Top suppliers
Top suppliers to DWP
Top-five suppliers hold 97% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What DWP buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest DWP contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Parliamentary TV maintenance
Whitehall TV Services Ltd · 2026-06-22
£157K
Parliamentary TV maintenance
Whitehall TV Services Ltd · 2026-06-22
£157K
ISOP Acceleration
UBDS IT Consulting Limited · 2026-05-19
£928K
Multi Disciplinary Digital Specialist (C9963)
Capgemini UK plc · 2026-05-15
£75.0M
Secure Remote Access Solution 2026 - Revised
Computacenter (UK) Ltd · 2026-05-12
£600K
Employee Benefits Services
Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd · 2026-05-01
£21.3M
Get your state pension- Identity Verification
TransUnion International UK Limited · 2026-04-17
£423K
Bank Validation and Verification Service (2026-2029)
Experian Limited · 2026-04-02
£4.9M
Job Board Posting, Distribution and Media Purchasing
Broadbean Technology · 2026-04-02
£278K
Job Board Posting, Distribution and Media Purchasing
Broadbean Technology · 2026-04-02
£278K
Job Board Posting & Distribution and Media Purchasing
Broadbean Technology · 2026-04-02
£278K
Qlik licenses renewal 2026 C9491
Qliktech UK Limited · 2026-04-01
£225K
Bank Validation and Verification Service (2026-2029)
Experian Limited · 2026-04-01
£3.8M
Engineering Community Communication & Collaboration Tool 26/27
XMA Limited · 2026-03-31
£700K
Informatica Interim Cloud Migration
Agile Solutions GB Ltd · 2026-03-18
£398K
Oil Fuel Contract 2026 Lots 1a & 1b Scotland
Certas Energy UK Limited t/a Scottish Fuels · 2026-03-12
£26K
Eyecare Services 2026-2029
Specsavers Optical Superstores Ltd · 2026-03-12
£750K
Oil Fuel Contract 2026 for Lots 1f h i j k
Certas Energy UK Limited t/a Scottish Fuels · 2026-03-09
£200K
Synergy Business Process Services (BPS)
Capita Business Services Ltd · 2026-03-06
£873.4M
UK Booked National and International Business Travel
Clarity · 2026-03-05
£89.8M
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Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, DWP typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
ISOP Acceleration
Expires: 2026-08-31
£928K
Informatica Interim Cloud Migration
Expires: 2027-02-08
£398K
Cyber Security & Digital Advisory Service 26-27
Expires: 2027-02-28
£250K
Data Capability Migration
Expires: 2027-03-12
£10.8M
Job Board Posting, Distribution and Media Purchasing
Expires: 2027-03-26
£278K
Get your state pension- Identity Verification
Expires: 2027-03-26
£423K
Mobile Threat Defence Solution 2026
Expires: 2027-03-27
£1.2M
Qlik licenses renewal 2026 C9491
Expires: 2027-03-28
£225K
Engineering Community Communication & Collaboration Tool 26/27
Expires: 2027-03-29
£700K
SAS Amalgamated contract. Migration, and Centric
Expires: 2027-03-31
£3.3M
Market analysis
Bidding into DWP — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
97%
Top-5 supplier share
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Avg response window
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Median response window
23mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to DWP
How much does DWP spend on procurement?
DWP awarded 30 contracts totalling £1.0bn between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 24 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £34.3M.
Who are DWP's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to DWP by total award value are Capita Business Services Ltd, Clarity, Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 97% of contract value.
What does DWP buy from suppliers?
DWP's procurement is concentrated in business and management consultancy services, miscellaneous business-related services, benefit services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for DWP contracts?
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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
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