Tenders / Buyers / United Kingdom
Department for Business & Trade: public contracts and tenders
Department for Business & Trade awarded 254 public contracts worth €152.5M where a value is stated since 2025-03-18; the research and development contract held by IfM Engage Ltd ends on 2026-10-29 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 250 of 254 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Department for Business & Trade |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Central government authority |
| City | London |
| Sources | UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst & Young LLP | 4 | €436k | ||
| Clarion Events LIMITED | 3 | €71,263 | ||
| SGS United Kingdom Limited | 3 | €231k | ||
| United Kingdom Interactive Entertainment Ltd | 3 | €117k | ||
| Mintel | 01475918 Companies House (GB) | mintel.com | 2 | €301k |
| PITCHBOOK DATA LIMITED | 09071191 Companies House (GB) | contentstack.io | 2 | €660k |
| Applitest GmbH | 2 | €134k | ||
| Arup International Projects Limited | 2 | €137k | ||
| Aston University | 2 | €83,494 | ||
| Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Limited | 2 | €174k | ||
| Capital Economics Limited | 2 | €34,477 | ||
| Carbon Limiting Technologies | 2 | €207k | ||
| Catena.AI Ltd | 2 | €309k | ||
| The Children’s Media Conference Ltd | 2 | €46,520 | ||
| Ecctis Ltd | 2 | €23,974 |
Suppliers named on Department for Business & Trade's award notices (the top 15 of 194); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
| Ends | Contract | Current holder | Value | End date basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | Office for Product Safety & Standards National Quality Infrastructure - Digitalisation Opportunities Scoping… | IfM Engage Ltd | €115k | end date stated |
| 2026-10-29 | Contract Details Notice | €37,781 | end date stated | |
| 2026-10-29 | Global Health Exhibition (GHE) 2026 | Tahaluf Events Limited | €24,967 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | Level 4, 5, and 6 CIPS | Chartered Institute Of Procurement And Supply (CIPS) | €96,763 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-03 | Office for Product Safety and Standards: Ecodesign Testing Washing Machines | SGS United Kingdom Ltd | €127k | end date stated |
| 2026-11-04 | DBT Stand at MAPIC 2026 | RX Global Ltd | €31,777 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-13 | Rebuild Ukraine 2026 | €19,450 | end date stated | |
| 2026-11-13 | Rebuild Ukraine 2026 - build contract | €44,268 | end date stated | |
| 2026-11-16 | Procurement in Industrial Strategy Sectors | Tussell Ltd | €26,057 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-18 | HEALTH USA 2026 UK Pavilion | D&F Creative Limited | €15,042 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-19 | BICS Implementation Support Services | Ernst & Young LLP | €96,810 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-20 | Event Stand at IAAPA Expo 2026, Orlando | €24,743 | end date stated | |
| 2026-11-27 | Bloomberg New Energy Finance (NEF) Subscription | Bloomberg Finance L.P. | €82,057 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-27 | O’Reilly Media | O'Reilly Media, Inc | €20,247 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-27 | UK Approach to Reconstruction | Jacobs U.K. Limited | €59,687 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-28 | Project_5066- Provision of Bill of Lading Shipping Data | THINKDATA WORKS LIMITED | €299k | end date stated |
| 2026-11-30 | Audit Analytics Subscription | IDEAGEN LIMITED | €13,378 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-30 | Support the development of the Ceramics Industry Support Scheme (CISS) | Lucideon Limited | €119k | end date stated |
| 2026-11-30 | GDHA Expert Witness Report | APPLITEST GmbH | €15,280 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-08 | Global Talent Elite Pipeline | Russell Reynolds Associates Limited (Companies House (GB) 03258089) | €125k | end date stated |
| 2026-12-11 | ORDS Regulatory Content Metadata – MVP Pilot | The Stationery Office Limited | €115k | end date stated |
| 2026-12-14 | New Chair of The Insolvency Service Recruitment campaign | GatenbySanderson Ltd | €32,629 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-15 | Provision of additional Lucid Suite licences | Phoenix Software | €27,110 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-26 | Transparency Notice for Provision of Orbis and Fame Licences | €221k | end date stated | |
| 2026-12-31 | Help to Grow Management: Evaluation Phase 2 | Ipsos (market research) Limited | €1.6M | end date stated |
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of Department for Business & Trade whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 89 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
No open call for tender from Department for Business & Trade today.
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business services | 79 | 89 | €29.4M |
| IT services | 72 | 36 | €14.1M |
| Research and development | 73 | 35 | €4.1M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 16 | €958k |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 12 | €1.0M |
| Education and training | 80 | 8 | €331k |
| Printed matter | 22 | 2 | €142k |
| Electrical equipment and lighting | 31 | 2 | €64,311 |
| Laboratory and precision equipment | 38 | 2 | €111k |
| Postal and telecom services | 64 | 2 | €167k |
| Recreational, cultural and sporting services | 92 | 2 | €93.7M |
| Security, fire-fighting and defence equipment | 35 | 1 | €41,186 |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
| Published | Contract | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Company Watch Platform | Company Watch Limited | n/a |
| 2026-10-22 | Benefits of Commitments on the Prohibition of Performance Requirements | LSE Enterprise Ltd trading as LSE Consulting | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | Mapping UK Professional Business Qualifications and associated Translation Services | Ecctis Limited | n/a |
| 2026-10-20 | HEALTH USA 2026 UK Pavilion | D&F Creative Limited | €15,042 |
| 2026-10-20 | GDHA Expert Witness Report | APPLITEST GmbH | €15,280 |
| 2026-10-20 | Tumble Dryer Study to Explore Fire Risks | Applitest GmbH | €119k |
| 2026-10-19 | British Beauty Council activities FY 2026-27 | British Beauty Council | €11,937 |
| 2026-10-16 | The Economist Subscription for DBIST | The Economist Newspaper Limited | €84,159 |
| 2026-10-15 | Delivery of Strategic Business Events and Tradeshows | Identity Global Ltd | €17.9M |
| 2026-10-14 | Executive Agency Support for SCS3 Permanent Recruitment Campaign | €71,625 |
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Sources: UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Questions
How many public contracts has Department for Business & Trade awarded?
Department for Business & Trade published 254 contract award notices between 2025-03-18 and 2026-10-22; the 250 that state a value add up to €152.5M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are Department for Business & Trade's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Ernst & Young LLP (4), Clarion Events LIMITED (3) and SGS United Kingdom Limited (3) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which Department for Business & Trade contracts end soon?
89 contracts awarded by Department for Business & Trade end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the research and development contract held by IfM Engage Ltd, ending on 2026-10-29 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).
Does Department for Business & Trade have open tenders now?
No call for tender from Department for Business & Trade is open today in the official notices we read (as of 2026-10-27). Its 6 earlier calls are counted on this page.
What does Department for Business & Trade buy?
Most of Department for Business & Trade's awards are in Business services (CPV 79) (89), IT services (CPV 72) (36) and Research and development (CPV 73) (35) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Department for Business & Trade tenders and contracts: 254 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/department-for-business-trade-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.