Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Department for Science, Innovation & Tec…
Top-five suppliers hold 90% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Department for Science, Innovation & Tec… buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
7364Recent contracts
Latest Department for Science, Innovation & Tec… contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Telecoms Restructuring Advice
FTI CONSULTING LLP · 2026-09-11
£300K
Space Regulatory Sandboxes, including the Re-Entry Regulatory Sandbox and the Multi-Mission Licensing Regulatory Sandbox
Space Professionals Partnership Limited · 2026-09-10
£327K
Space Regulatory Sandboxes, including the Re-Entry Regulatory Sandbox and the Multi-Mission Licensing Regulatory Sandbox
Satellite Applications Catapult Limited · 2026-09-10
£475K
Yorkshire & Humber - Digital and Technology Skills Programme
RTC North · 2026-09-06
£1.3M
Gov Voice
Eleven Labs · 2026-09-06
£9.0M
South West - Digital and Technology Skills Programme
Spark South West · 2026-09-01
£1.4M
prj_7057 - North East- Digital and Technology Skills Programme
RTC North Limited · 2026-08-31
£1.3M
Techfirst Womens Programme
Plexal (City) Limited · 2026-08-27
£3.0M
Multi-Mission Licencing Regulatory Sandbox
Satellite Applications Catapult Limited · 2026-08-27
£475K
Re-Entry Regulatory Sandbox
Space Professionals Partnership Limited · 2026-08-27
£327K
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Space-Based Time Transfer Service (Space BaTTS) Research & Development
Deadline: 2026-09-21
£1.7M
PS26195 - Futures Procurement Framework
Deadline: 2026-09-28
£9.0M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Department for Science, Innovation & Tec… typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Provision of Teacher Services - Education Benchmarking
Expires: 2026-09-30
News Aggregator Tool
Expires: 2026-09-30
£14K
Bibliometric data
Expires: 2026-10-09
£41K
Executive Search Digital Transformation and Digital Product DG
Expires: 2026-10-11
£100K
Telecoms Restructuring Advice
Expires: 2026-10-23
£300K
British Science Week 2026
Expires: 2026-10-30
£30K
API Access OpenRouter
Expires: 2026-10-31
£104K
DSIT/NPL Assured Supply Chain iX Delivery
Expires: 2026-11-02
£56K
DSIT/NPL Assured Supply Chain iX Delivery
Expires: 2026-11-03
£56K
GSE Conference 2026
Expires: 2026-11-16
£91K
Market analysis
Bidding into Department for Science, Innovation & Tec… — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
53%
Awards to SMEs
90%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
3
Awards to social enterprises
Around 53% of Department for Science, Innovation & Tec…’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 3 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Department for Science, Innovation & Tec…
How much does Department for Science, Innovation & Tec… spend on procurement?
Department for Science, Innovation & Tec… awarded 129 contracts totalling £1.4bn between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 100 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £13.2M.
Who are Department for Science, Innovation & Tec…'s top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Department for Science, Innovation & Tec… by total award value are National Physical Laboratory, British Telecommunications plc, Quickline Communications Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 90% of contract value.
What does Department for Science, Innovation & Tec… buy from suppliers?
Department for Science, Innovation & Tec…'s procurement is concentrated in research and development services and related consultancy services, postal and telecommunications services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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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.
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