Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Top-five suppliers hold 73% 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.
7973724860805071859092303563Recent 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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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.
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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
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- · Contracts Finder
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