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DSIT
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Total contracts
18
Known spend
£6m
8 disclosed
Average value
£778,810
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
1 winlatest 26 Aug 2026£5m
- 2
Ecospend Technologies Limited
1 winlatest 25 Aug 2026£5m
- 3
SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER LIMITED,GatenbySanderson Limited
1 winlatest 25 Mar 2026£2m
- 4
Know Consulting Ltd
1 winlatest 22 Sept 2026£2m
- 5
Mills & Reeve LLP
1 winlatest 16 Jun 2026£2m
- 6
Space Professionals Partnership Ltd
1 winlatest 03 Sept 2026£2m
- 7
Exotopic Limited
1 winlatest 03 Sept 2026£1m
- 8
Technopolis Limited
1 winlatest 24 Feb 2026£961,600
- 9
DLA PIPER UK LLP
1 winlatest 04 Jun 2026£443,960
- 10
ACTICA CONSULTING
1 winlatest 14 Aug 2026£199,020
What they buy
By CPV categoryR&D servicesCPV 73
8 contracts · £5m
Business servicesCPV 79
5 contracts · £2m
Financial & insuranceCPV 66
2 contracts0
SoftwareCPV 48
1 contract · £42,482
Community & personal servicesCPV 98
1 contract0
IT servicesCPV 72
1 contract0
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- AI Adoption Summit Event
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
- PS26001 Provision of Legal Services for OLS Investments
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
- Provision of Compute Legal Services
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (12 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jun 2027).
Jun 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (18)
PS26198 - cyber risks in the UK robotics market
An award has been made for a research project that will examine cyber‑security risks associated with the growing use of robots in the UK and produce policy recommendations for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
PS26128 - UKSAC26_0020 space ecosystems portfolio monitoring and evaluation
This is an award notice confirming that a contract has been awarded for the Space Ecosystems Portfolio Monitoring and Evaluation project. The work will be carried out under the GCA RM6126 Research & Insights DPS and is aimed at the UK space sector to help close the commercialisation and scale‑up gap.
PS26164 - business interviews for innovative scale-ups
This is an award notice for a contract to carry out business interviews with innovative DSIT‑sector scale‑up companies. The aim is to understand how these firms make decisions when scaling up, especially around funding, talent, management and location. The buyer is a UK government research & insights team using the GCA RM6126 framework.
Open banking
The Crown Commercial Services has awarded a contract for Open Banking services that will help verify identities, validate identity data and assess fraud risk for the GOV.UK One Login service.
999 Risk assessment
DSIT wants an independent network and cyber risk assessment of the UK 999/112 emergency call service, looking at the whole call chain from the public to emergency authorities.
PS26107 - responsible innovation in collaboration with china's engineering biology biofoundries
This award notice confirms that a contract has been awarded for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to deliver a Responsible Innovation project in partnership with China’s engineering biology biofoundries.
UKSAC26_0061 nspoc observe legal advice
The UK Space Agency has awarded a contract to a legal firm from the RM6360 Legal Panel to provide specialist legal advice for the NSpOC OBSERVE programme, which is a national‑security space radar project. The supplier will support the entire procurement process, from tender development to contract drafting and risk management.
UKSAC26_0039 - unlocking space for investment - growth pathway
***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini-competition under Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4)
PS26136 - UKSAC26_0040 unlocking space for investment - investor pathway
***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the RM6235 Space-Enabled and Geospatial Servi
PS26172 - USB technical expert support service
This award notice confirms that the UK Space Agency has appointed a delivery partner to provide a Technical Expert Support Service for its Unlocking Space programmes, giving specialist technical and commercial advice to participants.
Local government architecture model - planning and development refinement
The contract seeks expert consultants to research, engage stakeholders and design content for the Local Government Architecture Model’s Planning and Development area.
DDAT26302 - software licenses and support
***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement has been conducted against a shortlisting exercise via the G-Cloud 14 Framework - Lot 2 Software. D
PS26001 provision of legal services for OLS investments
***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the RM6360 Legal Panel for Government. Brief
AI adoption summit event
The AI Adoption Summit is a flagship UK government event, hosted by DSIT and HM Treasury on 8 June 2026 during London Tech Week. It will convene Ministers and senior industry leade
GSI contingent labour
Contingent labour for services required.
Provision of compute legal services
The UK government is looking to hire a law firm or legal service provider with specialist knowledge in 'hyperscale' computing and data infrastructure. This is for providing legal advice and support on matters related to large-scale cloud computing, data centres, and similar technology infrastructure.
CSP25341 - corporate contract dsit/desnz executive search non-executive and public appointments
***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the RM6290 - Executive & Non-Executive Re
PS25276 - horizon europe (HEU), managed by the european commission - evaluation
***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the Crown Commercial Service - RM6126 Researc