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# Ofsted · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofsted-gov-d106). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Ofsted is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 26 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Ofsted
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLXD-3382-NDQL` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 26
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £9.6m (median award: £63k) across 18 of 18 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Ofsted)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofsted-gov-d106

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 21 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 12 (57%), Limited / restricted: 6 (29%), Route not published: 3 (14%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
3. **[Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/agricultural-farming-fishing-forestry-and-related-products-03000000) (CPV 03):** 1 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000) (CPV 55):** 1 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Orr Medical Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/orr-medical-limited-coh-07430042):** 2 procedures
2. **[Epiq Europe Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/epiq-europe-ltd-GB-COH-05343223):** 1 procedures
3. **[APPIAN EUROPE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/appian-europe-limited-coh-05866355):** 1 procedures
4. **[MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID ENGLAND COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mental-health-first-aid-england-community-interest-company-coh-07021392):** 1 procedures
5. **[LinkedIn Unlimited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/linkedin-unlimited-GB-COH-477441):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Calder Conferences Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/calder-conferences-ltd-coh-03702902):** £5.0m · [Booking Services Venues and Events 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/booking-services-venues-and-events-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-06ddf8)
2. **[Reward Gateway (UK) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/reward-gateway-uk-ltd-coh-05696250):** £2.0m · [Employee Benefits Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employee-benefits-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-05eb31)
3. **[IFF Research Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/i-f-f-research-limited-coh-00849983):** £715k · [Evaluation of Ofsted's Renewed Approach to Education Inspection](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/evaluation-of-ofsted-s-renewed-approach-to-education-inspection-ocds-h6vhtk-059c96)
4. **[Orr Medical Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/orr-medical-limited-coh-07430042):** £640k · [Medical Screening of Childcare Providers](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medical-screening-of-childcare-social-care-providers-ocds-h6vhtk-0670bd) · Awarded: 25 Mar 2026
5. **[APPIAN EUROPE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/appian-europe-limited-coh-05866355):** £398k · [Appian PAAS Subscription Agreement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appian-paas-subscription-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-0595d1)

## 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 Ofsted intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofsted-gov-d106#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofsted-gov-d106
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt