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Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED 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: 2023-07-31 to 2026-07-31Updated 2026-07-31

£104.3M

Total spend

24

Contract awards

23

Unique suppliers

£4.3M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, DFT OPERATOR LIMITED has awarded 24 contracts worth £104.3M to 23 suppliers between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, at an average contract value of £4.3M, with the top five suppliers holding 99% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to DFT OPERATOR LIMITED

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

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Alexander Mann Solutions Limited1£100.0M
Perk UK Limited1£2.0M
Baringa Partners LLP2£720K
PA Consulting Services Limited1£175K
Coupa Software Inc1£172K
V A Rail Limited1£147K
Softcat PLC1£137K
THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED1£106K
POLICYMOGUL LIMITED1£102K
Arthur D. Little Limited1£100K
DLA PIPER UK LLP1£100K
Ad Astra Consultants Ltd1£95K
Riverview Consulting Limited1£86K
VA Rail Limited1£81K
Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd1£44K
Digital Interactive Limited1£43K
MDB Rail Limited1£42K
ALCHESTER HR CONSULTING LTD1£40K
LHI GROUP LIMITED1£38K
Panthea Leadership Ltd.1£35K

Procurement categories

What DFT OPERATOR LIMITED buys

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

Placement services of personnel

79610000
1 award£100.0M

Travel agency and similar services

63510000
1 award£2.0M

Business and management consultancy services

79410000
6 awards£753K

Consultative engineering and construction services

71310000
6 awards£653K

Systems and technical consultancy services

72220000
1 award£175K

Procurement software package

48490000
1 award£172K

Software-related services

72260000
1 award£137K

Legal advisory and representation services

79110000
2 awards£127K

Programming services of packaged software products

72210000
1 award£106K

Specialist training services

80510000
1 award£100K

Presents and rewards

18530000
1 award£44K

Financial analysis and accounting software package

48440000
1 award£43K

Engineering design services

71320000
1 award£35K

Recent contracts

Latest DFT OPERATOR LIMITED contracts awarded

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

Procurement Consultancy Support

Ad Astra Consultants Ltd · 2026-07-14

£95K

Rail Network Customer Interfaces Merger: Structure, Purpose & Principles

M&C SAATCHI (UK) LIMITED · 2026-07-10

£3.0M

GTR Resilience Plan

VA Rail Limited · 2026-07-09

£81K

Strategic Safety Management Programme (SSMP) Training For DFTO

Arthur D. Little Limited · 2026-06-29

£100K

Procure to Pay (P2P) System

Coupa Software Inc · 2026-05-06

£172K

DFTO 2026 Functional Design Phase

Baringa Partners LLP · 2026-05-05

£525K

Cloud Software Services

Softcat PLC · 2026-04-21

£137K

The provision of consultancy services to support development of high performing teams for customers

Panthea Leadership Ltd. · 2026-03-17

£35K

Provision of Recruitment Services

Alexander Mann Solutions Limited · 2026-03-17

£100.0M

Provision of Political Monitoring Services

POLICYMOGUL LIMITED · 2026-03-03

£102K

Provision of Tender legal support

BURGES SALMON LLP · 2026-03-03

£27K

Provision of Employee Benefits

Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd · 2026-02-23

£44K

Provision of Travel Management Services

Perk UK Limited · 2026-02-06

£2.0M

Rail Legal Services

Addleshaw Goddard LLP · 2026-02-06

£400K

DFTO Commercial Procurement - Efficiency Programme Support

4C associates limited · 2025-12-19

£20K

DFTO Organisation and Model Design

Baringa Partners LLP · 2025-12-15

£195K

Financial Accounts Production System

THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED · 2025-11-24

£106K

Operational Design Support

BARINGA PARTNERS LLP · 2025-10-29

£35K

Data Protection Officer Cover

LHI GROUP LIMITED · 2025-10-08

£38K

Network Performance Support

MDB Rail Limited · 2025-08-15

£42K

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DFTO Ground Transportation Dynamic Market

Deadline: 2034-03-28

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Market analysis

Bidding into DFT OPERATOR LIMITED — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

99%

Top-5 supplier share

989d

Avg response window

26d

Median response window

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to DFT OPERATOR LIMITED

How much does DFT OPERATOR LIMITED spend on procurement?

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED awarded 24 contracts totalling £104.3M between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 23 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £4.3M.

Who are DFT OPERATOR LIMITED's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to DFT OPERATOR LIMITED by total award value are Alexander Mann Solutions Limited, Perk UK Limited, Baringa Partners LLP. The top five suppliers together hold 99% of contract value.

What does DFT OPERATOR LIMITED buy from suppliers?

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED's procurement is concentrated in placement services of personnel, travel agency and similar services, business and management consultancy services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for DFT OPERATOR LIMITED contracts?

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED 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 DFT OPERATOR LIMITED tenders?

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED typically gives suppliers a median of 26 days to respond (average 989 days). Standard contract duration is around 0 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-31

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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