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# Department for Education · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Department for Education is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 672 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Department for Education
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 672
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.9bn (median award: £73k) across 227 of 232 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Department for Education), nhs-ods (DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 47 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 6% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 30 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 308 (96%), Framework: 14 (4%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 93 (29%), Route not published: 86 (27%), Open: 64 (20%), Direct award: 55 (17%), Selective: 24 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 74 notices, last 24 months (23% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 33 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 28 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 18 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 18 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Mutual Ventures](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mutual-ventures-coh-07490364):** 9 procedures (10 awards)
2. **[Mott MacDonald](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mott-macdonald-coh-01243967):** 9 procedures (10 awards)
3. **[National Children's Bureau](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/national-childrens-bureau-coh-00952717):** 6 procedures
4. **[Education Development Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/education-development-trust-coh-00867944):** 6 procedures
5. **[Cognizant Worldwide Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cognizant-worldwide-ltd-coh-07195160):** 6 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list:** £813m · [Explore education statistics platform support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/explore-education-statistics-platform-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0649e9)
2. **[Wavemaker Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wavemaker-ltd-coh-04078547):** £300m · [Media Buying Call Off 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-buying-call-off-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-068905) · Awarded: 22 Apr 2026
3. **[Teach First](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/teach-first-coh-04478840):** £137m · [High Potential Initial Teacher Training and Leadership Development Programme 2022/23 con_8477](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-potential-initial-teacher-training-and-leadership-development-programme-2022-23-con-8-ocds-h6vhtk-04efb5)
4. **[THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-copyright-licensing-agency-ltd-coh-01690026):** £109m · [Copyright Licences for Schools - Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/copyright-licences-for-schools-copyright-licensing-agency-cla-ocds-h6vhtk-067aa7) · Awarded: 1 Apr 2026
5. **[Teach First](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/teach-first-coh-04478840):** £89m · [Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training Programme 2027 - 2029 cohorts](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/future-high-potential-initial-teacher-training-hpitt-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-04f6ee) · Awarded: 19 May 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 32
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 133
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Department for Education intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt