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C

UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

CPS

CPS is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-01Updated 2026-08-01

£284.2M

Total spend

123

Contract awards

101

Unique suppliers

£2.3M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, CPS has awarded 123 contracts worth £284.2M to 101 suppliers between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, at an average contract value of £2.3M, with the top five suppliers holding 69% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to CPS

Top-five suppliers hold 69% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Jigsaw Systems Limited1£79.1M
CGI IT UK Limited2£56.0M
Accenture (UK) Limited3£28.2M
Trustmarque Solutions Ltd2£19.6M
Clarity Travel Limited1£14.4M
Softcat2£9.6M
Bechtle Limited2£7.7M
Thompson Reuters2£6.2M
NTT Data UK Limited1£5.3M
Citysprint1£4.5M
Iron Mountain (UK) PLC1£4.5M
Version 1 Solutions Limited1£3.4M
Westlaw1£3.1M
Calder Conferences1£2.7M
Lexis Nexis3£2.3M
Republic of Media1£2.3M
Egress Software Technologies Ltd1£2.3M
Crest Advisory (UK) Limited2£2.0M
Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, UK1£2.0M
SOFTCAT PLC1£1.9M

Procurement categories

What CPS buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Data-processing machines (hardware)

30210000
3 awards£87.5M

Computer-related management services

72510000
1 award£55.0M

Programming services of packaged software products

72210000
6 awards£25.3M

Networking software package

48210000
3 awards£21.5M

Software-related services

72260000
17 awards£15.2M

Travel agency and similar services

63510000
1 award£14.4M

Subscription services

79980000
7 awards£12.5M

Security software package

48730000
1 award£9.6M

Courier services

64120000
2 awards£5.5M

Miscellaneous business-related services

79990000
1 award£4.5M

Financial analysis and accounting software package

48440000
1 award£3.4M

Business and management consultancy services

79410000
10 awards£3.4M

Advertising and marketing services

79340000
4 awards£3.1M

Hotel meeting and conference services

55120000
1 award£2.7M

Data-processing services

72310000
1 award£2.3M

Provider services

72410000
3 awards£2.2M

Miscellaneous health services

85140000
1 award£1.8M

Communication software package

48510000
1 award£1.7M

Telephone and data transmission services

64210000
2 awards£1.6M

Specialist training services

80510000
6 awards£1.2M

Recent contracts

Latest CPS contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Solicitor Apprenticeship 26

BPP University · 2026-06-17

£375K

LinkedIn Enterprise Renewal

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company · 2026-06-08

£801K

Provision of Car Hire

Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited · 2026-05-28

£50K

VTP Evaluation Services

Crest Advisory (UK) Limited · 2026-05-13

£500K

Digital Product Management Consultancy

Global Resourcing · 2026-05-01

£101K

SAP Business Objects Maintenance

SAP UK Ltd · 2026-04-30

£127K

Provision of GPC Cards Payment Solution

NatWest · 2026-04-22

£78K

Product Management Consultant

Global Resourcing · 2026-03-30

£35K

PR 2025 084 Employee Assistance Programme

Optima Health UK Limited · 2026-03-17

£182K

PR 2024 114 Occupational Health Services

Health Partners Group Limited · 2026-03-16

£1.8M

Web and Social Recruitment Advertising

Republic of Media · 2026-03-12

£2.3M

Smarter Working for Home and Office

Bates Office Services LTD · 2026-03-11

£941K

Employee Benefits

reward gateway · 2026-03-04

£55K

Oracle Onboarding Consultancy

Oracle Corporation UK Limited · 2026-03-03

£205K

Oracle Cloud Learning Subscriptions

Oracle Corporation (UK) Limited · 2026-02-20

£45K

Business Continuity - Contingent Labour

Marlborough Consulting LLR · 2026-02-09

£200K

CPS moves within London

Crown Prosecution Service · 2026-02-03

£49K

Omnigov Short Term Contract

Manning Gotlieb /t/a Omnigov · 2026-01-14

£80K

Employee Background Checks 25

Complete Background Screening · 2026-01-05

£100K

PR 2025 118 Financial Policy Development

Reed Talent Solutions Limited (trading as Consultancy+) · 2025-12-11

£167K

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Open opportunities

Open CPS tenders

Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.

Provision of Network Cabling Service

Digital Jury Bundle (Pilot & Potential Implementation)

Evaluation Services for the Victim Transformation Programme

£650K

Evaluation Services for the Victim Transformation Programme

£650K

Evaluation Services for the Victim Transformation Programme

£650K

Transfer and storage of Multimedia and Data

Pipeline

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.

Provision of Car Hire

Expires: 2026-09-01

£50K

Executive Recruitment Search

Expires: 2026-09-10

£80K

PR 2023 143 Provision of Small Scale Data Factory (SSDF)

Expires: 2026-09-22

£829K

PR 2022 108 HR Onboarding Application

Expires: 2026-09-22

£328K

Employee Benefits

Expires: 2026-09-30

£55K

1-2-1 Groups

Expires: 2026-10-29

£25K

Employee Background Checks 25

Expires: 2026-11-30

£100K

PR 2022 167 Provision of Executive Recruitment Services

Expires: 2026-11-30

£507K

PR 2024 154 Financial and Workforce Modelling Software

Expires: 2027-01-30

£1.2M

Digital Apprenticeship

Expires: 2027-02-16

£120K

Oracle Cloud Learning Subscriptions

Expires: 2027-02-27

£45K

SAP Business Objects Maintenance

Expires: 2027-03-31

£127K

NetApp's Subscription

Expires: 2027-03-31

£89K

Amazon Web Services

Expires: 2027-03-31

£2.0M

Oracle Onboarding Consultancy

Expires: 2027-04-05

£205K

VTP Evaluation Services

Expires: 2027-04-13

£500K

Support Services for Microsoft Dynamics 365

Expires: 2027-05-31

£57K

PR 2024 157 -Provision of Digital Accessibility Training

Expires: 2027-06-05

£466K

Provision of ZScaler Software Renewal

Expires: 2027-06-05

£1.9M

CPS Multimedia File Transfer and Storage System

Expires: 2027-07-29

£2.3M

Market analysis

Bidding into CPS — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

69%

Top-5 supplier share

21d

Avg response window

17d

Median response window

20mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to CPS

How much does CPS spend on procurement?

CPS awarded 123 contracts totalling £284.2M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 101 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.3M.

Who are CPS's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to CPS by total award value are Jigsaw Systems Limited, CGI IT UK Limited, Accenture (UK) Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 69% of contract value.

What does CPS buy from suppliers?

CPS's procurement is concentrated in data-processing machines (hardware), computer-related management services, programming services of packaged software products, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for CPS contracts?

CPS publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for CPS tenders?

CPS typically gives suppliers a median of 17 days to respond (average 21 days). Standard contract duration is around 20 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01

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
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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