South west wales - stress management programme
The Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is intended to help Jobcentre Plus (JCP) District Managers to flexibly deliver elements of our service in the way they see fit for their Districts.