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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

DESNZ

DESNZ 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: 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-01Updated 2026-08-01

£483.1M

Total spend

189

Contract awards

153

Unique suppliers

£2.6M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, DESNZ has awarded 189 contracts worth £483.1M to 153 suppliers between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, at an average contract value of £2.6M, with the top five suppliers holding 62% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to DESNZ

Top-five suppliers hold 62% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP3£170.2M
Manning Gottlieb OMD, a trading division of OMD Group Ltd1£80.0M
Homefire Group Limited1£17.8M
DLA Piper UK LLP1£15.0M
Ashurst LLP2£15.0M
Triple Point Investment Management LLP1£12.9M
TIP GROUP (UK) LIMITED1£12.0M
Manning Gottlieb OMD1£9.9M
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD1£9.0M
Deloitte LLP1£8.0M
Earnst and Young LLP1£6.0M
Network Research Belguim1£5.6M
Hinduja Global Services1£5.5M
Mott MacDonald Limited1£4.8M
Iron Mountain (UK)2£4.6M
BSI Standards Limited2£4.5M
RSK Environment3£4.2M
Jacobs LTD1£4.2M
Ernst & Young LLP1£4.0M
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology2£3.8M

Procurement categories

What DESNZ buys

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

Business and management consultancy services

79410000
14 awards£181.7M

Advertising and marketing services

79340000
2 awards£90.0M

Consultative engineering and construction services

71310000
44 awards£56.9M

Legal advisory and representation services

79110000
10 awards£38.4M

Solid fuels

09110000
1 award£17.8M

Research services

73110000
19 awards£12.9M

Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment

50110000
2 awards£12.0M

Systems and technical consultancy services

72220000
10 awards£9.1M

Benefit services

75310000
1 award£9.0M

Environmental management

90710000
5 awards£8.7M

Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

66170000
4 awards£8.2M

Telephone-answering services

79510000
1 award£5.5M

Miscellaneous business-related services

79990000
2 awards£4.6M

Programming services of packaged software products

72210000
4 awards£3.9M

Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations

98110000
4 awards£3.7M

Industrial gases

24110000
4 awards£3.4M

Foreign affairs and other services

75210000
1 award£2.5M

Software-related services

72260000
9 awards£2.4M

Provider services

72410000
1 award£2.2M

System and support services

72250000
1 award£1.9M

Recent contracts

Latest DESNZ contracts awarded

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

Evaluation of Electricity Transmission Network Infrastructure Bill Discount Scheme and Community Funds Guidance.

Verian Group UK Ltd · 2026-07-27

£640K

ICF Legal Services Contract Award Notice

TLT LLP · 2026-07-10

£800K

Contract Award Notice - Landfill Gas to Electricity, Cost Commission

WSP UK LIMITED · 2026-06-19

£60K

Amiqus Resolution Ltd - RTW Identity Checks

Amiqus Resolution Ltd · 2026-05-22

£72K

PS26123 - RAF 003/2627 - Green home loan scheme and Solar research

Verian Group UK Ltd · 2026-05-18

£118K

DESNZ- Commercial Contingent Labour Support

Investigo Limited · 2026-05-12

£71K

AWARDED CONTRACT NOTICE: SMIP ICT Testing and Migration Services

METHODS BUSINESS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · 2026-05-11

£1.9M

AWARDED - Smart Metering Implementation Programme (SMIP) - ICT Technical Architecture and Security

AVELLA SECURITY LIMITED · 2026-05-11

£2.6M

Evaluation for HALEU Programme

RSK Environment · 2026-05-01

£1.4M

Evaluation for HALEU Programme

RSK Environment · 2026-04-20

£1.4M

DDaT25435 - Penetration Testing

Security Software Solutions · 2026-04-17

£10K

DESNZ Leading Together leadership change programe

Forward Institute, · 2026-04-02

£12K

CSP25292 - Emergency Response, Capabilities and Operations (ERCO) Training and Exercising Contract

JOLTS Consulting Limited · 2026-04-02

£1.5M

Evaluation for GIGa HALEU Programme

RSK Environment · 2026-04-01

£1.4M

Awarded Contract: Provision of Regulatory Design Services to the Smart Metering Implementation Programme

Yellow Wood Energy Consulting Ltd · 2026-03-27

£1.9M

Project SWAN Development Agreement

SWAN Heat Network Limited · 2026-03-27

£100K

CSP25449 - Executive Search Agency Recruitment GBE 2025

FWB Park Brown Limited · 2026-03-18

£150K

Support for Deep Water Wind Industry, Market and Technology Insight and Expertise

Buro Happold Limited · 2026-03-11

£165K

PS25193 - Electrification of Heat Programme Evaluation

ICF Consulting Services Ltd · 2026-03-03

£999K

Industrial Electrification Investment Decision Research - AWARDED CONTRACT

RICARDO LIMITED · 2026-03-02

£100K

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Open DESNZ tenders

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Hydrogen Heating Programme - Data on existing gas installations within domestic and non-domestic buildings

Early Market Engagement Event - Forest and Climate Leaders' Partnership (FCLP) Secretariat Operational Delivery Partner

Scheme Design Consultancy Call Off - Energy Efficiency Voucher Scheme

£3.0M

Early Market Engagement Event - Green Grids Initiative (GGI) Secretariat

Expression of Interest - PUMPWATCH OPEN DATA SCHEME FOR ROAD FUEL PRICES AGGREGATOR - MARKET ENGAGEMENT

Green Finance Toolkit Early Market Engagement Event

Energy Efficiency Voucher (EEV) Prior Information Notice (PIN)

Procurement of the delivery of cash entitlements and administration of the National Concessionary Fuel Scheme

£8.0M

Climate Ambition Support Alliance (CASA)

ICF Legal Service 2025

Legal Service

£800K

IEA TCP Alternate Delegates - Preliminary Market Engagement

ECO4 Fraud and Error Assurance

£594K

Climate Change Pull Facility (CIPF) - Evaluation Partner

£2.0M

Climate Innovation Pull Facility (CIPF) - Facility Manager

Hydrogen Storage Business Model - Procurement for Hydrogen Storage Rights and associated remarketing services

Market Engagement Event

Services to Provide Ongoing Analysis and News Reporting on Oil Markets 2024-2026

Decarbonising gas markets: How could the EU Gas Package impact the UK?

Market engagement event

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, DESNZ typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Smart data schemes in energy

Expires: 2026-08-12

£236K

BE24137 - Provision of Building Energy Performance Specialist Services to the Smart Metering Implementation Programme

Expires: 2026-08-13

£428K

DDaT24188 - Jira, Confluence and Checklist (UK Cloud) Licenses

Expires: 2026-08-18

£36K

con_9278 - ARMS for HNTAS Data Pilots

Expires: 2026-08-25

£22K

con_9230 - ARMS for HNTAS Data Pilots

Expires: 2026-08-25

£30K

con_9229 - ARMS for HNTAS Data Pilots

Expires: 2026-08-25

£29K

con_9230 - ARMS for HNTAS Data Pilots

Expires: 2026-08-25

£29K

con_9228 - ARMS for HNTAS Data Pilots

Expires: 2026-08-25

£29K

DESNZ- Commercial Contingent Labour Support

Expires: 2026-08-28

£71K

PS23421 Greenhouse Gas Removal - Technical Consultancy

Expires: 2026-08-28

£4.0M

PS26123 - RAF 003/2627 - Green home loan scheme and Solar research

Expires: 2026-08-31

£118K

DESNZ Leading Together leadership change programe

Expires: 2026-09-01

£12K

Warm Home Discount - Contact Centre - Contract Award Notice

Expires: 2026-10-13

£5.5M

PS24233 - CCA Future Schemes

Expires: 2026-10-30

£400K

Contract Award Notice - Landfill Gas to Electricity, Cost Commission

Expires: 2026-11-06

£60K

DDaT24382 - Managed Support Services - Solution Development

Expires: 2026-11-07

£224K

con_8954 - HNTAS Interim Technical Support

Expires: 2026-11-16

£781K

BE24192 - The Contribution of Demand Side Response (DSR) to Decarbonisation Targets

Expires: 2026-12-11

£393K

BE24194 - Smart Metering Programme Evaluation (IPE)

Expires: 2026-12-22

£879K

Sizewell C Legal Services

Expires: 2027-01-05

£7.5M

Sizewell C Legal Services

Expires: 2027-01-05

£7.5M

Legal services for the DESNZ GBN Sponsorship and Policy team

Expires: 2027-01-19

£15.0M

Energy & Net Zero Professional Services Framework

Expires: 2027-01-31

£250.0M

RM6313: Demand Management & Renewables DPS - Technical Assistance Facility 2

Expires: 2027-02-01

£26.6M

Devops Resource for Radiological Response and Emergency Management System (RREMS)

Expires: 2027-02-02

£289K

PS23414 - Greenhouse Gas Removal - Legal Services

Expires: 2027-02-02

£6.0M

CSP25449 - Executive Search Agency Recruitment GBE 2025

Expires: 2027-02-24

£150K

PS25193 - Electrification of Heat Programme Evaluation

Expires: 2027-03-31

£999K

Project SWAN Development Agreement

Expires: 2027-03-31

£100K

PS25220 - RAF014/2526 - Evaluation of the Retrofit Devolution Program

Expires: 2027-03-31

£280K

CSP25292 - Emergency Response, Capabilities and Operations (ERCO) Training and Exercising Contract

Expires: 2027-03-31

£1.5M

Contract Award Notice Home Energy Model (HEM) Lot 2

Expires: 2027-04-13

£807K

Contract Award Notice - Home Energy Model - Lot 3

Expires: 2027-04-13

£1.2M

UK MEMBERSHIP OF THE GLOBAL CCS INSTITUTE

Expires: 2027-04-21

£346K

Automox Licence for the Radiological Response and Emergency management system (RREMS)

Expires: 2027-04-24

£1K

HNES Evaluation

Expires: 2027-04-30

£455K

Fuel Finder Services

Expires: 2027-05-02

£1.1M

Contract Award Notice - Home Energy Model (HEM) Lot 4

Expires: 2027-05-05

£1.6M

Contract Award Notice Home Energy Model (HEM) Lot 6

Expires: 2027-05-05

£270K

Contract Award - Home Energy Model (HEM) Lot 1

Expires: 2027-05-07

£1.9M

Financial experts on due diligence for hydrogen projects assessment and negotiation

Expires: 2027-05-12

£8.0M

Contract Award - Home Energy Model (HEM) - Lot 5

Expires: 2027-05-31

£1.4M

GSS25025 - Recruitment Campaign

Expires: 2027-06-04

£70K

External Advisor on Valuations

Expires: 2027-06-11

£450K

PS24030 - Energy and Net Zero Behavioural Science Framework RAF067.2324 - RFP

Expires: 2027-06-21

£1.8M

Provision of Professional Services for GBE Investments

Expires: 2027-06-24

£1.5M

Development of a Model of the GB Electricity Distribution System

Expires: 2027-06-24

£302K

Contract Award Notice for the Administration of the Biomass Supplier List

Expires: 2027-06-30

Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) Standards and Methodologies

Expires: 2027-06-30

£4.4M

Financial experts on due diligence for hydrogen projects assessment and negotiation (Secondary Supplier)

Expires: 2027-07-22

£8.0M

Market analysis

Bidding into DESNZ — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

62%

Top-5 supplier share

28d

Avg response window

27d

Median response window

13mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to DESNZ

How much does DESNZ spend on procurement?

DESNZ awarded 189 contracts totalling £483.1M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 153 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.6M.

Who are DESNZ's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to DESNZ by total award value are PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Manning Gottlieb OMD, a trading division of OMD Group Ltd, Homefire Group Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 62% of contract value.

What does DESNZ buy from suppliers?

DESNZ's procurement is concentrated in business and management consultancy services, advertising and marketing services, consultative engineering and construction services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for DESNZ contracts?

DESNZ 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 DESNZ tenders?

DESNZ typically gives suppliers a median of 27 days to respond (average 28 days). Standard contract duration is around 13 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01

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
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

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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