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TENDERScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · Auditor for Audit Scotland·Value TBC·Scotland
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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport 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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£3.1M

Total spend

202

Contract awards

146

Unique suppliers

£95K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Department for Culture, Media and Sport has awarded 202 contracts worth £3.1M to 146 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £95K, with the top five suppliers holding 73% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Top-five suppliers hold 73% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Sports Resolutions1£1.6M
Wilson James Ltd1£189K
Linkedin Ireland Unlimited Company1£158K
Vertex Services Group Limited1£154K
Wembley National Stadium Ltd1£134K
Prophix UK Ltd1£128K
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner2£120K
Abacus Cost Management1£71K
Fletcher Gallery Services Ltd1£50K
Charities Aid Foundation1£50K
ON PURPOSE CAREERS LTD1£46K
Tussell Ltd1£35K
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION LIMITED1£32K
Amazing If1£25K
Thirty8 Digital Limited1£22K
Enders Analysis Limited1£21K
Vercida Ltd1£20K
THE WHITEHALL AND INDUSTRY GROUP1£19K
Financial Times Ltd1£18K
Data City1£18K

Procurement categories

What Department for Culture, Media and Sport buys

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

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
79 awards£2.7M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
68 awards£185K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
31 awards£22K

Software package and information systems

48
9 awards£128K

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
4 awards£0

Education and training services

80
3 awards£0

Repair and maintenance services

50
1 award£50K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
1 award£0

Health and social work services

85
1 award£0

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
1 award£13K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
1 award£0

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
1 award£0

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
1 award£0

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
1 award£0

Recent contracts

Latest Department for Culture, Media and Sport contracts awarded

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

Life Chances Fund Data Platform Maintenance Service

Xansium Consulting Limited · 2026-07-27

PSM Reform Research

Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates Limited · 2026-07-16

National Lottery Research

Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd · 2026-06-25

Local News Fund Evaluation

Technopolis Ltd · 2026-06-24

Ceremonial Event

Identity Events Management Limited · 2026-05-20

Cloud Migration and Managed Support

TPXimpact Limited · 2026-05-19

Trust Policy Interventions Research

Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited · 2026-05-19

BBC Charter Review Commercial Funding Options

Economic Insight · 2026-05-10

Procurement Software Solution

Atamis Limited · 2026-04-30

Community Sports Facilities Innovative Facilities Fund Evaluation

Alma Economics Ltd · 2026-04-23

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Open opportunities

Open Department for Culture, Media and Sport tenders

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Government Art Collection Framing Service and Materials

Deadline: 2026-09-15

£2.9M

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Department for Culture, Media and Sport typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

PSM Reform Research

Expires: 2026-09-25

Prophix UK Ltd

Expires: 2026-09-28

£128K

National Lottery Research

Expires: 2026-09-30

Community and Engagement Survey

Expires: 2026-09-30

Apprenticeship Training Services

Expires: 2026-10-03

Million Hours Fund Evaluation

Expires: 2026-10-15

Travel and accommodation services

Expires: 2026-10-31

Trust Policy Interventions Research

Expires: 2026-11-06

GAC Transport to and from Tunisia

Expires: 2026-12-13

Preservica Subscription

Expires: 2026-12-14

Market analysis

Bidding into Department for Culture, Media and Sport — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

37%

Awards to SMEs

73%

Top-5 supplier share

72%

Framework call-offs

12

Awards to social enterprises

Around 37% of Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 12 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 72%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 202 contracts totalling £3.1M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 146 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £95K.

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 Sports Resolutions, Wilson James Ltd, Linkedin Ireland Unlimited Company. The top five suppliers together hold 73% 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.

How can my business bid for Department for Culture, Media and Sport contracts?

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15

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
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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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