Top suppliers
Top suppliers to CPS
Top-five suppliers hold 85% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What CPS buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
4879728030733244643922857134905563Recent contracts
Latest CPS contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
PR 2026 019 Provision of ERP, HCM and Guided Learning Contract
Oracle Corporation UK Limited · 2026-08-27
PR 2026 044 Provision of Accessibility Compliance Auditing Services
Zoonou Limited · 2026-08-20
Provision of GPC Cards Payment Solution
NatWest · 2026-07-30
Independent Legal Advice, Commercial
Browne Jacobson LLP · 2026-07-27
Provision of Waste
Restore Datashred · 2026-07-01
LinkedIn Enterprise Renewal
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company · 2026-06-03
Solicitor Apprenticeship 26
BPP University · 2026-05-21
Solicitor Apprenticeship 26
BPP · 2026-05-20
Digital Product Management Consultancy
Global Resourcing · 2026-04-23
VTP Evaluation Services
Crest Advisory (UK) Limited · 2026-04-13
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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, CPS typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
PR 2023 143 Provision of Small Scale Data Factory (SSDF)
Expires: 2026-09-22
PR 2022 108 HR Onboarding Application
Expires: 2026-09-22
Employee Benefits
Expires: 2026-09-30
1-2-1 Groups
Expires: 2026-10-29
£25K
Provision of Audio Visual Conferencing Equipment at Petty France
Expires: 2026-11-01
£14K
PR 2022 167 Provision of Executive Recruitment Services
Expires: 2026-11-30
Employee Background Checks 25
Expires: 2026-11-30
PR 2023 126 ERP HCM Guided Learning
Expires: 2027-01-27
PR 2023 127ERP HCM Core SaaS Contract
Expires: 2027-01-27
Oracle ERP HCM Advanced Support Assistance
Expires: 2027-01-27
Market analysis
Bidding into CPS — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
15%
Awards to SMEs
85%
Top-5 supplier share
56%
Framework call-offs
12
Awards to social enterprises
Around 15% of CPS’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 12 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 56%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to CPS
How much does CPS spend on procurement?
CPS awarded 125 contracts totalling £24.9M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 103 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £859K.
Who are CPS's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to CPS by total award value are Softcat, Ultima Business Solutions LTD, Westlaw. The top five suppliers together hold 85% of contract value.
What does CPS buy from suppliers?
CPS's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
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