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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: 2023-06-17 to 2026-06-17Updated 2026-06-17

£640.7M

Total spend

456

Contract awards

357

Unique suppliers

£1.4M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Department for Business & Trade has awarded 456 contracts worth £640.7M to 357 suppliers between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, at an average contract value of £1.4M, with the top five suppliers holding 53% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Department for Business & Trade

Top-five suppliers hold 53% 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
OCO Global Limited4£23.5M
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
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
Capgemini1£6.0M
Market & Opinion Research International Limited (Trading as1£6.0M
Olive Jar Digital LTD1£5.0M

Procurement categories

What Department for Business & Trade buys

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

79620000

79620000
5 awards£125.3M

71310000

71310000
15 awards£86.4M

79340000

79340000
5 awards£84.1M

79410000

79410000
38 awards£41.0M

79950000

79950000
58 awards£39.1M

79110000

79110000
10 awards£29.4M

72220000

72220000
18 awards£27.6M

45210000

45210000
1 awards£24.0M

79510000

79510000
4 awards£22.5M

72210000

72210000
8 awards£21.0M

73110000

73110000
65 awards£17.6M

79140000

79140000
3 awards£14.7M

64110000

64110000
4 awards£12.8M

79210000

79210000
3 awards£11.1M

75110000

75110000
3 awards£10.8M

63510000

63510000
1 awards£9.0M

79310000

79310000
11 awards£8.7M

73210000

73210000
4 awards£6.1M

72310000

72310000
16 awards£5.8M

39150000

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.

Enterprise License Subscription to the Financial Times

The Financial Times · 2026-06-08

£244K

Media Strategy, Planning and Buying

Wavemaker Ltd · 2026-06-08

£80.0M

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

Event stand at Money 2020 Amsterdam

Informa Connect Ltd · 2026-06-01

£21K

DBT pavilion at Bett Asia Education Event 2026

Hyve UK Events Limited · 2026-06-01

£23K

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

Pitchbook Renewal

Pitchbook Data Limited · 2026-05-13

£309K

Vehicle Hire Solutions

Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited · 2026-05-12

£340K

Assessment Services for the King’s Awards for Enterprise

IXC UK Ltd · 2026-05-11

£1.3M

Level 6 Project Manager Apprenticeship

QA Ltd · 2026-05-11

£18K

The Provision of Data for Global Talent Taskforce

Zeki Research Limited · 2026-05-11

£14K

CMI Level 6 Diploma in Professional Management and Leadership Practice

BBE Training Ltd · 2026-05-01

£18K

BICS Implementation and Project Management Services

Ernst & Young LLP · 2026-04-29

£77K

Hard FM services for OPSS

HR Facilities Ltd · 2026-04-29

£100K

Industrial Strategy Jobs Plans Implementation

Ernst & Young LLP · 2026-04-29

£108K

project_5085 - Support Services Impact Survey

IPSOS (Market Research Limited) · 2026-04-28

£1.2M

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Open opportunities

Open Department for Business & Trade tenders

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

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

£750K

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

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

Business Perception Survey 2024

£250K

Department for Business and Trade – Global Talent Network, Digital Service – Early Engagement Questionnaire

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.

online on-demand learning platform

Expires: 2026-06-20

£25K

Level 7 Digital and Technological Solutions Specialist Apprenticeship

Expires: 2026-06-22

£21K

Provision of Vulnerability Tool - AWARDED CONTRACT

Expires: 2026-06-28

£150K

Project 4718- OPSS Digital - Specalist Resource

Expires: 2026-06-30

£8.5M

Design and deliver a 'Regulation 101' and a follow-on 'Intro to Business Regulation' modular programme

Expires: 2026-06-30

£30K

project_4760 - Data Protection Officer for the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry

Expires: 2026-07-01

£58K

Formative Evaluation of the ASEAN Economic Integration Regulatory Reform Programme

Expires: 2026-07-27

£80K

Software Subscription Licence (Atlassian) for Trello Premium (Cloud) Licenses

Expires: 2026-07-28

£24K

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

Transparency Notice for Provision of Orbis and Fame Licences

Expires: 2026-12-26

£193K

Provision of Fame and Orbis Licences

Expires: 2026-12-26

£193K

Help to Grow Management: Evaluation Phase 2

Expires: 2026-12-31

£1.4M

Legal Support - C19 Inquiry

Expires: 2026-12-31

£10.0M

One Platform, One Login (OPOL) Business Identity

Expires: 2026-12-31

£2.9M

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

Trade Law Training

Expires: 2027-03-30

£21K

Survey for Employment Applications 2025

Expires: 2027-03-30

£450K

GSCIP Data Visualisation Tools 2025-28

Expires: 2027-03-31

£513K

Pitchbook Renewal

Expires: 2027-03-31

£291K

Pitchbook Renewal

Expires: 2027-03-31

£291K

Provision of Digital Skills for Technology

Expires: 2027-03-31

£8.0M

Appointment of an Employee Assistance Programme Provider

Expires: 2027-03-31

£400K

Appointment of an Occupational Health Provider

Expires: 2027-03-31

£540K

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

Market analysis

Bidding into Department for Business & Trade — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

53%

Top-5 supplier share

29d

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 456 contracts totalling £640.7M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 357 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 53% of contract value.

What does Department for Business & Trade buy from suppliers?

Department for Business & Trade's procurement is concentrated in 79620000, 71310000, 79340000, 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 29 days). Standard contract duration is around 17 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17

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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