Buyer profile · Central government

Department for Work & Pensions tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
6
About one every 61 days
Contracts awarded
119
To 91 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.17bn
113 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£25k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
18 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 Work & Pensions has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. National Apprenticeship Awards Sponsorship 2027-2029

    LondonLeisure, culture and events

    UpcomingNewSuitable for SMEs

    £375kestimated
  2. Reducing Parental Conflict Digital Support - Separating & Separated Parents

    LondonIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.19mestimated
  3. Reducing Parental Conflict Digital Support – Perinatal Parents

    LondonIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.19mestimated
  4. Skills England Web-based Services - Development, Support & Maintenance

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1mestimated
  5. DWP Strategic External Resourcing Programme

    LondonIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  6. The Garage Delivery Factory and Live Service Teams

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £120mframework ceiling
  7. Creative Campaign Development and Delivery

    UK-wideMarketing and communications

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £15mestimated
  8. DWP AI Transcription

    LondonIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  9. Live Surveillance

    LondonSecurity

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2mestimated
  10. Working Age Services Project Zora - Application Decomposition & Microservices Transition

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £34.5mframework ceiling

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.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Social value questions1%
    In 1 of 138 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 3 contracts
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 4 contracts
  6. 3 contracts
  7. 6 contracts
  8. 3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)12%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)1%
  • Direct award (no competition)83%
Based on 137 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Department for Work & Pensions has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
12%
Lower than 79% of central government buyers
Based on 137 procurements
Won by small firms
38%
Lower than 76% of central government buyers
Based on 120 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2.5
Fewer than 81% of central government buyers
Based on 10 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 67% of central government buyers
Based on 6 advertised tenders
Direct awards
83%
Higher than 87% of central government buyers
Based on 137 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most central government buyers
Based on 6 tenders

Compared with other central government buyers

Bids per contract, 68 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids29
4–6 bids16
6–8 bids8
8–10 bids4
10–12 bids3
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids0
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids1
Advertised openly, 142 central government buyers
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 133 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Work & Pensions.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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
CAN 008 - extensionCognizant Worldwide Limited—30 Sept 2026
Practical AccessibilityThis Is Gain Ltd£11k1 Oct 2026
ISF MembershipInformation Security Forum£17k31 Oct 2026
Tls & pkiProgression Development Ltd£18k1 Nov 2026
The Work Health Conversation - and educational packageThe at Work Partnership Ltd£38k1 Nov 2026
Communications Data Investigations Single Point of Contact (CDI SPoC) training.College Of Policing Ltd£19k8 Nov 2026
ecm_11975 ( Now C4617) Managed Enforcement Services for the Child Maintenance ServiceQualco (UK) Limited£1.12m9 Nov 2026
itSMF Conference November 2026Service Management Association Ltd£15k10 Nov 2026
Leading Design Conference November 2026Clearleft Limited£25k12 Nov 2026
Applying Metrics for PredictabilityProKanban£11k30 Nov 2026
Pensions Commission Regional EngagementBritish Chamber of Commerce£22k30 Nov 2026
Leading AI and Digital TransformationInstitut Europ Administ Affair£11k1 Dec 2026
Applying Flow Metrics for ScrumProKanban£11k1 Dec 2026
Hootsuite CVID 702946Hootsuite£36k10 Dec 2026
NNSP - pre-select trainingPolice & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside£26k21 Dec 2026
Executive Master in Public Policy - Level 3 of the Policy Profession StandardsLondon School of Economics and Political Science£15k21 Dec 2026
JEGS TrainingBeamans Limited£38k22 Dec 2026
CIPD EA UpgradeCipd Enterprises Ltd£25k24 Dec 2026

33 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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