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TENDERNorfolk County Council · Bikeability Cycle Training·£2.5M·East of England
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TENDERScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · Auditor for Audit Scotland·Value TBC·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Arts Derbyshire·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERLeicestershire County Council · Bespoke Bus Shelter- Melton Mowbray·£25k·Leicester
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TENDERStirling Council · EV Infrastructure Back Office·£315k·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDEROffice of Rail and Road · ​​Independent review of ORR's approach to cost assessment and…·£100k·London
GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDERHome Group · Housing Disrepair Legal Support Framework·£1.8M·North East
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · South West Investment Fund (SWIF)·Value TBC·South West
TENDERNorfolk County Council · Bikeability Cycle Training·£2.5M·East of England
GRANTInnovate UK, part of UK Research and… · Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3·£4.0M·National
TENDERScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · Auditor for Audit Scotland·Value TBC·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Arts Derbyshire·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERLeicestershire County Council · Bespoke Bus Shelter- Melton Mowbray·£25k·Leicester
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
TENDERStirling Council · EV Infrastructure Back Office·£315k·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDEROffice of Rail and Road · ​​Independent review of ORR's approach to cost assessment and…·£100k·London
GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDERHome Group · Housing Disrepair Legal Support Framework·£1.8M·North East
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · South West Investment Fund (SWIF)·Value TBC·South West
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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Department For Work and Pensions

Department For Work and Pensions 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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£6.5bn

Total spend

583

Contract awards

377

Unique suppliers

£104.8M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Department For Work and Pensions has awarded 583 contracts worth £6.5bn to 377 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £104.8M, with the top five suppliers holding 99% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Department For Work and Pensions

Top-five suppliers hold 99% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED3£5.6bn
IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED1£710.9M
Restore Digital Limited1£105.0M
Ingeus UK Limited1£27.3M
IBM UK Ltd.1£13.5M
Parkwood Leisure Ltd.1£12.4M
Lucion Services Limited1£6.1M
PCI-PAL (U.K.) LIMITED1£5.2M
Tata Consultancy Services Limited1£4.8M
Veran Performance Limited2£3.8M
Orchid Cellmark Ltd1£3.5M
Capgemini UK Plc1£2.9M
Oracle Corporation UK Limited1£2.7M
Mitie FM Limited1£1.5M
WingArc Australia Pty Ltd1£1.3M
SMS Environmental Ltd1£1.0M
Proactive UK Ltd1£923K
SAP (UK) Limited1£789K
SAP UK Limited1£622K
SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU LLP1£566K

Procurement categories

What Department For Work and Pensions buys

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

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
269 awards£726.1M

Education and training services

80
70 awards£50.7M

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

79
67 awards£28.0M

Software package and information systems

48
62 awards£121.0M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
28 awards£445K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
21 awards£7.4M

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
18 awards£81K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
12 awards£129K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
5 awards£0

Health and social work services

85
5 awards£5.5bn

Postal and telecommunications services

64
4 awards£5.2M

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
3 awards£0

Administration, defence and social security services

75
3 awards£0

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
2 awards£0

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

44
2 awards£11K

Financial and insurance services

66
2 awards£91K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
2 awards£1.0M

Repair and maintenance services

50
2 awards£0

Public utilities

65
1 award£0

Printed matter and related products

22
1 award£0

Other community, social and personal services

98
1 award£0

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
1 award£12.4M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
1 award£10K

Real estate services

70
1 award£1.5M

Recent contracts

Latest Department For Work and Pensions contracts awarded

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

Twilio SMS Authentication

Ciptex Ltd · 2026-08-19

Coaching L5 Apprenticeship ST0809

ioda Limited · 2026-08-17

Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship ST0002

Peak Accountancy Training · 2026-08-12

Forum Sentry API Security Gateway Flex Licences Networks UC

Computacenter (UK) Ltd · 2026-08-11

Level 4 Software Tester Apprenticeship Rapid Award

THE CODERS GUILD LTD · 2026-08-02

£18K

Transactional Print for Printed Customer Communications

Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited · 2026-07-30

Keep Britain Working Social Licence and Data Sharing

Bloom Procurement Services Ltd · 2026-07-26

SSL Certificates 2026

Network Integration Techologies Ltd T/A ITogether · 2026-07-22

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 · 2026-07-16

Digital Payment Services - Payments as a Service - Bacs Payment Fulfilment

Form3 UK Limited · 2026-07-16

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Open Department For Work and Pensions tenders

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Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision

Deadline: 2026-09-17

£20.0M

FSF Dynamic Purchasing System 2 For the Provision of Work Focused Activities

Deadline: 2028-09-30

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision

Deadline: 2029-02-10

£20.0M

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision

Deadline: 2029-02-10

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision

Deadline: 2029-02-10

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Department For Work and Pensions typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Provision of Apprenticeship L3 Public Sector Compliance Officer ST0708 to DWP

Expires: 2026-09-16

The Provision of Apprenticeship L4 Data Protection and information governance practitioner. to DWP.

Expires: 2026-09-17

HHT Support Data Centre Exit

Expires: 2026-09-19

Integration Transformation Resources

Expires: 2026-09-30

Strategic Advice to support the Young People and Work Report - Awarded Contract

Expires: 2026-09-30

ecm_11972 Provision of Digital Specialists for Maternity Allowance Modernisation Project

Expires: 2026-09-30

ecm_12052 - Provision of Digital Specialist Resources for DWP Digital Services - Children & Families Function

Expires: 2026-09-30

PMO Surge Support

Expires: 2026-10-06

Universal Credit Intensive Work Search Review Frequencies Trial

Expires: 2026-10-09

OTS Deployment

Expires: 2026-10-12

Market analysis

Bidding into Department For Work and Pensions — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

25%

Awards to SMEs

99%

Top-5 supplier share

73%

Framework call-offs

36

Awards to social enterprises

Around 25% of Department For Work and Pensions’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 36 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 73%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 Work and Pensions

How much does Department For Work and Pensions spend on procurement?

Department For Work and Pensions awarded 583 contracts totalling £6.5bn between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 377 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £104.8M.

Who are Department For Work and Pensions's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Department For Work and Pensions by total award value are MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED, IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED, Restore Digital Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 99% of contract value.

What does Department For Work and Pensions buy from suppliers?

Department For Work and Pensions's procurement is concentrated in it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, 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 2026-09-15

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

  • · 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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