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# Department of Education · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-education-GB-PPON-PTYH-9512-JWZZ). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Department of Education is a Central government based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 23 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Department of Education
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PTYH-9512-JWZZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 23
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £4.6m (median award: £399k) across 5 of 5 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-education-GB-PPON-PTYH-9512-JWZZ

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 33% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 3 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 6 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 4 (67%), Direct award: 2 (33%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 2 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[National Childrens Bureau](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/national-childrens-bureau-coh-00952717):** 2 procedures
2. **[INEQE GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ineqe-group-limited-coh-ni606984):** 2 procedures
3. **[Pearson Education Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pearson-education-limited-coh-00872828):** 1 procedures
4. **[Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-FTS-6917):** 1 procedures
5. **[Ruth Miskin Literacy Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ruth-miskin-literacy-limited-coh-05660104):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-FTS-6917):** £3.0m · [DE - Teacher Education and Professional Learning - Replacement for Professional Qualification for Headship for Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/de-teacher-education-and-professional-learning-replacement-for-professional-qualification--ocds-h6vhtk-065b44) · Awarded: 30 Apr 2026
2. **[Pearson Education Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pearson-education-limited-coh-00872828):** £766k · [ID 5967233 - DE - Statistics and Research - The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2027](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5967233-de-statistics-and-research-the-trends-in-international-mathematics-and-science--ocds-h6vhtk-05cefe) · Awarded: 1 Dec 2025
3. **[National Childrens Bureau](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/national-childrens-bureau-coh-00952717):** £399k · [ID 5998126 - DE - Independent evaluation of the RAISE programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5998126-de-independent-evaluation-of-the-raise-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05e5e0) · Awarded: 11 Feb 2026
4. **[InnerDrive Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/innerdrive-ltd-coh-05997821):** £327k · [ID 5963878 - DAC 57/25 - DE - PROVISION OF AN ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLATFORM ON THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING FOR POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5963878-dac-57-25-de-provision-of-an-online-professional-learning-platform-on-the-scien-ocds-h6vhtk-0516d0) · Awarded: 19 May 2025
5. **[Ruth Miskin Literacy Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ruth-miskin-literacy-limited-coh-05660104):** £152k · [DAC 84/25 – DE – CURRICULUM REFORM – IMPROVING LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/de-curriculum-reform-improving-literacy-in-primary-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-064ae1) · Awarded: 20 Feb 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **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 of Education intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-education-GB-PPON-PTYH-9512-JWZZ#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-of-education-GB-PPON-PTYH-9512-JWZZ
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt