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Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero 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: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£196.0M

Total spend

169

Contract awards

142

Unique suppliers

£1.2M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero has awarded 169 contracts worth £196.0M to 142 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £1.2M, with the top five suppliers holding 61% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Top-five suppliers hold 61% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory5£39.5M
Linklaters LLP1£31.9M
National Nuclear Laboratory1£19.0M
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP1£16.5M
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED2£11.8M
ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT SERVICES LIMITED3£6.1M
Morson Human Resources Limited1£4.8M
BSI Standards Limited2£4.6M
Astraeus Consulting Limited1£4.3M
Triad Group plc1£4.3M
University of Bristol1£4.2M
King's College London1£3.3M
AECOM1£3.1M
NIRAS Group (UK) Ltd1£2.5M
Technopolis Limited2£2.0M
TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED2£2.0M
UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED1£1.9M
United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory Ltd1£1.9M
Behavioural Insights Ltd1£1.8M
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd1£1.8M

Procurement categories

What Department for Energy Security & Net Zero buys

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

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
60 awards£64.8M

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

79
36 awards£45.2M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
20 awards£16.7M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
18 awards£20.5M

Other community, social and personal services

98
10 awards£1.9M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
7 awards£20.4M

Financial and insurance services

66
6 awards£2.3M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
2 awards£19.5M

Education and training services

80
2 awards£3.4M

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
2 awards£328K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
1 award£92K

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
1 award£985K

Software package and information systems

48
1 award£43K

Real estate services

70
1 award£50K

Services related to the oil and gas industry

76
1 award£0

Health and social work services

85
1 award£16K

Recent contracts

Latest Department for Energy Security & Net Zero contracts awarded

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

CSP26751 - Alternate Delegates for International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Programme

University of Birmingham Enterprise Limited · 2026-11-06

£29K

CSP26751 - Alternate Delegates for International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Programme

Bright Analysis Limited · 2026-11-06

£56K

CSP26751 - Alternate Delegates for International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Programme

Ithuriel Limited · 2026-11-06

£30K

CSP26751 - Alternate Delegates for International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Programme

GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS LIMITED · 2026-11-06

£31K

Greenhouse Gases Inventory Improvement Programme (IIP2) Lot B

TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED · 2026-11-03

£1.3M

DESNZ - Comms - Financial Times Enterprise Licence 2026-2027

Financial Times · 2026-10-29

£155K

DESNZ UKNNL Framework

United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory · 2026-10-28

Public Available Specification (PAS) 63100 Amendment and Review

BSI Standards Limited · 2026-10-26

£220K

National Security Contract

United Kingdon National Nuclear Laboratory · 2026-10-26

£300K

AI Horizon Scanning Tool

Seerist UK Limited · 2026-10-21

£45K

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Most of it is in business services, R&D and IT services.

34

contracts ending in 12 months

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26

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

2

frameworks running

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8

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Market analysis

Bidding into Department for Energy Security & Net Zero — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

35%

Awards to SMEs

61%

Top-5 supplier share

8%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 35% of Department for Energy Security & Net Zero’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

How much does Department for Energy Security & Net Zero spend on procurement?

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero awarded 169 contracts totalling £196.0M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 142 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.2M.

Who are Department for Energy Security & Net Zero's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero by total award value are United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory, Linklaters LLP, National Nuclear Laboratory. The top five suppliers together hold 61% of contract value.

What does Department for Energy Security & Net Zero buy from suppliers?

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero's procurement is concentrated in research and development services and related consultancy services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, 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 2026-11-08

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.

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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