Top suppliers
Top suppliers to HMRC
Top-five suppliers hold 51% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What HMRC buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
Software-related services
72260000Systems and technical consultancy services
72220000Business and management consultancy
79410000Programming services of packaged software
72210000Customer service / call centre operations
79512000Translation and interpretation services
79530000Research services
73110000Recent contracts
Latest HMRC contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Making Tax Digital VAT submission platform — extension
Capgemini UK plc · 2026-02-20
£87.4M
Customer service transformation — digital channels
Accenture (UK) Ltd · 2026-01-18
£42.3M
Customs Declaration Service — supplier extension
IBM United Kingdom Ltd · 2025-11-08
£28.6M
Debt management analytics and propensity scoring
Deloitte LLP · 2025-10-22
£18.4M
HMRC Security Operations Centre — managed services
BAE Systems Applied Intelligence · 2025-08-30
£34.8M
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HMRC data and analytics framework
FrameworkDeadline: 2026-06-30
£220.0M
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment — Phase 3
Deadline: 2026-05-25
£145.0M
Translation and interpretation services Dynamic Purchasing System
DPSDeadline: 2026-06-15
£24.0M
Volume recruitment services — multi-year
Deadline: 2026-05-12
£42.0M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, HMRC typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Core IT services — hosting and infrastructure
Expires: 2026-09-30
£186.0M
Outbound printed correspondence services
Expires: 2026-08-31
£48.2M
Personal Tax Account platform support
Expires: 2026-11-30
£32.4M
Anti-fraud analytics platform — Connect
Expires: 2026-12-31
£24.6M
Tax Credits helpline operational support
Expires: 2026-07-31
£14.3M
Market analysis
Bidding into HMRC — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
51%
Top-5 supplier share
45d
Avg response window
35d
Median response window
36mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to HMRC
How much does HMRC spend on procurement?
HMRC awarded 364 contracts totalling £587.2M between 2023-04-01 and 2026-03-31, working with 248 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.6M.
Who are HMRC's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to HMRC by total award value are Capgemini UK plc, Accenture (UK) Ltd, Fujitsu Services Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 51% of contract value.
What does HMRC buy from suppliers?
HMRC's procurement is concentrated in software-related services, systems and technical consultancy services, business and management consultancy, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for HMRC contracts?
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What's the typical response window for HMRC tenders?
HMRC typically gives suppliers a median of 35 days to respond (average 45 days). Standard contract duration is around 36 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-03-31
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 Service (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder (contractsfinder.service.gov.uk)
- · HMRC Annual Report and Accounts (gov.uk)
- · HMRC transparency publications
- · Department metadata: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs
Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.