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National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) 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: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£145.9M

Total spend

61

Contract awards

57

Unique suppliers

£2.5M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has awarded 61 contracts worth £145.9M to 57 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £2.5M, with the top five suppliers holding 86% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)

Top-five suppliers hold 86% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Northern Trust Global Investments Limited1£50.0M
The Northern Trust Company (London Branch)1£50.0M
Goodstuff Holdings Ltd1£19.8M
Deloitte LLP1£5.1M
Alpha Financial Market Consulting1£3.0M
National Westminster Bank Plc1£2.0M
Baringa Partners LLP1£1.5M
Efficio Ltd1£1.5M
Grant Thornton UK LLP1£1.5M
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK1£1.5M
Quadrangle1£1.1M
Sullivan & Stanley Limited3£1.0M
Marsh Limited1£800K
World Travel Centre trading as Selective Trave1£780K
Cleartech Consulting Ltd2£777K
Aardman Animations Limited1£650K
Capital Economics Limited1£600K
Protecht Limited1£585K
- Hymans Robertson LLP1£488K
Xledger ltd1£466K

Procurement categories

What National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) buys

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

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

79
25 awards£37.6M

Financial and insurance services

66
11 awards£104.3M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
11 awards£2.6M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
5 awards£1.8M

Education and training services

80
3 awards£362K

Software package and information systems

48
2 awards£193K

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
1 award£55K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
1 award£56K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
1 award£780K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
1 award£36K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
1 award£58K

Recent contracts

Latest National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) contracts awarded

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

TEN-2526-023 External Audit services

Grant Thornton UK LLP · 2026-09-07

£1.5M

Provision of External Data & AI Literacy Training

ANDigital Ltd · 2026-07-05

£174K

TEN-2627-005-PCR 2015 - Venue Finding

Calder Conferences · 2026-06-11

£56K

TEN-2526-048 (PCR15) - Modern Agile, Product Led Delivery (MAPD) Pilot

Sullivan & Stanley Limited · 2026-04-12

£450K

TEN-2526-038 (PCR15) - Change Enhancement Service

Sullivan & Stanley Limited · 2026-02-03

£400K

TEN-2324-016 Call-Off Contract Willis Tower Watson

Willis Tower Watson · 2025-12-11

£200K

TEN-2324-010 Call-Off Contract 3

Cleartech Consulting Ltd · 2025-12-02

£153K

TEN-2526-024 (PCR15) Insurance Broker

Marsh Limited · 2025-10-27

£800K

TEN-2526-028 (PCR2015) Change Enhancement Initiative

Sullivan & Stanley Limited · 2025-10-20

£170K

TEN-2324-016 Call-Off Contract [2]

- Hymans Robertson LLP · 2025-10-16

£488K

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Most of it is in IT services, R&D and food & beverages.

12

contracts ending in 12 months

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6

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Market analysis

Bidding into National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

39%

Awards to SMEs

86%

Top-5 supplier share

29%

Framework call-offs

3

Awards to social enterprises

Around 39% of National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 3 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 29%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 National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)

How much does National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) spend on procurement?

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) awarded 61 contracts totalling £145.9M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 57 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.5M.

Who are National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)'s top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) by total award value are Northern Trust Global Investments Limited, The Northern Trust Company (London Branch), Goodstuff Holdings Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 86% of contract value.

What does National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) buy from suppliers?

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)'s procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, financial and insurance services, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) contracts?

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

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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