Public sector buyer
Public sector contracts from Ofcom
Ofcom has published 279 contract awards since 2022.
31 of those were awarded in the last twelve months. Across the whole period it has used 213 different suppliers.
- 31
- Awards, last 12 months
- 279
- Awards since 2021
- 213
- Distinct suppliers
- £82k
- Median contract value
- 40
- Expiring in 18 months
Most recent award recorded 3 Sept 2026. Value figures cover the 278 of 279 contracts where a value was published.
Coming up for renewal
40 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 business and professional services.
Yonder Consulting Limited appears most frequently, holding 8 awards.
Published contract values total £81.0m, across the 278 contracts that state one, with a median of £82k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.
40 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
- 01Yonder Consulting Limited8 awards
- 02Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd.8 awards
- 03Critical Research Ltd.7 awards
- 04Strat7 Limited, trading as Jigsaw Research7 awards
- 05BMG Research LTD6 awards
- 06PA CONSULTING Services LTD6 awards
- 07Ipsos UK Ltd6 awards
- 08Discovery Research Limited4 awards
- 09BDRC Continental Ltd. (trading as BVA BDRC)4 awards
- 10Kingsfield Computer Products LTD4 awards
What they buy
Most active categories
Every supplier to Ofcom with a profile54
- Accenture (UK) LTD1
- Access Intelligence Media and Communications Limited1
- Behavioural Insights Limited1
- BMG Research LTD6
- BOXXE LImited1
- BravoSolution UK Limited1
- British Telecommunications PLC2
- Burges-Salmon LLP3
- BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES Ltd1
- Calder Conferences Limited1
- Carter Jonas LLP1
- CDW Limited2
- Cepa Llp1
- Deloitte LLP1
- Diligent BoardBooks Ltd2
- DJS Research Limited1
- ESRI (UK) Limited1
- Experian LTD3
- Forensic Analytics Limited1
- Gartner UK LTD1
- Gresham Office Furniture Limited1
- Hootsuite INC1
- ICE Creates Ltd1
- IFF Research Limited1
- INSIGHT DIRECT UK Limited1
- Ipsos MORI UK Limited4
- Iron Mountain (UK) PLC1
- Kainos WorkSmart Limited2
- Keysight Technologies UK Limited3
- Kingsfield Computer Products LTD4
- kpmg LLP1
- LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Ltd1
- London Economics Limited1
- MARSH Ltd1
- MEL Research Limited2
- Moorhouse Consulting LTD1
- National Centre For Social Research1
- PA CONSULTING Services LTD6
- Phoenix Software LTD2
- Posturite Limited1
- PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP1
- PUBLIC Group International Limited3
- Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd.8
- Savanta Group LTD2
- SCC Ltd1
- Specialist Computer Centres PLC3
- The Public Service Consultants LTd1
- The University Of Sheffield1
- Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited1
- UCL Consultants Limited1
- Verian Group UK Limited2
- Virgin Media Business LTD3
- Wavehill Limited1
- Yonder Consulting Limited8
The CPV codes on this work
The codes Ofcom classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 79310000Market research services77
- 73110000Research services24
- 79980000Subscription services16
- 38433300Spectrum analyser12
- 48000000Software package and information systems10
- 48100000Industry specific software package7
- 48900000Miscellaneous software package and computer systems5
- 80521000Training programme services4
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Who does Ofcom award contracts to?
Across 279 contracts recorded since 2021, Ofcom has used 213 different suppliers. The most frequent are Yonder Consulting Limited (8 contracts), Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd. (8 contracts), Critical Research Ltd. (7 contracts).
What does Ofcom buy?
Its most active procurement categories are business and professional services, research and development, software and information systems. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do Ofcom contracts come up for renewal?
40 contracts awarded by Ofcom have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 30 Sept 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does Ofcom spend on contracts?
Published values total £81.0m across the 278 contracts that state one, with a median of £82k. 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.