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# Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-science-innovation-technology-gov-d1381). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Department for Science, Innovation & Technology is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 223 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PVWZ-3216-PVQL` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 223
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.1bn (median award: £91k) across 131 of 138 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-science-innovation-technology-gov-d1381

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 7 bids (median of 24 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 4% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 9% below the published estimate (median of 13 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 175 (98%), Framework: 3 (2%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 99 (55%), Open: 33 (18%), Route not published: 30 (17%), Selective: 16 (9%), Limited / restricted: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 32 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
2. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 23 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 14 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 6 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[NPL Management Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/npl-management-limited-coh-02937881):** 11 procedures (13 awards)
2. **[CityFibre Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cityfibre-limited-coh-09759465):** 10 procedures (46 awards)
3. **[Royal Institute of Navigation](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/royal-institute-of-navigation-coh-rc000816):** 4 procedures
4. **[LGC LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lgc-limited-coh-02991879):** 4 procedures
5. **[Quickline Communications Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/quickline-communications-limited-coh-05034183):** 4 procedures (16 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[NPL Management Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/npl-management-limited-coh-02937881):** £363m · [DSIT NMS - NPL Energy and Environment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk5-notice-template-ocds-h6vhtk-051c6d)
2. **[NPL Management Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/npl-management-limited-coh-02937881):** £180m · [National Timing Centre (NTC) Delivery Programme 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-timing-centre-ntc-delivery-programme-2-ocds-h6vhtk-06c7d3) · Awarded: 6 Jul 2026
3. **[NPL Management Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/npl-management-limited-coh-02937881):** £170m · [DSIT NMS - NPL Energy and Environment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dsit-nms-npl-energy-and-environment-ocds-h6vhtk-0510d2)
4. **[NPL Management Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/npl-management-limited-coh-02937881):** £113m · [DSIT NMS - NPL Energy and Environment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dsit-nms-npl-energy-and-environment-ocds-h6vhtk-0510d2) · Awarded: 19 May 2025
5. **[LGC LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lgc-limited-coh-02991879):** £37m · [DSIT NMS LCG Phase 2 (GC & CBM)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dsit-nms-phase-2-lgc-gc-cbm-ocds-h6vhtk-051f99) · Awarded: 22 Jul 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 35
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 47
- **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 Science, Innovation & Technology intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-science-innovation-technology-gov-d1381#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-science-innovation-technology-gov-d1381
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt