Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Ofsted
Top-five suppliers hold 83% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Ofsted buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
85140000
8514000018530000
1853000072260000
7226000071310000
7131000079980000
7998000079620000
7962000048460000
4846000048210000
4821000064210000
6421000073110000
7311000080560000
8056000079990000
7999000079410000
7941000072210000
7221000072220000
72220000Recent contracts
Latest Ofsted contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Medical Screening of Childcare/Social Care Providers
ORR MEDICAL LIMITED · 2026-06-01
£640K
GB-Manchester: Occupational Health Services
Heales Medical Ltd · 2026-05-21
£97K
Medical Screening of Childcare Providers
ORR MEDICAL LIMITED · 2026-05-11
£640K
Medical Screening of Childcare Providers
ORR MEDICAL LIMITED · 2026-03-20
£640K
Consultancy Support for a New ILACS System
Martin Pratt Consulting · 2025-11-28
£24K
Employee Benefits Programme
Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd · 2025-11-28
£2.0M
Review of Regional Hubs
PA Consulting Ltd · 2025-11-20
£140K
e-Disclosure Platform
EPIQ SYSTEMS, LTD. · 2025-10-10
£25K
Evaluation of Ofsted's Renewed Approach to Education Inspection
IFF Research Ltd · 2025-09-17
£715K
Appian PAAS Subscription Agreement
APPIAN EUROPE LIMITED · 2025-09-08
£398K
Online HR Information Resources
LNRS Data Services Ltd t/a Brightmine · 2025-08-28
£37K
Policy advice for inspection improvement
Olive Academies · 2025-07-29
£30K
Migration of automations from UIPath to PowerAutomate Desktop (PAD)
BluePrint · 2025-07-17
£30K
Researchers for the 'Measuring What Matters' Project
Kingston University · 2025-06-25
£73K
Agile coach - Digital Services
Silver Works Ltd · 2025-06-18
£33K
Medical Screening of Childcare Providers
Orr Medical Limited · 2025-06-17
£100K
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Medical Screening of Childcare Providers
£700K
Regulatory Case Management Solution
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Ofsted typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Mobile Voice and Data Services
Expires: 2026-08-24
£113K
Language & Interpretation Services
Expires: 2026-10-30
£108K
Temporary Staff Resource
Expires: 2027-05-12
£3.0M
Market analysis
Bidding into Ofsted — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
83%
Top-5 supplier share
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Avg response window
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Median response window
21mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Ofsted
How much does Ofsted spend on procurement?
Ofsted awarded 27 contracts totalling £6.5M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 23 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £241K.
Who are Ofsted's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Ofsted by total award value are Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd, ORR MEDICAL LIMITED, CGI IT UK LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 83% of contract value.
What does Ofsted buy from suppliers?
Ofsted's procurement is concentrated in 85140000, 18530000, 72260000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17
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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