Buyer profile · Central government
Department for Culture, Media and Sport tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 5
- About one every 73 days
- Contracts awarded
- 45
- To 61 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £9.29m
- 42 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £22k
- 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
- £1.5mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1.5mestimated
- £31mframework ceiling
- £1mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 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)10%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)13%
- Direct award (no competition)73%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Department for Culture, Media and Sport has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 10%
- Lower than 79% of central government buyers
- Based on 48 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 61%
- Higher than 68% of central government buyers
- Based on 69 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 11
- More than 94% of central government buyers
- Based on 7 awards
- Split into lots
- 40%
- Higher than 87% of central government buyers
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 73%
- Higher than 77% of central government buyers
- Based on 48 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 5 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
This buyer: 11
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 16 |
| 6–8 bids | 8 |
| 8–10 bids | 4 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 0 |
| 14–16 bids | 0 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 1 |
This buyer: 10%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 26 |
| 10–20% | 23 |
| 20–30% | 20 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 12 |
| 50–60% | 8 |
| 60–70% | 2 |
| 70–80% | 11 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
This buyer: 61%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 1 |
| 10–20% | 8 |
| 20–30% | 11 |
| 30–40% | 17 |
| 40–50% | 22 |
| 50–60% | 25 |
| 60–70% | 18 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 8 |
| 90–100% | 6 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Department for Culture, Media and Sport.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105008 - Art Explora Museum Fit Out | Momart Limited | £20k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Better Futures Fund Digital Discovery and Alpha | Vinmore Limited | £232k | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Mass Notification Service | Everbridge Europe Limited | £25k | 13 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Futures Hubs and Transformation programme: Delivery partner | The National Youth Agency | £7.6m | 9 Sept 2026 |
| Event Management & Delivery Framework 1 (EMF1) | Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited, Identity Events Management Limited, BBC Studios Productions Limited and 22 more | — | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Better Futures Fund Digital Discovery and Alpha | Vinmore Limited | £232k | 25 Aug 2026 |
| 105042 - Transportation and Storage for Artworks Everywhere Programme | Momart Limited | £150k | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Media Planning and Buying Service | Wavemaker Limited | £8m | 23 Jul 2026 |
| King’s award for voluntary service (kavs) calligraphy certificates | The Calligraphy Centre | — | 11 May 2026 |
| 105008 - Art Explora Museum Fit Out | Momart Limited | — | 15 Apr 2026 |
| RFQ for Kings Award Voluntary Service- Engraved Crystal | Laser Crystals Limited | — | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Financial Times Subscription 26/27 | Financial Times Limited(The) | — | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Art Acquisition - Artist: Lubna Chowdhary : Cristea Roberts Gallery L | Cristea Roberts Gallery Limited | — | 11 Mar 2026 |