Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Ofsted
Top-five suppliers hold 98% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Ofsted buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Ofsted contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
GB-Manchester: Occupational Health Services
Heales Medical Ltd · 2026-03-25
£97K
Python Developer
Adecco UK Limited · 2024-10-21
EUC Engineer
SmartSourcing Plc · 2024-10-13
Websites Support, Maintenance, Development and Hosting
Zoocha · 2024-09-30
B1 Payroll manager
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited · 2024-09-08
Conceptualising vulnerability and inclusion for Ofsted
National Childrens Bureau · 2024-08-18
Inspector Survey Software
SMARTSURVEY LTD · 2024-08-13
INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS ENGINEER
Smartsourcing LTD · 2024-07-09
SENIOR ENGINEER - INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS
Smartsourcing LTD · 2024-07-07
Support & Development for Microsoft software-based applications and services
CGI IT UK LIMITED · 2024-07-04
£776K
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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
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Language & Interpretation Services
Expires: 2026-10-30
FOSTERING DATA COLLECTION HOSTING AND SUPPORT 2023
Expires: 2026-12-04
Linkedin Recruiter- 2023
Expires: 2026-12-05
£43K
Webinar Licences
Expires: 2026-12-20
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS MONITORING
Expires: 2027-01-16
£29K
AWS HOSTING SERVICES 2023
Expires: 2027-02-04
Information Governance Tool for Microsoft 365
Expires: 2027-02-25
DSE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
Expires: 2027-03-07
Office Supplies
Expires: 2027-03-31
SSL - SECURE SOCKET LAYER CERTIFICATES
Expires: 2027-04-07
Market analysis
Bidding into Ofsted — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
55%
Awards to SMEs
98%
Top-5 supplier share
86%
Framework call-offs
1
Awards to social enterprises
Around 55% of Ofsted’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 1 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 86%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 Ofsted
How much does Ofsted spend on procurement?
Ofsted awarded 41 contracts totalling £986K between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 39 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £164K.
Who are Ofsted's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Ofsted by total award value are CGI IT UK LIMITED, Heales Medical Ltd, LINKEDIN IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY. The top five suppliers together hold 98% of contract value.
What does Ofsted buy from suppliers?
Ofsted's procurement is concentrated in it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, software package and information systems, 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
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- · Contracts Finder
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