Public Buyer — Contracts & Spending

Department For Education

Department For Education has awarded 3,514 contracts, worth £16.7bn+ in disclosed value, to 474 suppliers. Largest spend area: Education. Data from GOV.UK Contracts Finder, updated daily.

Contracts awarded
3,514
Disclosed spend
£16.7bn+
Suppliers used
474
Renewals < 90d
10
Top suppliers
Companies this buyer awards the most to, by disclosed value
SupplierContractsValue
Bam Construction LTD26£7.5bn
Bowmer And Kirkland LTD.1£3.0bn
Bowmer & Kirkland LTD25£521.4m
Xerox LTD1£427.7m
Edenred (UK Group) LTD2£424.0m
Bowmer And Kirkland Limited21£257.8m
Morgan Sindall Construction And Infrastructure LTD21£244.7m
Galliford Try Building Limited17£242.6m
Upcoming renewals (next 90 days)
Contracts ending soon — likely re-tendering opportunities
ContractIncumbentValueEnds
National Professional Qualifications Delivery Call Off Contract Cohort 2022Ucl Consultants LTD£54.7m30 Jun 2026
Con_20852 Call off contract for the supply of the NPQ Services for Cohorts 3 and 4 (Academic year 2023/24) under the Institute of Teaching Framework AgreementSchool-led Development Trust£3.2m30 Jun 2026
Con_19120 - International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study - IELSAlphaplus Consultancy LTD£1.2m30 Jun 2026
Future Ways of Working FurnitureWagstaff Brothers LTD£7.2m01 Jul 2026
John Keats Primary School- PCSA (con_31395)Wates Construction£171k17 Jul 2026
2023 and 2024 cohorts of the Early Career FrameworkAmbition Institute£95.0m31 Jul 2026
IRIS 365 CRM - Dynamics 365 element support 2023Ntt Data UK LTD£1.0m31 Jul 2026
Customer Engagement CentreArvato Limited£37.6m01 Aug 2026
Call off contract (for BPF) from the Institute Of Teaching (IoT) Framework Agreement con_14019School-led Development Trust (sldt)£6.6m31 Aug 2026
SEND Mandatory Qualifications for Sensory Impairment (MQSI)The University Of Manchester£131 Aug 2026
Largest contracts awarded
By disclosed value
ContractSupplierSectorValueDateSource
Education Funding Agency Construction Framework—Construction Works£8.0bn03 Apr 2017Notice ↗
DfE Construction FrameworkBam Construction LTDConstruction Works£7.0bn03 Mar 2022Notice ↗
DfE Construction Framework—Construction Works£7.0bn05 Jan 2021Notice ↗
DfE Offsite Schools Framework (Incorporating Modular and MMC delivery).Bowmer And Kirkland LTD.Construction Works£3.0bn19 Feb 2020Notice ↗
Early Career Framework and National Professional Qualifications Framework 2022—Education£500.0m08 Nov 2021Notice ↗
Managed Print Services for Apprenticeship and T Level certificatesXerox LTDMedia & Publishing£427.7m01 Jun 2021Notice ↗
Delivery of Traineeships Reforms and Expansion Programme—Education£380.5m07 Oct 2020Notice ↗
National Roll-Out of the Early Career Framework—Education£250.0m14 Sept 2020Notice ↗
Spend by sector
Where this buyer's contract spend goes
Education303× · £6.0bn
Construction Works212× · £28.2bn
IT Services172× · £740.0m
Architecture & Engineering70× · £279.8m
Business Services66× · £603.3m
Research & Development38× · £122.9m
Health & Social32× · £176.6m
IT Equipment20× · £632.7m
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Comparable public bodies in the same sector
Ypo£10.0bnCheshire East Borough Council£3.0bnDepartment For Work And Pensions£2.6bnProject Selborne - To Provide A Training Service For Royal Navy And Royal Marines£2.0bnSalisbury NHS Foundation Trust£1.5bnGreater Manchester Combined Authority£1.0bn
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