Buyer profile · Central government
Department for Business & Trade tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 2
- In the last 12 months
- Contracts awarded
- 169
- To 166 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £113m
- 152 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £51k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 25 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Department for Business & Trade has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £750kestimated
- £2mestimated
- £7mestimated
- £6mestimated
- £6mestimated
- £5mestimated
- £28.1mestimated
- £4.17mestimated
- £15mestimated
- £16mestimated
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)3%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)2%
- Direct award (no competition)91%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Department for Business & Trade has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 3%
- Lower than 89% of central government buyers
- Based on 173 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 50%
- Lower than 51% of central government buyers
- Based on 187 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- More than 59% of central government buyers
- Based on 11 awards
- Direct awards
- 91%
- Higher than 95% of central government buyers
- Based on 173 procurements
Compared with other central government buyers
This buyer: 5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
This buyer: 3%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
This buyer: 50%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Department for Business & Trade.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebuild Ukraine 2026 | Premier Expo company | €19k | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Rebuild Ukraine 2026 - build contract | Premier Expo company | €44k | 13 Nov 2026 |
| HEALTH USA 2026 UK Pavilion | D&F Creative Limited | £13k | 18 Nov 2026 |
| BICS Implementation Support Services | Ernst & Young LLP | £83k | 19 Nov 2026 |
| Event Stand at IAAPA Expo 2026, Orlando | International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions | $28k | 20 Nov 2026 |
| O’Reilly Media | O'Reilly Media, Inc. | £18k | 27 Nov 2026 |
| Bloomberg New Energy Finance (NEF) Subscription | Bloomberg Finance L.P. | $96k | 27 Nov 2026 |
| UK Approach to Reconstruction | Jacobs U.K. Limited | £50k | 27 Nov 2026 |
| Project_5066- Provision of Bill of Lading Shipping Data | Thinkdata Works Limited | £260k | 28 Nov 2026 |
| Support the development of the Ceramics Industry Support Scheme (CISS) | Lucideon Limited | £100k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| GDHA Expert Witness Report | Applitest GMBH | £13k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Singapore Fintech Festival Event 2026 | GFTN Services Pty Ltd | £65k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| B2B Digital Business Identity Research and Options Advice | Deloitte LLP | £108k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Global Talent Elite Pipeline | Russell Reynolds Associates Ltd | £108k | 8 Dec 2026 |
| ORDS Regulatory Content Metadata – MVP Pilot | The Stationery Office Limited | £99k | 11 Dec 2026 |
| New Chair of The Insolvency Service Recruitment campaign | Gatenbysanderson Limited | £28k | 14 Dec 2026 |
| Provision of additional Lucid Suite licences | Phoenix Software Limited | £24k | 15 Dec 2026 |
| Transparency Notice for Provision of Orbis and Fame Licences | Moody's Analytics UK Limited | £193k | 26 Dec 2026 |
| CR_5492 Phase One of Automotive Manufacturing and Technology Plan | Environmental Resource Management Limited | £112k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Aegir Insights | Aegir Insights | £15k | 13 Jan 2027 |