Buyer profile · Central government
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 30
- About one every 12 days
- Contracts awarded
- 94
- To 91 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £262m
- 81 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £92k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 10 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1.2mestimated
- £1.4mestimated
- £2.1mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1.2mestimated
- Value not stated
- £175kestimated
- £1estimated
- Value not stated
- £280mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £4mestimated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
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)24%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)7%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)1%
- Direct award (no competition)68%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Department for Science, Innovation & Technology has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 60% of central government buyers
- Based on 25 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 24%
- Lower than 57% of central government buyers
- Based on 120 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 51%
- Higher than 54% of central government buyers
- Based on 108 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 8
- More than 83% of central government buyers
- Based on 41 awards
- Split into lots
- 7%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 30 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 68%
- Higher than 78% of central government buyers
- Based on 120 procurements
- Cancelled
- 3%
- Higher than 65% of central government buyers
- Based on 30 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
This buyer: 32 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 8
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: 24%
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: 51%
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 Science, Innovation & Technology.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSP26784 - Space Sustainability Engagement Video | Tag Europe Limited | £13k | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Reports on the impact of GNSS Interference in the automotive sector | Royal Institute of Navigation | £47k | 27 Nov 2026 |
| Telecoms Restructuring Advice | Fti Consultancy Ltd | £300k | 4 Dec 2026 |
| Innovation Cluster Map Data Export | Business Funding Research Ltd | £15k | 7 Dec 2026 |
| CSP26640 - Branding Services for the Government Cyber Profession | FCG Worldwide Limited | £42k | 8 Dec 2026 |
| Government Office for Technology Transfer - PRIMA 4 | The Helix way | £78k | 14 Dec 2026 |
| UK7 ARIA Chair | IRG Advisors LLP | £30k | 15 Dec 2026 |
| Business Intelligence Data 2026 | Moody's Analytics UK Limited | £174k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| UK6 - The Data City | Data City Innovations Ltd | £12k | 11 Jan 2027 |
| Research Professional | Clarivate | £43k | 26 Jan 2027 |