Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Department for Work & Pensions
Top-five suppliers hold 60% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Department for Work & Pensions buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Department for Work & Pensions contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Transactional Print for Printed Customer Communications
Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited · 2026-07-31
£31.9M
CDC Economic Modelling
Pensions Policy Institute · 2026-07-31
£55K
Pathways to Work: Innovation Fund Administration - Call off under the RM6322 - Fund Administration and Disbursement Services (FAADS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Ernst and Young LLP · 2026-07-29
£11.5M
The 'Foundations of Internal Auditing (FIA)' qualification
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS · 2026-07-21
£18K
WorkWell (Expansion) NST
Social Finance Ltd · 2026-07-21
£4.8M
Technical DevOps services for DWP Tech Debt register
Stadia Consulting Group Ltd · 2026-07-17
£3.4M
Technical DevOps services for DWP Tech Debt register
Stadia Consulting Group Ltd · 2026-07-17
£1.4M
Career Transition Support
Manchester Square Partners LLP · 2026-07-15
£30K
Women into Leadership 2026
Political Engagement Limited · 2026-07-13
£11K
Strategic Advice to support the Young People and Work Report - Awarded Contract
Bloom Procurement Services Ltd · 2026-07-10
£149K
Vocalink Fixed Extranet Maintenance Services
Vocalink International Limited · 2026-07-09
£446K
Crown Hosting Service
Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited · 2026-06-30
£11.9M
Public Cloud Services (G-Cloud 14)
Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, UK Branch · 2026-06-30
£3.1M
Functional Assessment Services (FAS) -Lot 4
Ingeus UK Limited · 2026-06-23
£755.3M
NLA Media Access Licence for Newspaper Content
NLA Media Access · 2026-06-17
£249K
Service Design in Government 2026
Software Acumen Limited · 2026-06-10
£11K
Functional Assessment Services (FAS) 2023 -Lot 4
Ingeus UK Limited · 2026-06-08
Vocalink Fixed Extranet Maintenance Services
Vocalink International Limited · 2026-06-07
£446K
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Pre-Prod environment for PIP, CMS, CAMLite, PIP and PXB OCI workloads
Oracle Corporation UK · 2026-06-04
£1.2M
Engineering Lifecycle support (Architecture Insights Service Lifecycle Modelling
Pixel Global · 2026-06-04
£1.2M
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Enforcement Services for the Child Maintenance Service
Deadline: 2026-08-11
£3.5M
Short Term Payment Contingency
Deadline: 2026-09-06
£2.7M
Sponsor Bank Service
Deadline: 2026-09-06
£1.4M
Short Term Payment Contingency
Deadline: 2026-09-21
£2.7M
Short Term Payment Contingency
Deadline: 2026-10-02
£2.7M
Sponsor Bank Service
Deadline: 2026-10-02
£1.4M
Transitional Arrangement - Media Buying
£958K
Future Employment Support
Round 2 of Market Engagement for Property Legal Services 3
Open Referral Tool
Open Referral Tool
Open Referral Tool
Open Referral Tool
Actian Software License Subscription Renewal (2026 - 2029)
£3.5M
HHSQ Security
HHSQ Security
Transcription Services
£350K
Enforcement Services for the Child Maintenance Services
£3.7M
Front of House Translation Tool
DWP Estates 2030 Programme Support
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Department for Work & Pensions typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Lived Experiences of Adequacy in Retirement
Expires: 2026-08-02
£65K
Legal Services Scotland -Conflict of Interest Supplier
Expires: 2026-08-03
£5K
Contract Award -Legal Services Scotland for the Child Maintenance Service
Expires: 2026-08-03
£6.6M
Learning Passport Replacement
Expires: 2026-08-07
£80K
DWP SSL Certificates 2025
Expires: 2026-08-17
£298K
DDaT Specialists for The Garage Delivery Factory and Live Service teams
Expires: 2026-08-23
£35.4M
L4 Digital Forensic Technician ST1343 Apprenticeship ecm_12198
Expires: 2026-08-31
£270K
British Computer Society Membership 2025/2026
Expires: 2026-08-31
£98K
Technical Solution Development (Bereavement and Care)
Expires: 2026-08-31
£3.0M
British Computer Society Membership 2025/2026
Expires: 2026-08-31
£98K
Hybrid Cloud Engineering Operations Services
Expires: 2026-09-03
£3.0M
Learning and Development Planning Solution
Expires: 2026-09-03
£77K
ecm_12348 NASSTAR for Historical Call Recording Storage
Expires: 2026-09-06
£35K
Citizen Relationships Service
Expires: 2026-09-07
£1.9M
ID&T Cyber Security Assurance Contractor
Expires: 2026-09-09
£607K
Local Supported Employment
Expires: 2026-09-10
£343K
Local Supported Employment
Expires: 2026-09-10
£343K
Legal Advice for new Service lines under new Workforce Solutions Contract - Awarded Contract
Expires: 2026-09-11
£50K
Provision of Apprenticeship L3 Public Sector Compliance Officer ST0708 to DWP
Expires: 2026-09-16
£900K
The Provision of Apprenticeship L4 Data Protection and information governance practitioner. to DWP.
Expires: 2026-09-17
£120K
HHT Support Data Centre Exit
Expires: 2026-09-19
£1.7M
ecm_11972 Provision of Digital Specialists for Maternity Allowance Modernisation Project
Expires: 2026-09-30
£4.5M
Integration Transformation Resources
Expires: 2026-09-30
£4.0M
ecm_12052 - Provision of Digital Specialist Resources for DWP Digital Services - Children & Families Function
Expires: 2026-09-30
£11.4M
Strategic Advice to support the Young People and Work Report - Awarded Contract
Expires: 2026-09-30
£149K
PMO Surge Support
Expires: 2026-10-06
£13.4M
Universal Credit Intensive Work Search Review Frequencies Trial
Expires: 2026-10-09
£238K
OTS Deployment
Expires: 2026-10-12
£520K
PIP/CMS Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Expires: 2026-10-14
£399K
ecm_11330 - DWP Intelligent Automation Garage: Robotic Process Automation (RPA) - UiPath Licenses
Expires: 2026-10-17
£10.0M
Fraud, Error & Debt - CFEMS Platform
Expires: 2026-10-27
£23.2M
BT Business Broadband
Expires: 2026-10-30
£79K
ISF Membership
Expires: 2026-10-31
£17K
ISF Membership
Expires: 2026-10-31
£17K
Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS) Levy Collection
Expires: 2026-11-03
£181K
API Enterprise Software
Expires: 2026-11-07
£2.2M
itSMF Conference November 2026
Expires: 2026-11-10
£15K
itSMF Conference November 2026
Expires: 2026-11-10
£15K
Content Creator Level 3 Apprenticeship ST0105
Expires: 2026-11-10
£4K
Leading Design Conference November 2026
Expires: 2026-11-12
£25K
Leading Design Conference November 2026
Expires: 2026-11-12
£25K
CISCO Licenses 23/24
Expires: 2026-11-17
£3K
Elastic License Renewal
Expires: 2026-11-19
£69K
DWP Hyperscale Public Cloud Procurement 2023 (OGVA2)
Expires: 2026-11-30
£94.2M
Coaching Level 5 Apprenticeship ST0809
Expires: 2026-11-30
£2K
DWP Hyperscale Public Cloud Procurement 2023 (OGVA2)
Expires: 2026-11-30
£94.2M
On Premise Hosting (OPH) Network Refresh
Expires: 2026-12-07
£4.9M
New Payment Exception Service
Expires: 2026-12-07
£9.0M
Intranet 2022
Expires: 2026-12-08
£10.6M
Counter Fraud and Error Development
Expires: 2026-12-12
£12.8M
Market analysis
Bidding into Department for Work & Pensions — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
60%
Top-5 supplier share
259d
Avg response window
52d
Median response window
20mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Department for Work & Pensions
How much does Department for Work & Pensions spend on procurement?
Department for Work & Pensions awarded 1,009 contracts totalling £52.5bn between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 581 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £54.2M.
Who are Department for Work & Pensions's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Department for Work & Pensions by total award value are MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED, Business 2 Business, Capita Business Services Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 60% of contract value.
What does Department for Work & Pensions buy from suppliers?
Department for Work & Pensions's procurement is concentrated in business and management consultancy services, personnel services except placement and supply services, miscellaneous health services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Department for Work & Pensions contracts?
Department for Work & Pensions publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.
What's the typical response window for Department for Work & Pensions tenders?
Department for Work & Pensions typically gives suppliers a median of 52 days to respond (average 259 days). Standard contract duration is around 20 months.
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