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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Department for Business & Trade

Department for Business & Trade 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

£629.6M

Total spend

463

Contract awards

366

Unique suppliers

£1.4M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Department for Business & Trade has awarded 463 contracts worth £629.6M to 366 suppliers between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, at an average contract value of £1.4M, with the top five suppliers holding 54% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Department for Business & Trade

Top-five suppliers hold 54% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd (AMS)1£125.0M
Wavemaker Ltd1£80.0M
OMD Group Ltd.1£63.0M
ES Global3£48.0M
Post Office Limited11£26.0M
UMi Commercial Limited4£22.5M
Addleshaw Goddard LLP2£22.3M
Hogan Lovells International LLP2£11.2M
Made Tech Limited2£11.2M
TLT LLP1£10.0M
The Dot Collective1£9.0M
Bray Leino Ltd1£9.0M
Clarity Travel Limited1£9.0M
Post Office Ltd2£9.0M
Triad Group1£8.5M
Ashurst LLP3£7.5M
Ipsos (market research) Limited5£7.3M
Market & Opinion Research International Limited (Trading as1£6.0M
Capgemini1£6.0M
Actica Consulting1£5.0M

Procurement categories

What Department for Business & Trade buys

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

Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

79620000
5 awards£125.3M

Consultative engineering and construction services

71310000
15 awards£86.4M

Advertising and marketing services

79340000
5 awards£84.1M

Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services

79950000
60 awards£39.2M

Systems and technical consultancy services

72220000
19 awards£36.6M

Legal advisory and representation services

79110000
10 awards£29.4M

Building construction work

45210000
1 award£24.0M

Telephone-answering services

79510000
4 awards£22.5M

Programming services of packaged software products

72210000
9 awards£21.1M

Business and management consultancy services

79410000
35 awards£19.7M

Research services

73110000
65 awards£17.6M

Legal advisory and information services

79140000
3 awards£14.7M

Postal services

64110000
4 awards£12.8M

Accounting and auditing services

79210000
3 awards£11.1M

General public services

75110000
3 awards£10.8M

Travel agency and similar services

63510000
1 award£9.0M

Market research services

79310000
11 awards£8.7M

Research consultancy services

73210000
4 awards£6.1M

Data-processing services

72310000
16 awards£5.8M

Miscellaneous furniture and equipment

39150000
4 awards£4.1M

Recent contracts

Latest Department for Business & Trade contracts awarded

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

Lot 1: AI Lab

The Dot Collective · 2026-07-31

£9.0M

Provision of Trello Enterprise licences

Valiantys · 2026-07-27

£55K

WHX Dubai 2027 – Stand Space

Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) · 2026-07-24

£70K

Strider Intelligence Platform

Strider Technologies UK Ltd · 2026-07-17

£112K

4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship for 2 Learners

QA Limited · 2026-07-09

£30K

Mass Notification System

Everbridge Europe Limited · 2026-07-01

£92K

Provision of Tenable One Enterprise

Specialist Computer Centres · 2026-06-30

£583K

enewal of Newspaper Licencing Association (NLA) Annual Licence

NLA Media Access Ltd · 2026-06-24

£56K

UKFT 2026 Lifestyle Japan

British Allied Trades Federation · 2026-06-22

£55K

ORDS Regulatory Content Metadata – MVP Pilot

The Stationery Office Limited · 2026-06-17

£99K

Media Strategy, Planning and Buying

Wavemaker Ltd · 2026-06-08

£80.0M

Enterprise License Subscription to the Financial Times

The Financial Times · 2026-06-08

£244K

Enterprise License Subscription to the Financial Times

The Financial Times · 2026-06-04

£244K

Provision of Project Leadership Programme (PLP)

Cranfield Management Development Limited · 2026-06-02

£10K

DBT pavilion at Bett Asia Education Event 2026

Hyve UK Events Limited · 2026-06-01

£23K

Event stand at Money 2020 Amsterdam

Informa Connect Ltd · 2026-06-01

£21K

Leading Through Disruption DG Programme - Contract

Forward Institute · 2026-05-22

£12K

Legal Services to support Agratas Gigafactory Project

DLA Piper UK LLP · 2026-05-19

£1.7M

CAPTURE Document Disclosure

Post Office Ltd · 2026-05-19

£4.5M

InnoTrans 2026

Railway Industry Association · 2026-05-14

£17K

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Open opportunities

Open Department for Business & Trade tenders

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

BIST Business Support Service

Deadline: 2026-11-06

£8.3M

BIST Business Support Service

Deadline: 2026-11-06

£8.3M

Fire Doors and Components Testing to the General Public Safety Regulations 2005

£750K

GSCIP Graph-Style Database

£9.6M

Anatomic and Isotopic Testing of Timber and Timber Products to verify compliance with applicable standards

£200K

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024232-2024

International Markets (IM) North America 2025

£2.0M

International Markets (IM) North America 2025

GSCIP Graph-Style Database

£5.0M

UK Participation at Expo 2030 Riyadh - Preliminary Market Engagement/Early Engagement Questionnaire

Testing of Fire Door-Sets to Verify Compliance with Applicable Standards

Testing of Fire Door-Sets to Verify Compliance with Applicable Standards

£500K

Trade Remedies Authority - Future Data Commercial Strategy - Early Engagement Questionnaire

UK Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka - Content Production and Associated Services (CPAS)

Trade Remedies Authority - Future Data Commercial Strategy - Early Engagement Questionnaire

£1

Testing of Controlled Door Closing Devices to Verify Compliance with Applicable Standards

£700K

Exhibition Stand Build and Management Services

Exhibition Stand Build and Management Services

£4.8M

Global Supply Chains Intelligence Programme data Sets

Business Perception Survey 2024

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Department for Business & Trade typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Provision of Network Monitoring Solution- Wifi Testing

Expires: 2026-09-14

£72K

Environmental Risk Assessment

Expires: 2026-09-30

£98K

Help to Grow Management: Evaluation Phase 2

Expires: 2026-10-07

£1.4M

Level 4, 5, and 6 CIPS Direct Award Request

Expires: 2026-10-31

£84K

Awarded - Provision of Social Listening Tool - TalkWalker

Expires: 2026-11-09

£19K

Provision of Bill of Lading Shipping Data

Expires: 2026-11-30

£520K

Project_5066- Provision of Bill of Lading Shipping Data

Expires: 2026-12-07

£520K

DBT Research: Evaluation Call Off Contract

Expires: 2026-12-11

£6.0M

DBT Research: Econometrics Call Off Contract

Expires: 2026-12-11

£4.5M

Sayari Graph Analyst Application

Expires: 2026-12-12

£707K

Modern Methods of Construction (Market and Supply Chains)

Expires: 2026-12-14

£173K

Provision of Fame and Orbis Licences

Expires: 2026-12-26

£193K

Transparency Notice for Provision of Orbis and Fame Licences

Expires: 2026-12-26

£193K

Legal Support - C19 Inquiry

Expires: 2026-12-31

£10.0M

One Platform, One Login (OPOL) Business Identity

Expires: 2026-12-31

£2.9M

Help to Grow Management: Evaluation Phase 2

Expires: 2026-12-31

£1.4M

Level 4 Data Analyst Northern Ireland

Expires: 2027-01-09

£14K

Slack Business Plus Licenses

Expires: 2027-01-29

£39K

Evaluating the impact of imports on the UK Economy

Expires: 2027-02-02

£120K

Provision of a tool to manage the capability assessment, performance management and development of DDaT professionals

Expires: 2027-02-11

£16K

DBT requirement for Media Monitoring & Associated Services 24-25

Expires: 2027-02-18

£100K

OPSS Testing of Controlled Door Closing Devices

Expires: 2027-02-24

£200K

Testing of Controlled Door Closing Devices

Expires: 2027-02-24

£400K

Provision of Global Trading Data - Awarded

Expires: 2027-03-02

£57K

Legal Services to support Agratas Gigafactory Project

Expires: 2027-03-05

£1.7M

OneTrust Privacy Software

Expires: 2027-03-13

£184K

Provision of Digital Executive Assurance to Department for Business and Trade and Advice and Guidance to Post Office Limited

Expires: 2027-03-13

£3.0M

project_4603 - DDaT Call-Off Contract

Expires: 2027-03-19

£500K

Contract for the provision of legal services in relation to cross cutting trade negotiations

Expires: 2027-03-24

£1.0M

Digital Partner for Trade and Regulatory Portfolio

Expires: 2027-03-27

£6.0M

Survey for Employment Applications 2025

Expires: 2027-03-30

£450K

Trade Law Training

Expires: 2027-03-30

£21K

Appointment of an Occupational Health Provider

Expires: 2027-03-31

£540K

Provision of Digital Skills for Technology

Expires: 2027-03-31

£8.0M

GSCIP Data Visualisation Tools 2025-28

Expires: 2027-03-31

£513K

Appointment of an Employee Assistance Programme Provider

Expires: 2027-03-31

£400K

Pitchbook Renewal

Expires: 2027-03-31

£291K

Pitchbook Renewal

Expires: 2027-03-31

£291K

Oracle Support Licence Renewal for SPIRE

Expires: 2027-04-05

£138K

Provision of Digital Design Support Development Services

Expires: 2027-04-08

£4.6M

International Buyers and Investors Study (IBIS) Waves 9-11

Expires: 2027-04-12

£459K

Project_4973 - Digital Adoption Trial 2

Expires: 2027-05-07

£317K

Specialist Legal Services to Support the UK Steel Industry

Expires: 2027-05-14

£4.5M

Provision of Project Leadership Programme (PLP)

Expires: 2027-05-21

£10K

DBT requirement for Stock Imagery, Footage and Sound - Getty Images 25-27

Expires: 2027-05-25

£17K

Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry- Document Management System

Expires: 2027-06-05

£3.9M

Provision of Qualtrics - Survey Statistical Analysis Tool

Expires: 2027-06-11

£461K

Provision of Subsidy Transparency Service and The Regulated Professions Register

Expires: 2027-06-15

£1.2M

Project 4861- Provision of Whitelabel Portal (How to export goods)

Expires: 2027-06-15

£840K

Enterprise License Subscription to the Financial Times

Expires: 2027-06-19

£244K

Market analysis

Bidding into Department for Business & Trade — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

54%

Top-5 supplier share

33d

Avg response window

28d

Median response window

17mo

Avg contract duration

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 463 contracts totalling £629.6M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 366 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.4M.

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), Wavemaker Ltd, OMD Group Ltd.. The top five suppliers together hold 54% of contract value.

What does Department for Business & Trade buy from suppliers?

Department for Business & Trade's procurement is concentrated in supply services of personnel including temporary staff, consultative engineering and construction services, advertising and marketing services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Department for Business & Trade contracts?

Department for Business & Trade 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 Department for Business & Trade tenders?

Department for Business & Trade typically gives suppliers a median of 28 days to respond (average 33 days). Standard contract duration is around 17 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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