Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Department of Education
Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Department of Education buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
80734572Recent contracts
Latest Department of Education contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
DE - Teacher Education and Professional Learning - Replacement for Professional Qualification for Headship for Northern Ireland
Queen's University Belfast · 2026-05-14
£3.0M
ID 5998126 - DE - Independent evaluation of the RAISE programme
National Children's Bureau · 2026-03-02
£399K
ID 5963878 - DAC 57/25 - DE - PROVISION OF AN ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLATFORM ON THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING FOR POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Innerdrive Limited · 2025-05-29
£327K
ID 5963878 - DAC 57/25 - DE - PROVISION OF AN ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLATFORM ON THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING FOR POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS
InnerDrive Ltd · 2025-05-19
£320K
Contract
BEING COMMUNICATIONS LTD · 2024-07-21
£200K
Strule Shared education Campus Main Works Contract
Woodvale Lowry JV · 2024-06-30
£237.9M
ID 4549411 - DE - An Outcome based Evaluation of Limavady Shared Education Campus for Department of Education NI
National Children's Bureau · 2023-07-16
£328K
Contract
RSM UK Consulting LLP · 2023-02-28
£196K
Contract
INEQE GROUP LIMITED · 2022-07-07
£447K
ID 3703924 DE - Review of Special Educational Needs (SEN) service provision and processes
Ipsos MORI · 2022-03-28
£180K
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Market analysis
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Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
47%
Awards to SMEs
100%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 47% of Department of Education’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Department of Education
How much does Department of Education spend on procurement?
Department of Education awarded 6 contracts totalling £242.1M between 2023-10-17 and 2026-10-17, working with 6 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £40.4M.
Who are Department of Education's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Department of Education by total award value are Woodvale Lowry JV, Queen's University Belfast, National Children's Bureau. The top five suppliers together hold 100% of contract value.
What does Department of Education buy from suppliers?
Department of Education's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, research and development services and related consultancy services, construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-17
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