Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Department for Business & Trade
Top-five suppliers hold 44% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Department for Business & Trade buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
7973724880718522385064923132556630343542516063707598Recent contracts
Latest Department for Business & Trade contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Digital Trade Corridors (DTC) Programme Phase 2
Prima Trade Systems Limited · 2026-11-03
£32K
Level 4 Professional accounting technician Apprenticeship
BPP Professional Education Limited · 2026-10-22
£144K
Level 4 Professional accounting technician apprenticeship
BPP Professional Education Limited · 2026-10-22
£144K
B2B Digital Business Identity Research and Options Advice
Deloitte LLP · 2026-10-21
£108K
Benefits of Commitments on the Prohibition of Performance Requirements
LSE Enterprise Ltd trading as LSE Consulting · 2026-10-21
£80K
Tumble Dryer Study to Explore Fire Risks
Applitest GmbH · 2026-10-18
£100K
Singapore Fintech Festival Event 2026
GFTN Services Pty Ltd · 2026-10-15
£65K
HEALTH USA 2026 UK Pavilion
D&F Creative Limited · 2026-10-15
£13K
The Economist Subscription for DBIST
The Economist Newspaper Limited · 2026-10-14
£71K
Company Watch Platform
Company Watch Limited · 2026-10-14
£12K
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150
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20
planned procurements
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1
framework running
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2
tender packs read
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Market analysis
Bidding into Department for Business & Trade — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
41%
Awards to SMEs
44%
Top-5 supplier share
36%
Framework call-offs
6
Awards to social enterprises
Around 41% of Department for Business & Trade’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 6 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 36%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 Department for Business & Trade
How much does Department for Business & Trade spend on procurement?
Department for Business & Trade awarded 559 contracts totalling £604.0M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 436 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.1M.
Who are Department for Business & Trade's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Department for Business & Trade by total award value are Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd (AMS), OMD Group Ltd., ERNST & YOUNG LLP. The top five suppliers together hold 44% of contract value.
What does Department for Business & Trade buy from suppliers?
Department for Business & Trade's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, research and development services and related consultancy services, 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 2026-11-08
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.
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