Top suppliers
Top suppliers to UKRI
Top-five suppliers hold 78% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What UKRI buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
795073488580387290Recent contracts
Latest UKRI contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
UKRI-7426 - Oracle Cloud EPM - Implementation, Consulting, Training and Support
Brovanture Limited · 2026-10-13
£75K
CSP26488 - UKRI Occupational Health
Health Partners Group · 2026-09-29
£1.3M
PS25034 - Legal Services to Support Employment Tribunals and Complex Casework - Framework
Gowling WLG (UK) LLP · 2026-09-08
UKRI-6274 Atmospheric Science Public Dialogue
Hopkins Van Mil · 2026-09-03
£198K
PS25034 - Legal Services to Support Employment Tribunals and Complex Casework - Framework
Burges Salmon LLP · 2026-08-17
PS25034 - Legal Services to Support Employment Tribunals and Complex Casework - Framework
Doyle Clayton Solicitors Limited · 2026-07-19
CSP26281 - AI Spärck Scholarship Launch Event
Live Group Holdings · 2026-05-19
PS25322 - RICHeS Heritage and Conservation Science Labour Survey
Institute of Conservation · 2026-03-07
£94K
Lot 1 - Training
Institute for Government · 2026-01-28
£210K
Lot 2 - Mentoring
Zinc Ventures Limited · 2026-01-28
£149K
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6
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2
planned procurements
Work this buyer has said it intends to tender
1
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4
tender packs read
What it asks bidders for: insurance, certificates, scoring
Market analysis
Bidding into UKRI — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
52%
Awards to SMEs
78%
Top-5 supplier share
13%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 52% of UKRI’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to UKRI
How much does UKRI spend on procurement?
UKRI awarded 22 contracts totalling £7.3M between 2023-10-16 and 2026-10-16, working with 22 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £407K.
Who are UKRI's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to UKRI by total award value are Digital Science UK Limited, CIS Security, Health Partners Group. The top five suppliers together hold 78% of contract value.
What does UKRI buy from suppliers?
UKRI's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, repair and maintenance services, research and development services and related consultancy services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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GUIDE
PQQ & Selection Questionnaire — Procurement Act 2023
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GUIDE
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SECTOR
UK Government IT Services
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-16
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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