Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Department for International Trade
Top-five suppliers hold 78% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Department for International Trade buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Department for International Trade contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Assistant Finance Business Partner
MLC Partners Ltd · 2025-01-21
£21K
Retail Leaders Circle, Riyadh 4-5 Feb 2025
New York Institute of Management Inc · 2025-01-19
£46K
Wilton Park for Small Business Strategy
Wilton Park · 2025-01-15
£121K
COVID19 Pathfinder Cohort 3
UMi Commercial ltd · 2025-01-06
£30K
MWC- MWL Whitepaper 2025
GSMA Advisory Services · 2024-12-27
£15K
Smart Data (Research into cross-sector oversight and interoperability)
The Public Service Consultants Limited · 2024-12-24
Understanding the costs and benefits of Smart Data Schemes- Economic Modelling Research
The PSC · 2024-12-24
Legal Advice on a Repayable Launch Investment (RLI) Contract
Hogan Lovells LLP · 2024-12-23
Provision of Market and Product Data for Metals and Commodities
S&P Global Commodity Insights · 2024-12-20
£136K
ProWein Dusseldorf 2025 - UK Spirits Pavilion
International Trade Shows Link Limited · 2024-12-20
£48K
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Delivery of Ministerial and Specialist Live Events (Primary Agency)
Expires: 2026-09-30
Delivery of Ministerial and Specialist Live Events - Secondary Agency
Expires: 2026-09-30
Research Scientist Apprenticeship Training
Expires: 2026-10-30
£14K
Department for Business and Trade - Zendesk 2024 - 2026
Expires: 2026-11-21
Modelling laptops for the Trade Modelling Unit
Expires: 2026-11-21
Provision of Software Subscription Licence Atlassian products
Expires: 2026-11-24
Project 2818 - Legal Services in Relation to the UK Turkey Free Trade Agreement
Expires: 2026-11-27
Provision of Optimisation Agreement (AB Testing)
Expires: 2026-11-29
£39K
Provision of Market and Product Data for Metals and Commodities
Expires: 2026-11-30
£136K
Foreign Law Compliance - Jurisdiction Questionnaire and Ad Hoc Legal Advice
Expires: 2026-11-30
Market analysis
Bidding into Department for International Trade — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
20%
Awards to SMEs
78%
Top-5 supplier share
43%
Framework call-offs
19
Awards to social enterprises
Around 20% of Department for International Trade’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 19 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 43%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 International Trade
How much does Department for International Trade spend on procurement?
Department for International Trade awarded 283 contracts totalling £67.1M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 243 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £404K.
Who are Department for International Trade's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Department for International Trade by total award value are ES Global Limited, Bray Leino Ltd, Thurrock Council. The top five suppliers together hold 78% of contract value.
What does Department for International Trade buy from suppliers?
Department for International Trade's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, software package and information systems, 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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