Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Top-five suppliers hold 56% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Department for Culture, Media and Sport buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
7973723748603980926463667185903032354550Recent contracts
Latest Department for Culture, Media and Sport contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Young Futures Hubs and Transformation programme: Delivery partner
THE NATIONAL YOUTH AGENCY · 2026-09-08
£7.6M
EMF1 Lot 2 - Medium to Large Indoor Events
Bray Leino Ltd · 2026-09-03
EMF1 Lot 5 - Event Assurance Services
Deloitte LLP · 2026-09-03
EMF1 Lot 1 - National Public-Facing Events
BBC Studios Productions Limited · 2026-09-03
EMF1 Lot 3 - Presence at Third-Party Events
ALLIED PUBLICITY SERVICES (MANCHESTER) LIMITED · 2026-09-03
EMF1 Lot 4 - Small Events
ClinkClink · 2026-09-03
Cyber SOC Service
Sapphire Technologies Ltd · 2026-09-01
£920K
Purchasing subscriptions for Lumapps
NETPREMACY LIMITED · 2026-08-26
£624K
Better Futures Fund Digital Discovery and Alpha
Vinmore Ltd · 2026-08-24
Transportation and Storage for Artworks Everywhere Programme
Momart Ltd · 2026-08-05
£150K
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38
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11
planned procurements
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1
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4
tender packs read
What it asks bidders for: insurance, certificates, scoring
Market analysis
Bidding into Department for Culture, Media and Sport — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
42%
Awards to SMEs
56%
Top-5 supplier share
65%
Framework call-offs
15
Awards to social enterprises
Around 42% of Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 15 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 65%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 Culture, Media and Sport
How much does Department for Culture, Media and Sport spend on procurement?
Department for Culture, Media and Sport awarded 275 contracts totalling £132.6M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 203 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £497K.
Who are Department for Culture, Media and Sport's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Department for Culture, Media and Sport by total award value are Identity Holdings Ltd, Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd (AMS), Identity Events Management Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 56% of contract value.
What does Department for Culture, Media and Sport buy from suppliers?
Department for Culture, Media and Sport'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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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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