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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Sport England

Sport England 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: 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-01Updated 2026-08-01

£135.0M

Total spend

126

Contract awards

74

Unique suppliers

£1.2M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Sport England has awarded 126 contracts worth £135.0M to 74 suppliers between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, at an average contract value of £1.2M, with the top five suppliers holding 62% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Sport England

Top-five suppliers hold 62% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Wavemaker Limited3£37.0M
Ipsos Mori2£25.1M
The Activation Project C.I.C.2£7.9M
4Global Consulting Ltd2£7.1M
Ipsos (market research) Ltd2£6.0M
Ipsos (Market Research) Limited3£5.4M
Atkinsrealis UK Limited4£4.9M
Sheffield Hallam University3£4.4M
23Red2£4.4M
Continuum Sport & Leisure Ltd3£4.0M
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LIMITED2£3.7M
Oracle Corporation UK Limited6£2.3M
cxpartners limited4£2.1M
The Activation Project CIC1£1.9M
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government1£1.6M
JAMES CHARLES CONSULTING LIMITED2£1.5M
Green Park Interim and Executive Limited4£1.1M
Empyrean Digital Limited2£1.1M
ESPO1£935K
SmartSimple Software UK Limited1£912K

Procurement categories

What Sport England buys

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

Advertising and marketing services

79340000
9 awards£42.1M

Market research services

79310000
10 awards£32.5M

Business and management consultancy services

79410000
31 awards£21.6M

Specialist training services

80510000
3 awards£8.1M

Systems and technical consultancy services

72220000
10 awards£5.4M

Programming services of packaged software products

72210000
10 awards£4.4M

Miscellaneous business-related services

79990000
2 awards£3.7M

Geological prospecting apparatus

38220000
2 awards£3.3M

Sport-related services

92620000
4 awards£3.1M

Software-related services

72260000
7 awards£2.1M

Financial analysis and accounting software package

48440000
4 awards£1.7M

Engineering-related scientific and technical services

71350000
2 awards£1.6M

Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

79620000
7 awards£1.2M

Consultative engineering and construction services

71310000
1 award£935K

Administrative services of agencies

75120000
1 award£867K

Networking software package

48210000
2 awards£797K

Research services

73110000
10 awards£790K

Accounting and auditing services

79210000
1 award£195K

Pension services

66520000
1 award£113K

Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

66170000
1 award£100K

Recent contracts

Latest Sport England contracts awarded

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

SE1251 Active Lives adult small area estimates 2024-25

Substance 2005 Limited · 2026-07-31

£13K

SE1222 - Code Evaluation Project

Ipsos · 2026-07-28

£25K

SE1255 Active Environments Strategic Outcome Planning Guidance

Strategic Leisure Limited · 2026-07-13

£78K

SE1261 - Active Lives Statistical Assurance

Manchester Metropolitan University · 2026-07-03

£100K

SE1219 Foresight and Trends Monitoring

Forge Front Ltd · 2026-05-08

£55K

SE1252 Cloud Support Managed Service

CIVICA · 2026-05-07

£147K

SE1249 - TGC Media Buying Agency

Wavemaker Limited · 2026-04-23

£12.3M

SE1251 Active Lives adult small area estimates 2024-25

Substance 2005 Limited · 2026-03-26

£13K

SE1249 - TGC Media Buying Agency

Wavemaker Limited · 2026-03-26

£12.3M

SE1251 Active Lives adult small area estimates 2024-25

Substance 2005 Limited · 2026-03-26

£13K

SE1249 - TGC Media Buying Services

Wavemaker Limited · 2026-03-26

£12.3M

SE1247 Case Management System

OYSTER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD · 2026-03-25

£13K

SE1239 TASS Regional Coaching Hub

Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme College House · 2026-03-25

£25K

SE1254 NLA Licence

NLA MEDIA ACCESS LTD · 2026-03-25

SE1246 Organisational Narrative Development

Undivided Limited · 2026-03-25

SE1239 TASS Regional Coaching Hub

Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme College House · 2026-03-25

£25K

SE1246 Organisational Narrative Development

Undivided Limited · 2026-03-25

SE1254 NLA Licence

NLA MEDIA ACCESS LTD · 2026-03-24

SE1254 NLA Licence

NLA MEDIA ACCESS LTD · 2026-03-24

SE1240 Talent Pathway Manchester Metropolitan University

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY · 2026-03-24

£33K

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SE1190 EDI Consultancy Support Programme

£350K

SE1161 Place National Evaluation and Learning Partner

SE1181 Moving Communities

£4.0M

SE1179 and SE1180 Sport England Active Lives Surveys

SE1179 and SE1180 Sport England Active Lives Surveys

SE1179 and SE1180 Sport England Active Lives Surveys

SE1179 Sport England Active Lives Surveys

£15.0M

Buddle Support Services - Supplier Engagement Notice

SE1151 - Creating a Leadership Community

SE1151 - Creating a Leadership Community

£5.0M

SE1151 - Creating a Leadership Community

SE1151 - Creating a Leadership Community

SE1151 - Creating a Leadership Community

SE1151 - Creating a Leadership Community

SE1151 - Creating a Leadership Community

£6.0M

SE1151 - Creating a Leadership Community

SE1157 Evaluation, Learning and Innovation partner for Sport England's Open Fund

SE1151 - Creating a Leadership Community

SE1151 - Creating a Leadership Community

SE1151 - Creating a Leadership Community

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

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

SE1211 Finance System Renewal

Expires: 2026-08-13

£302K

SE1240 Talent Pathway Manchester Metropolitan University

Expires: 2026-08-31

£33K

SE1246 Organisational Narrative Development

Expires: 2026-08-31

SE1246 Organisational Narrative Development

Expires: 2026-08-31

SE1150 This Girl Can Creative Agency

Expires: 2026-09-30

£3.6M

SE1103 - Social Value Model of Sport and Physical Activity

Expires: 2026-09-30

£174K

SE1084 Employee Benefits Platform

Expires: 2026-10-10

£19K

SE1061 - System Partner Collective Evaluation

Expires: 2026-10-16

£2.7M

SE1224 Special Advisory Consultancy Services

Expires: 2026-11-10

£30K

Special Advisory Consultancy SE1224

Expires: 2026-11-10

£30K

Special Advisory Consultancy SE1224

Expires: 2026-11-12

SE1251 Active Lives adult small area estimates 2024-25

Expires: 2026-11-17

£13K

SE1251 Active Lives adult small area estimates 2024-25

Expires: 2026-11-17

£13K

SE1205 This Girl Can Qualitative Research

Expires: 2026-11-28

£179K

Award of Contract

Expires: 2026-11-30

£70K

SE1135 Independent financial advice to support Sport England's pension and group risk schemes

Expires: 2027-01-21

£113K

SE1146 Payroll System

Expires: 2027-01-27

£101K

SE1222 - Code Evaluation Project

Expires: 2027-02-25

£25K

SE1222 - Code Evaluation Project

Expires: 2027-02-25

£25K

SE1247 Case Management System

Expires: 2027-03-02

£13K

SE1254 NLA Licence

Expires: 2027-03-31

SE1254 NLA Licence

Expires: 2027-03-31

SE1254 NLA Licence

Expires: 2027-03-31

SE1255 Active Environments Strategic Outcome Planning Guidance

Expires: 2027-03-31

£78K

SE1252 Cloud Support Managed Service

Expires: 2027-03-31

£147K

SE1131 IT Service Management Tool

Expires: 2027-04-09

£55K

SE1147 - Grant Award Matched Crowdfunding Services

Expires: 2027-04-28

£692K

SE1140 Internal Audit

Expires: 2027-04-30

£195K

SE1128 - Website Maintenance

Expires: 2027-04-30

£1.2M

SE1203 ITS Software Systems ATS

Expires: 2027-06-17

£36K

Market analysis

Bidding into Sport England — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

62%

Top-5 supplier share

52d

Avg response window

32d

Median response window

21mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Sport England

How much does Sport England spend on procurement?

Sport England awarded 126 contracts totalling £135.0M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 74 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.2M.

Who are Sport England's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Sport England by total award value are Wavemaker Limited, Ipsos Mori, The Activation Project C.I.C.. The top five suppliers together hold 62% of contract value.

What does Sport England buy from suppliers?

Sport England's procurement is concentrated in advertising and marketing services, market research services, business and management consultancy services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Sport England contracts?

Sport England publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for Sport England tenders?

Sport England typically gives suppliers a median of 32 days to respond (average 52 days). Standard contract duration is around 21 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01

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
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

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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