Central government
Public sector contracts from Department For Education
Department For Education is a central government body that has published 1,767 contract awards since 2021.
337 of those were awarded in the last twelve months. Across the whole period it has used 1,171 different suppliers.
- 337
- Awards, last 12 months
- 1,767
- Awards since 2021
- 1,171
- Distinct suppliers
- £445k
- Median contract value
- 356
- Expiring in 18 months
Most recent award recorded 18 Sept 2026. Value figures cover the 1,755 of 1,767 contracts where a value was published.
Coming up for renewal
356 contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.
Overview
Its most active procurement category is education and training.
Bowmer + Kirkland Limited appears most frequently, holding 95 awards.
Published contract values total £9.3bn, across the 1,755 contracts that state one, with a median of £445k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.
356 contracts held with this organisation are due to expire within the next eighteen months.
Awards per quarter
Recent activity
Latest contract awards
Who they buy from
Most frequent suppliers
- 01Bowmer + Kirkland Limited95 awards
- 02Tilbury Douglas Limited63 awards
- 03Kier Construction Limited61 awards
- 04BAM Construction LTD42 awards
- 05Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Limited35 awards
- 06Willmott Dixon Construction Limited28 awards
- 07Galliford Try Building Limited23 awards
- 08IFF Research Limited20 awards
- 09BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES Ltd18 awards
- 10Wates Construction Limited.17 awards
What they buy
Most active categories
Every supplier to Department For Education with a profile222
- A E Yates Limited1
- Accenture (UK) LTD1
- Access Intelligence Media and Communications Limited1
- ACCESS UK Ltd1
- Acorn Training LTD2
- Actica Consulting Limited1
- AECOM Limited2
- Akhter Computers PLC6
- Alexander Mann Solutions Limited2
- ALMA Economics Limited5
- Arcadis (Consulting) (UK) LTD7
- Arcadis LLP4
- Arcadis UK LLP1
- ATKINSREALIS UK Limited1
- Babington Business College Limited1
- Back 2 Work Complete Training Limited5
- BAM Construction LTD42
- Banner Group Limited1
- Baxall Construction Limited7
- BDO Llp4
- Bechtle Direct Limited3
- Bevan Brittan LLP2
- Birmingham City University1
- Blake Morgan LLP2
- BLOOM Procurement services Limited2
- BMG Research LTD2
- Bowmer + Kirkland Limited95
- BOXXE LImited1
- BPP University LTD1
- British Telecommunications PLC1
- Browne Jacobson LLP2
- BT Limited1
- BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES Ltd18
- Calder Conferences Limited2
- Cambridge Spark Limited7
- Capella Associates Limited5
- CapGemini UK PLC1
- CAPITA Business Services Limited1
- Capita PLC1
- Capsticks Solicitors LLP2
- CDW Limited11
- Centerprise International Limited1
- CGI IT UK Limited1
- CIPFA Business Limited1
- Cognizant Worldwide LTD7
- COMPUTACENTER UK Ltd10
- Copyright Licensing Agency Limited1
- Crayon Limited1
- Crest Advisory (UK) Limited1
- CSA (Services) LTD1
- Currie & Brown (UK) Limited1
- DAC Beachcroft LLP*2
- Deloitte LLP2
- Dentons UK and Middle East LLP2
- DLA Piper UK LLP1
- Dodd Group (Midlands) Limited3
- Dun & Bradstreet Limited3
- DWF Law LLP1
- Ecorys UK Limited5
- Edenred (UK Group) Limited1
- Egress Software Technologies Limited1
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car Limited1
- Ernst & Young LLP2
- ESRI (UK) Limited2
- Essex County Council4
- ETEC Contract Services Limited3
- Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP3
- F. Parkinson Limited1
- Faculty Science Limited3
- Fairfield Control Systems Ltd1
- Family Action5
- Fareport Training Organisation Limited1
- Firebrand Training Limited4
- Fivium LTD1
- Forfront Limited2
- Galliford Try Building Limited23
- Gamma Telecom Limited2
- Gartner UK LTD4
- Gleeds Cost Management Limited2
- Gowling WLG (UK) LLP2
- GRAHAM Asset Management Ltd1
- GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP Ltd1
- Grant Thornton UK LLP1
- Ground Control Limited2
- HAYS Specialist Recruitment Ltd1
- HH Associates LTD2
- Hippo Digital Limited6
- Hootsuite INC1
- I.F.F Research Limited2
- ICF Consulting Services Limited4
- IFF Research Limited20
- INSIGHT DIRECT UK Limited9
- Intelligencia Training Limited3
- IODA Limited2
- IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) Ltd4
- IPSOS Ltd4
- Ipsos MORI UK Limited7
- IRG Advisors LLP1
- IRIS Software Limited1
- Iron Mountain (UK) PLC1
- ISG Construction Limited13
- JGA Limited4
- JISC Limited1
- John Graham Construction Ltd, t/a GRAHAM8
- Just IT Training Limited3
- Kainos Software Limited1
- Kainos WorkSmart Limited1
- Kantar Public UK Limited5
- Kier Construction Limited61
- Kindred1
- kpmg LLP9
- Lancaster University1
- LDN Apprenticeships Limited1
- Learning Curve Group Limited3
- LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Ltd1
- LOGIQ Consulting Ltd1
- London Economics Limited1
- MACE Consult Limited2
- Made Tech Limited1
- Manchester Metropolitan University1
- Manning Gottlieb OMD Ltd3
- Matrix Booking Limited1
- Mazars LLP3
- MBKB Limited6
- Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited3
- Michael Page International Recruitment Limited1
- Microsoft LTD2
- Mills & Reeve LLP3
- Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Limited35
- Mott MacDonald LTD8
- Mutual Ventures Limited7
- National Centre For Social Research2
- NCC Group (Security Services) Limited1
- Netcompany UK LTD2
- New College Durham8
- Newton Europe Limited1
- Nomensa Limited2
- Nottingham Trent University1
- NTT DATA UK Ltd4
- Opencast Software Europe Limited2
- OVE ARUP & Partners Ltd7
- Overbury PLC1
- PA Consulting Limited Ltd1
- Pearson Education Limited4
- People For Research Limited1
- PeoplePlus Group Limited1
- Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Limited1
- Phoenix Software LTD1
- Pick Everard Limited2
- Pinsent Masons LLP1
- Portakabin LTD11
- PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP4
- Probrand Limited1
- PUBLIC Group International Limited1
- PwC LLP1
- QA Limited1
- Qualtrics, LLC1
- Queen Mary University of London1
- RAND Europe Community Interest Company1
- Re-Gen (UK) Construction LTD1
- Realise Learning and Employment Limited2
- REDS10 ( UK) Limited12
- Reward Gateway (UK) LTD3
- Royal MENCAP Society1
- RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP1
- Sandhill Consultants Limited1
- Saxton Bampfylde Hever Limited2
- SERCO Limited4
- Shannon Trust1
- Sheffield Hallam University1
- Slaughter and May Limited1
- Social Finance LTD2
- SoftCat PLC1
- Solirius Limited5
- Sopra Steria Limited1
- Speller Metcalfe Limited1
- Stone Technologies LTD1
- Stone Technologies Ltd Trading As Stone Group1
- Sysco Business Skills Academy Limited1
- Talent International (UK) Ltd2
- TATA Consultancy Services Limited1
- Teneo Financial Advisory Limited1
- The Construction Skills People Limited4
- The Dextrous Web Ltd3
- The Growth Company Limited2
- The JGA Group4
- The Knowledge Academy LTD1
- The Skills Network Limited8
- The University of Manchester3
- Think Employment Limited8
- TIAA Limited1
- Tilbury Douglas Limited63
- TlT LLP2
- TONIC Consultants Limited1
- TPXIMPACT Limited2
- Tribal Education LTD2
- Turner & Townsend Project Management Limited.1
- Twin Training International Limited1
- UBDS IT Consulting Limited1
- UCL Consultants Limited11
- University College London3
- University Of Birmingham3
- University Of Central Lancashire1
- University Of Exeter1
- University Of Kent1
- University of Leeds1
- University Of Portsmouth1
- University of Reading2
- University of Wolverhampton1
- University of York1
- Version 1 Solutions Limited2
- Virgin Media Business LTD1
- Vodafone LTD1
- Vohkus Limited1
- Wates Construction Limited.17
- Wavemaker Limited2
- Willmott Dixon Construction Limited28
- WONDE Limited2
- WSP UK LImited3
- XMA LImited2
- Yonder Consulting Limited2
- York Consulting LLP5
The CPV codes on this work
The codes Department For Education classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 80000000Education and training services370
- 45000000Construction work256
- 73000000Research and development services and related consultancy services129
- 71000000Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services111
- 80400000Adult and other education services97
- 72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support83
- 45214200Construction work for school buildings71
- 48000000Software package and information systems69
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Common questions
Department For Education, in short
Who does Department For Education award contracts to?
Across 1,767 contracts recorded since 2021, Department For Education has used 1,171 different suppliers. The most frequent are Bowmer + Kirkland Limited (95 contracts), Tilbury Douglas Limited (63 contracts), Kier Construction Limited (61 contracts).
What does Department For Education buy?
Its most active procurement categories are education and training, construction works, business and professional services. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do Department For Education contracts come up for renewal?
356 contracts awarded by Department For Education have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 24 Sept 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does Department For Education spend on contracts?
Published values total £9.3bn across the 1,755 contracts that state one, with a median of £445k. These are the values published on award notices, which for frameworks are ceilings rather than money actually spent.
How can I be alerted to new Department For Education tenders?
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Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals.