Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Department for Works and Pensions
Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Department for Works and Pensions buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
725073Recent contracts
Latest Department for Works and Pensions contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Unified Data Platform Strategic Partner
Cognizant Worldwide Ltd · 2026-05-04
£13.5M
Data Centre Management Services (DCM)
Vysiion Ltd · 2026-04-20
£635K
Employers' perspective of automatic enrolment and Defined Benefit Schemes
IFF Research Ltd · 2026-01-28
£74K
Identity Governance and Administration Solution
Trustmarque Solutions Limited · 2025-12-23
£5.0M
Housing Benefit and Pension Credit 25/28
IBM United Kingdom Ltd · 2025-12-01
£11.7M
Documents Assembly Solution 25
Mitratech HotDocs (UK) Limited · 2025-11-28
£156K
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Market analysis
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50%
Awards to SMEs
100%
Top-5 supplier share
83%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 50% of Department for Works and Pensions’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises. Around 83%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 Works and Pensions
How much does Department for Works and Pensions spend on procurement?
Department for Works and Pensions awarded 6 contracts totalling £31.1M between 2023-10-16 and 2026-10-16, working with 6 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £5.2M.
Who are Department for Works and Pensions's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Department for Works and Pensions by total award value are Cognizant Worldwide Ltd, IBM United Kingdom Ltd, Trustmarque Solutions Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 100% of contract value.
What does Department for Works and Pensions buy from suppliers?
Department for Works and Pensions's procurement is concentrated in it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, repair and maintenance services, research and development services and related consultancy services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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SECTOR
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-16
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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