Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Department for Education
Top-five suppliers hold 65% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Department for Education buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
4580797372714892853130756632449870223963643742Recent contracts
Latest Department for Education contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Smartphone Randomised Controlled Trial (Con_32148)
IFF Research · 2026-08-05
School improvement and Universal RISE Survey_proj_10421
IFF Research · 2026-08-03
Get into Teaching on Campus Events - Con_31995
BAM Agency LTD · 2026-07-30
Early Years Access LA Delivery Support (con_32110)
Coram Family and Childcare · 2026-07-26
NEPRO3 - Educate Against Hate - UCD Website Transformation Project
The Dextrous Web · 2026-07-22
NServicebus Contract 26/27 (con_32019)
Bytes Software Services LTD · 2026-07-20
Tackling Antisemitism in Education Innovation Fund - Competitive Grant
Someone Else's Eyes · 2026-07-19
£1.0M
Certificate Authority Service Contract (con_32013)
GMO GlobalSign Ltd · 2026-07-16
Cyber Training 26/27 Contract (con_31991)
SANS TRAINING - UK LIMITED · 2026-07-13
Careers Advisor CPD - Design and Delivery of National Continuing Professional Development Programme
Taye Training and Consultancy Ltd · 2026-07-08
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ECSC Dynamic Framework - Re-opening of Lot 9 - Early Years Experts - Sector Support
Deadline: 2026-09-16
Invitation to Tender for the PE and School Sport Partnership Network
Deadline: 2026-09-25
£883.7M
Skills Bootcamps - Dynamic Purchasing System
Deadline: 2028-11-20
£1.5bn
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Department for Education typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Lime Hills Academy - Temporary Works (con_25989)
Expires: 2026-09-01
£484K
National Institute of Teaching - ECF Services for the 2023 and 2024 Cohorts
Expires: 2026-09-01
Enfield Grammar School - PCSA (con_31235)
Expires: 2026-09-02
Childcare Choices Website ITT 2025 - Con_28505
Expires: 2026-09-05
The Boxing Academy - Main Works (con_27603)
Expires: 2026-09-09
Projecting Success - L7 AI apprenticeship (con_28320)
Expires: 2026-09-09
STA Item Writing Services Framework Call-Off Key Stage 1 and 2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Expires: 2026-09-11
New Oscott Primary School - Main Works (JCT D&B Contract) (con_25328)
Expires: 2026-09-11
Foxford Community School - PCSA (con_31249)
Expires: 2026-09-14
con_25726 - Data Science Services - Project Delivery and User Centred Design Services
Expires: 2026-09-15
Market analysis
Bidding into Department for Education — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
30%
Awards to SMEs
65%
Top-5 supplier share
58%
Framework call-offs
243
Awards to social enterprises
Around 30% of Department for Education’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 243 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 58%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 Education
How much does Department for Education spend on procurement?
Department for Education awarded 1,200 contracts totalling £409.8M between 2023-09-01 and 2026-09-01, working with 581 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.9M.
Who are Department for Education's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Department for Education by total award value are Pearson Education Limited, Ecctis Limited, BAM Construction Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 65% of contract value.
What does Department for Education buy from suppliers?
Department for Education's procurement is concentrated in construction work, education and training services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-01
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