Buyer profile · Central government
Cabinet Office tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 2
- In the last 12 months
- Contracts awarded
- 15
- To 20 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £5.41m
- 13 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £44k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £40kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £133kestimated
- £4.9mestimated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 2 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)13%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)6%
- Direct award (no competition)81%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Cabinet Office has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 13%
- Lower than 80% of central government buyers
- Based on 16 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 52%
- Higher than 53% of central government buyers
- Based on 21 winning suppliers
- Direct awards
- 81%
- Higher than 84% of central government buyers
- Based on 16 procurements
Compared with other central government buyers
Cabinet Office: 13%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 19 |
| 10–20% | 16 |
| 20–30% | 15 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 10 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 10 |
| 80–90% | 9 |
| 90–100% | 12 |
Cabinet Office: 52%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 11 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 20 |
| 50–60% | 19 |
| 60–70% | 11 |
| 70–80% | 15 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 3 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Cabinet Office.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expert report - C19SFUNEWNU1125 | Newcastle University | £20k | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Talent Insights, Recruiter Corporate and Career Pages | Linkedin Ireland Unlimited Company | £19k | 17 Dec 2026 |
| Talent Insights, Recruiter Corporate and Career Pages | Linkedin Ireland Unlimited Company | £26k | 17 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Platform for Government xAPI standard interface | Rustici Software | $290k | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Provision of Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) | G4S Facilities Management (UK) Limited, G4S Limited | £3.82m | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Secondary Body Shop Provider | Kent Auto Centre Ltd | — | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Experience Assessment | Cipd Enterprises Ltd | £996k | 27 May 2026 |
| Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice for Provision of Solicitors for UK Covid-19 Inquiry Contract Extension | Burges Salmon LLP | — | 14 May 2026 |
| Global Business Services Training | The Hackett Group Ltd | — | 8 May 2026 |
| Cabinet Office SaaS Requirement | Epiq Systems, Ltd. | — | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Bloomberg Licences | Bloomberg Finance L.P. | £648k | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Manston Inquiry e-Disclosure Platform | Epiq Systems, Ltd. | — | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Medals and Insignia Framework | Worcestershire Medal Service Limited, Cleave & Company Limited, Thomas Fattorini Limited and 3 more | £307k | 25 Feb 2026 |