Central government
Public sector contracts from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
77 of its contracts end in the next 18 months. Get its new tenders, and see who holds the work now.
- 221
- Awards, last 12 months
- 337
- Awards since 2021
- 145
- Distinct suppliers
- £6.9m
- Median contract value
- 77
- Ending in 18 months
Hatched quarters fall only partly inside the next 18 months. Busiest whole quarter: Q1 2027.
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- 56 contracts end in the next 6 months
- Has published 3 planned procurements
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2022
- Took on 99 new suppliers in the last 12 months
- Has published 3 AI transparency records
221 contract awards published in the last 12 months, up from 84 the year before, and 337 since 2021 from 145 suppliers.
this buyer at a glance
Its most active procurement category is postal and telecoms services.
CityFIbre Limited appears most frequently, holding 31 awards.
The median published contract value is £6.9m (337 contracts state a value).
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Awards per quarter
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77 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.
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Coming next
3 planned procurements
What Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has said it will buy, from the pipeline notices it publishes on Find a Tender: the work, the expected tender date and, where given, the value, before the tender is advertised.
Tender date not given
DSIT - COMMS - Media Buying and Planning
£10.0mAward under frameworkContract starts Jun 2026
Tender date not given
DSIT Comms- Creative Design and Production Pipeline Notice
£3.0mAward under frameworkContract starts Jun 2026
Tender date not given
Technology and Security Delivery Partner
£9.8mAward under frameworkContract starts Jun 2026
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Latest contract awards
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Latest activity
What this buyer has published recently
Open tenders, and the awards from the last 12 months that the table above does not list, newest first.An award is dated by its award date, or by its publication date where the award date is missing or later.
31 Oct 2026 (8 days ago)
Tender published
In-Orbit Manufacturing (IOM) Maturation Research & Development Projects
Closes 27 Nov 2026
30 Oct 2026 (9 days ago)
Tender published
Invitation to Tender: Cyber Accelerator Programme - Design Partnerships (itt_2888)
Closes 27 Nov 2026
30 Oct 2026 (9 days ago)
Tender published
Mission Feasibility Studies – Spacecraft Life Extension Service Demonstration
Closes 27 Nov 2026
16 Oct 2026 (3 weeks ago)
Contract award
PS26312 - UKQuantum industry representation and engagement services 2026/27
Awarded to UKQuantum
25 Sept 2026 (6 weeks ago)
Contract award
Data Sharing Infrastructure Initiatives (DSII) - Discovery
Awarded to Ove Arup and Partners Ltd
25 Sept 2026 (6 weeks ago)
24 Sept 2026 (6 weeks ago)
24 Sept 2026 (6 weeks ago)
24 Sept 2026 (6 weeks ago)
Contract award
UK7 CREST Project for Secondary Schools
Awarded to British Association for the Advancement of Science
23 Sept 2026 (6 weeks ago)
23 Sept 2026 (6 weeks ago)
Contract award
Awarded to Climeworks AG
16 Sept 2026 (7 weeks ago)
14 Sept 2026 (7 weeks ago)
14 Sept 2026 (7 weeks ago)
11 Sept 2026 (2 months ago)
Contract award
Awarded to Space Professionals Partnership Limited
11 Sept 2026 (2 months ago)
Contract award
Awarded to Satellite Applications Catapult Limited
11 Sept 2026 (2 months ago)
10 Sept 2026 (2 months ago)
8 Sept 2026 (2 months ago)
7 Sept 2026 (2 months ago)
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Most frequent suppliers
- CityFIbre Limited31 awards
- WILDANET Ltd23 awards
- British Telecommunications PLC22 awards
- Quickline Communications LTD16 awards
- Gigaclear Limited12 awards
- Wessex Internet Limited10 awards
- Fibrus Networks GB Ltd8 awards
- National Physical Laboratory Limited8 awards
- Freedom Fibre Limited6 awards
- GoFibre Holdings LTD6 awards
How much goes to small firms and the voluntary sector
145 of 327 awards
7 of 210 awards
Awards since November 2023 where Department for Science, Innovation and Technology recorded on the notice whether the winner was an SME or voluntary sector organisation. The badges next to each supplier are stricter: a supplier is only badged when every buyer's notices agree.
Every supplier to Department for Science, Innovation and Technology with a profile53
- ATKINSREALIS UK Limited2
- Bramble Hub LTD2
- British Telecommunications PLC22
- Bulien LLP1
- Cambridge University Technical Services Limited2
- CityFIbre Limited31
- Cognizant Worldwide LTD1
- Connected Places Catapult2
- Connexin Limited1
- DataCamp Limited2
- Elsevier B.V. Ltd4
- Ernst Young LLP1
- FRONTIER ECONOMICS Ltd1
- FTI Consulting LLP1
- Gigaclear Limited12
- Global Resourcing Limited2
- Google Cloud EMEA Limited2
- IFM Engage Limited2
- Imperial College London Limited1
- Kings College London1
- Knowledge Transfer Network Limited2
- kpmg LLP1
- LGC Limited3
- Moody's Analytics UK Limited1
- National Physical Laboratory Limited8
- NPL Management Limited4
- Ordnance Survey Limited1
- OVE ARUP and PARTNERS LIMITED1
- PA Consulting LTD1
- PA CONSULTING Services LTD3
- Pearson Education Limited1
- Perspective Economics Limited1
- Plexal (City) Limited2
- PUBLIC Group International Limited1
- Quickline Communications LTD16
- RAND Europe Community Interest CompanyCIC1
- Randstad Solutions LTD1
- Roke Manor Research Limited1
- Satellite Applications Catapult Limited2
- SERCO Limited2
- SQW Limited1
- Tech Educators Limited2
- Technopolis Limited1
- The University Of Manchester1
- TlT LLP1
- TPXIMPACT Limited2
- University Of Birmingham1
- University Of StrathclydeCharity1
- University Of Warwick1
- Wavemaker Limited1
- Wessex Internet Limited10
- WILDANET Ltd23
- Workday Limited1
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Most active categories
The CPV codes on this work
The codes Department for Science, Innovation and Technology classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 64200000Telecommunications services139
- 72222300Information technology services14
- 72319000Data supply services13
- 73000000Research and development services and related consultancy services12
- 71900000Laboratory services12
- 79952000Event services10
- 73110000Research services9
- 79400000Business and management consultancy and related services5
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, in short
Who does Department for Science, Innovation and Technology award contracts to?
Across 337 contracts recorded since 2021, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has used 145 different suppliers. The most frequent are CityFIbre Limited (31 contracts), WILDANET Ltd (23 contracts), British Telecommunications PLC (22 contracts).
What does Department for Science, Innovation and Technology buy?
Its most active procurement categories are postal and telecoms services, IT services, research and development. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do Department for Science, Innovation and Technology contracts come up for renewal?
77 contracts awarded by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 27 Nov 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 Science, Innovation and Technology spend on contracts?
The median published contract value is £6.9m, across the 337 contracts that state a value. Published values are not added up here: a framework's value is a ceiling shared by every supplier on it, and the same value is often repeated across lots, so adding them up would overstate what is spent.
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AI transparency records
AI tools this body records, and who supplies them
From the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard records this organisation has published on GOV.UK. The supplier is as the record names it.
Buyers like this buyer
Other central government bodies with a page142
Same type of body. National bodies are not grouped by region: a department's notice address is where its commercial team sits, not where it works. Most published awards first.
How these figures are worked out
- The last 12 months: award notices published from 9 November 2025 to 8 November 2026, each contract counted once however many suppliers or rows it has. The same window is used everywhere on this page.
- Year on year: Its published contract awards have grown in each of the last two years. Contracts by publication date in the 12 months to 8 Nov 2026 and the two years before it, oldest first: 56, 84 and 221. A change of more than 15% counts as a rise or fall; each year needs at least 5 contracts.
- 56 contracts end in the next 6 months: Published end dates between 8 November 2026 and 8 May 2027, each contract counted once.
- Has published 3 planned procurements: Pipeline notices on Find a Tender whose expected tender date is still to come, or passed in the last 30 days.
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2022: At least one contract in every calendar year from 2022 to 2026, by award date (or publication date where the award date is later). Our records begin in 2021.
- Took on 99 new suppliers in the last 12 months: Suppliers named on a contract it awarded and published since 9 November 2025, and on none before. Counted by organisation, not by spelling.
- Has published 3 AI transparency records: Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard records on GOV.UK, listed further down this page.
- Most recent award: recorded 5 Nov 2026 (3 days ago).
- Since 2021: totals count contracts by award date from January 2021, and suppliers by organisation rather than by spelling.
Sources
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. Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 8 November 2026, when this page was built.
How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) Public sector contracts from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/buyers/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology (Accessed: 8 November 2026).
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