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TENDERScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · Auditor for Audit Scotland·Value TBC·Scotland
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PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
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MOJ

UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice 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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£2.1bn

Total spend

1,544

Contract awards

719

Unique suppliers

£10.3M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Ministry of Justice has awarded 1,544 contracts worth £2.1bn to 719 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £10.3M, with the top five suppliers holding 52% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Ministry of Justice

Top-five suppliers hold 52% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Serco Ltd1£447.0M
thebigword Group Holdings Limited1£208.7M
Kellogg Brown & Root1£188.0M
Vodafone Limited1£163.0M
British Telecommunications plc1£102.9M
Ingeus UK Ltd2£75.0M
Salford City Council1£75.0M
Liberata UK Limited1£59.4M
South Gloucestershire Council1£58.2M
Mears Ltd2£56.6M
MITIE FM LIMITED1£46.2M
Nottinghamshire County Council1£40.7M
Abbott Toxicology Limited1£38.7M
Leeds City Council1£38.6M
Centennial Property Ltd1£35.3M
Lincolnshire County Council1£34.8M
Cooneen Defence Ltd1£29.7M
Durham City Council1£24.6M
Vision Linens Ltd1£21.3M
Hovis Limited1£18.0M

Procurement categories

What Ministry of Justice buys

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

Education and training services

80
759 awards£56.6M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
173 awards£226.1M

Construction work

45
91 awards£4.8M

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
88 awards£261.5M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
83 awards£627.4M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
50 awards£278K

Software package and information systems

48
33 awards£0

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
28 awards£39.1M

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
27 awards£288K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
25 awards£102.9M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
20 awards£197.3M

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
19 awards£6.8M

Financial and insurance services

66
19 awards£303.3M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
18 awards£10.1M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
17 awards£19.4M

Health and social work services

85
13 awards£260K

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
12 awards£12.9M

Other community, social and personal services

98
9 awards£108.6M

Real estate services

70
8 awards£46.2M

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
6 awards£2.6M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
6 awards£3.1M

Printed matter and related products

22
6 awards£0

Public utilities

65
5 awards£33K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
4 awards£158K

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
4 awards£41.1M

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
3 awards£0

Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials

19
2 awards£22.2M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
2 awards£0

Repair and maintenance services

50
2 awards£1.5M

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
2 awards£18.0M

Industrial machinery

42
2 awards£25K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
2 awards£127K

Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

37
2 awards£700K

Agricultural machinery

16
1 award£0

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
1 award£28K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£2.6M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
1 award£0

Recent contracts

Latest Ministry of Justice contracts awarded

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

Blue Light Training Course

HGV Training Services Limited · 2026-09-07

Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Step into Construction provision for prisoners at HMP Bullingdon

Engage Train Support Limited · 2026-09-06

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Rowing Courses for Prisoners at HMP Spring Hill

Fulham Reach Boat Club · 2026-09-03

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Traffic Marshall Courses for Prisoners at HMP Highpoint

Karen Mackey Consultants · 2026-09-03

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for CSCS Courses for Prisoners at HMP Leyhill

TWA Certifications Ltd · 2026-09-03

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Tattooing Courses for Prisoners at HMP Belmarsh

Elever Training Limited · 2026-09-03

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Peer Mentoring Courses for Prisoners at HMP Holme House

Kinetic Youth Ltd · 2026-09-02

External Legal Support for The Independent Monitoring Authority - 2026

Browne Jacobson LLP · 2026-09-01

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for a Reading Lead for Prisoners at HMP Humber

LTE Group (Trading as Novus) · 2026-08-31

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Green Construction Employability Skills Courses for Prisoners at HMP Chelmsford

GLA Group · 2026-08-31

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Open Ministry of Justice tenders

Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.

Biomass Boiler System for Prison Industries Workshop at HMP The Verne

Deadline: 2026-10-02

£350K

Woodmill LEV System for Prison Industries Workshop at HMP Sudbury

Deadline: 2026-10-16

£250K

Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System

Deadline: 2028-09-01

£1

MoJ Minor Works Dynamic Purchasing System

Deadline: 2029-09-07

£590.0M

MoJ Minor Works Dynamic Purchasing System

Deadline: 2029-09-07

£590.0M

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

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

Kahootz Licences for the IMB

Expires: 2026-09-15

HMP Eastwood Park - Water & Fire Ring Main - BPRN 532/18/4764

Expires: 2026-09-18

Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Literacy & Numeracy support for Prisoners at HMP Liverpool

Expires: 2026-09-21

HO - Dungavel Switchgear - BPRN 7129

Expires: 2026-09-25

Services Contract-Major Contracts-2011-Provision of Custodial Services for HMP/YOI Doncaster-0508

Expires: 2026-09-29

£281.8M

Award of a Call-Off Contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for a Roofing training course for Prisoners at HMP Littlehey

Expires: 2026-09-30

Youth Justice Application Framework (YJAF) 2023

Expires: 2026-09-30

Airwave Network Licence for HMPPS TETRA Users

Expires: 2026-09-30

Office Stationery and Electronic Office Supplies

Expires: 2026-09-30

Enabling Environments

Expires: 2026-09-30

£14.3M

Market analysis

Bidding into Ministry of Justice — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

32%

Awards to SMEs

52%

Top-5 supplier share

65%

Framework call-offs

504

Awards to social enterprises

Around 32% of Ministry of Justice’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 504 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 65%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Ministry of Justice

How much does Ministry of Justice spend on procurement?

Ministry of Justice awarded 1,544 contracts totalling £2.1bn between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 719 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £10.3M.

Who are Ministry of Justice's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Ministry of Justice by total award value are Serco Ltd, thebigword Group Holdings Limited, Kellogg Brown & Root. The top five suppliers together hold 52% of contract value.

What does Ministry of Justice buy from suppliers?

Ministry of Justice's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, 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 2026-09-15

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
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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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