Public Buyer — Contracts & Spending

Dftc - Department For Transport

Dftc - Department For Transport has awarded 1,067 contracts, worth £823.6m+ in disclosed value, to 565 suppliers. Largest spend area: Business Services. Data from GOV.UK Contracts Finder, updated daily.

Contracts awarded

1,067

Disclosed spend

£823.6m+

Suppliers used

565

Renewals < 90d

Top suppliers

Companies this buyer awards the most to, by disclosed value

Supplier	Contracts	Value
Identity Holdings	2	£59.0m
Insight (UK) Limited	1	£42.4m
Kpmg LLP	11	£31.3m
Kpmg UK LLP	1	£28.0m
Atkins Limited	12	£26.8m
Ove Arup & Partners LTD	22	£24.8m
Arvato Limited	1	£24.4m
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP	26	£24.4m

Upcoming renewals (next 90 days)

Contracts ending soon — likely re-tendering opportunities

Contract	Incumbent	Value	Ends
P4105015 Provision of Legal Advisers for High Speed Two Phase 1 Rolling Stock	Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP	£100k	12 Aug 2026
commissioning research to gather evidence to develop and support our understanding of the environmental impact of spacecraft launch - Extension.	University Of Leeds	£200k	31 Aug 2026
THRE02-A17 - Provision of Technical Advisors to support Rail Operating Contract Projects	Jacobs U.K Limited	£73k	09 Sept 2026
TROO0461 - Transformational Impacts of Station Investment Project	Cepa LLP	£150k	14 Sept 2026
RSGR0004 TRU Enterprise Assurance Follow up and Culture Review	Bramble Hub Limited	£50k	17 Sept 2026
P4104135 Legal Advisers for the DfT SS Richard Montgomery "Mast" Removal	Dwf Law LLP	£220k	24 Sept 2026
DfT - Road Safety Data Discovery	Answer Digital Limited	£164k	28 Sept 2026
THRE0077 - Aviation surface access model (NAAM2) process review - Technical Advisors	Systra Limited	£41k	29 Oct 2026

Largest contracts awarded

By disclosed value

Contract	Supplier	Sector	Value	Date	Source
Provision of Haulier Information & Advice Sites and COVID Testing Services	Identity Holdings	IT Services	£50.0m	27 May 2021	Notice ↗
McAfee Licences	Insight (UK) Limited	Software	£42.4m	11 Jun 2021	Notice ↗
TROO0300 - High Speed 2 Project Representative	Kpmg UK LLP	Architecture & Engineering	£28.0m	28 Jul 2026	Notice ↗
Contract Award for Department for Transport Shared Services	Arvato Limited	Software	£24.4m	19 Oct 2022	Notice ↗
High Speed 2 Project Representative - Contract Extension	Kpmg LLP	Architecture & Engineering	£23.2m	08 Feb 2022	Notice ↗
The Refurbishment of Great Minster House(GMH)	Bw Interiors	Construction Works	£21.0m	27 May 2021	Notice ↗
Street Manager Continuous Improvement & Support	Kainos Software Limited	IT Services	£16.0m	23 Sept 2022	Notice ↗
TROO0299 Strategic Change Delivery Partner for the Rail Transformation Programme	The Boston Consulting Group UK LLP	Architecture & Engineering	£15.6m	14 Dec 2022	Notice ↗

Spend by sector

Where this buyer's contract spend goes

Business Services215× · £152.1m

IT Services198× · £181.3m

Architecture & Engineering153× · £143.8m

Public Administration110× · £81.6m

Research & Development102× · £74.6m

Software38× · £76.1m

Education38× · £3.6m

Financial Services36× · £29.3m

Other buyers in Business Services

Comparable public bodies in the same sector

UK Shared Business Services Limited£2.2bn UK Research And Innovation£1.3bn Crown Commercial Service—Fco Services£15.8bn Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council£1.2bn Newcastle University£806.4m

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