Public sector buyer
Public sector contracts from DESNZ
DESNZ has published 412 contract awards since 2022.
69 of those were awarded in the last twelve months. Across the whole period it has used 253 different suppliers.
- 69
- Awards, last 12 months
- 412
- Awards since 2021
- 253
- Distinct suppliers
- £165k
- Median contract value
- 48
- Expiring in 18 months
Most recent award recorded 2 Sept 2026. Value figures cover the 411 of 412 contracts where a value was published.
Coming up for renewal
48 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 research and development.
OVE ARUP & Partners Ltd appears most frequently, holding 15 awards.
Published contract values total £953.7m, across the 411 contracts that state one, with a median of £165k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.
48 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
- 01OVE ARUP & Partners Ltd15 awards
- 02Baringa Partners LLP`15 awards
- 03Verian Group UK Limited13 awards
- 04AECOM Limited12 awards
- 05WSP UK LImited11 awards
- 06RICARDO-AEA Ltd9 awards
- 07Technopolis Limited9 awards
- 08Buro Happold Limited7 awards
- 09Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited7 awards
- 10Guidehouse Europe Limited7 awards
What they buy
Most active categories
Every supplier to DESNZ with a profile102
- Accenture (UK) LTD1
- Actica Consulting Limited1
- Adam Smith International Limited1
- Addleshaw Goddard LLP3
- AECOM Limited12
- Allen Lane Limited2
- Arcadis (Consulting) (UK) LTD3
- Arcadis UK LLP1
- Ashurst LLP3
- ATKINSREALIS UK Limited2
- Baringa Partners LLP`15
- Basis Social LTD4
- Behavioural Insights Limited3
- Bevan Brittan LLP2
- BMG Research LTD1
- Bridewell Consulting LTD1
- BSI Standards Limited4
- Burges-Salmon LLP3
- Buro Happold Limited7
- CANON UK Ltd1
- CapGemini UK PLC1
- CAPITA Business Services Limited1
- Carbon Trust Advisory Limited4
- CEOX Services Limited1
- Cepa Llp3
- City Science Corporation Limited6
- Corporate Project Solutions Limited1
- Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited1
- Costain Limited.1
- Deloitte LLP6
- Dentons UK and Middle East LLP5
- Diligent BoardBooks Ltd1
- DLA Piper UK LLP1
- Eficode UK Limited1
- Ernst & Young LLP3
- Eunomia Research & Consulting Limited3
- FCDO Services1
- Fivium LTD1
- Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited7
- Frontier Economics Limited3
- GatenbySanderson Limited1
- Gowling WLG (UK) LLP1
- Grant Thornton UK LLP3
- Hogan Lovells International LLP1
- I.F.F Research Limited6
- IBM United Kingdom LTD1
- ICF Consulting Services Limited5
- Insight Executive Group Limited2
- Investigo LTD7
- IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) Ltd7
- IRG Advisors LLP1
- Iron Mountain (UK) PLC1
- Jacobs LTD1
- Jacobs U.K.LTD1
- JACOBS UK Ltd2
- Kantar Public UK Limited1
- kpmg LLP1
- Local Partnerships LLP2
- LOGIQ Consulting Ltd2
- London Economics Limited4
- MACE Consult Limited1
- Manning Gottlieb OMD Ltd1
- McKinsey & Company, Inc. United Kingdom1
- Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited2
- Microsoft LTD1
- Mills & Reeve LLP1
- Mott MacDonald LTD2
- National Centre For Social Research1
- National Nuclear Laboratory2
- NCC Group (Security Services) Limited1
- NEC Software Solutions (UK) Limited1
- OVE ARUP & Partners Ltd15
- PA Consulting Limited Ltd1
- PA CONSULTING Services LTD5
- PriceWaterHouse Coopers LLP1
- PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP5
- Ramboll UK Limited5
- RICARDO-AEA Ltd9
- RSK Environment Limited2
- RSM UK Consulting LLP3
- SAS Software LTD1
- Saxton Bampfylde Hever Limited1
- Sharpe Pritchard LLP3
- Simmons & Simmons LLP2
- Slaughter and May Limited1
- SQW Limited1
- Steer Davies & Gleave Limited3
- SWECO UK Limited1
- Switch2 Energy Limited1
- Technopolis Limited9
- The Public Service Consultants LTd1
- TlT LLP3
- TPXIMPACT Limited3
- TUV SUD Limited1
- UCL Consultants Limited2
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)3
- University Of Exeter2
- Verian Group UK Limited13
- Wavemaker Limited1
- Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP1
- WSP UK LImited11
- YouGov PLC1
The CPV codes on this work
The codes DESNZ classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 73000000Research and development services and related consultancy services98
- 73110000Research services33
- 79100000Legal services15
- 72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support12
- 48000000Software package and information systems10
- 73210000Research consultancy services9
- 73200000Research and development consultancy services7
- 71314000Energy and related services7
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Common questions
DESNZ, in short
Who does DESNZ award contracts to?
Across 412 contracts recorded since 2021, DESNZ has used 253 different suppliers. The most frequent are OVE ARUP & Partners Ltd (15 contracts), Baringa Partners LLP` (15 contracts), Verian Group UK Limited (13 contracts).
What does DESNZ buy?
Its most active procurement categories are research and development, architecture and engineering, energy and fuel. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do DESNZ contracts come up for renewal?
48 contracts awarded by DESNZ have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 13 Oct 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does DESNZ spend on contracts?
Published values total £953.7m across the 411 contracts that state one, with a median of £165k. These are the values published on award notices, which for frameworks are ceilings rather than money actually spent.
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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.