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# Department for Work & Pensions · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-work-pensions-gov-d10). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Department for Work & Pensions is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 444 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Department for Work & Pensions
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PJCP-7274-TLRQ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 444
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £2.2bn (median award: £35k) across 191 of 191 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Department for Work and Pensions), nhs-ods (DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-work-pensions-gov-d10

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 11 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 18% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 4% below the published estimate (median of 6 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 232 (96%), Framework: 7 (3%), Dynamic purchasing system: 2 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 146 (61%), Route not published: 34 (14%), Open: 22 (9%), Selective: 22 (9%), Limited / restricted: 17 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 31 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 19 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
3. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 10 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 9 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Financial and insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/financial-and-insurance-services-66000000) (CPV 66):** 8 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/maximus-uk-services-limited-coh-09072343):** 16 procedures (19 awards)
2. **[Reed in Partnership Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/reed-in-partnership-ltd-coh-00851645):** 15 procedures (16 awards)
3. **[Atos IT Services UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/atos-it-services-uk-limited-coh-01245534):** 13 procedures
4. **[Capita Business Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-business-services-ltd-coh-02299747):** 12 procedures (17 awards)
5. **[Ingeus UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ingeus-uk-limited-coh-04320853):** 10 procedures (15 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[G4S secure Solutions (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/g4s-secure-solutions-uk-ltd-coh-01046019):** £905m · [DWP Estates Security Services Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dwp-estates-security-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05086d)
2. **[Capita PLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-plc-coh-02081330):** £682m · [Functional Assessment Services (FAS) 2023 – Lot 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/functional-assessment-services-fas-2023-lot-2-ocds-h6vhtk-04fa06)
3. **[Capita Business Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-business-services-ltd-coh-02299747):** £157m · [The Functional Assessment Service (FAS) Lot 5 Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-functional-assessment-service-fas-lot-5-northern-ireland-ocds-h6vhtk-068728)
4. **[Wavemaker Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wavemaker-ltd-coh-04078547):** £95m · [Media Buying & Planning Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-buying-planning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06a75b) · Awarded: 1 Jan 2026
5. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** £41m · [Unified Network Access Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/unified-network-access-service-unas-modification-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-04c92c)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 66
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 88
- **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 Work & Pensions intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-work-pensions-gov-d10#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-work-pensions-gov-d10
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt