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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: public contracts and tenders
Department for Culture, Media and Sport awarded 175 public contracts worth €90.5M where a value is stated since 2025-02-24; the transport support and travel services contract held by Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited ends on 2026-10-31 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 174 of 175 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Central government authority |
| City | LONDON |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Softcat Plc | 02174990 Companies House (GB) | softcat.com | 5 | €1.3M |
| Fletcher Gallery Services Ltd | 5 | €210k | ||
| Frontier Economics Limited | 5 | €1.7M | ||
| Momart Ltd | 5 | €641k | ||
| Alma Economics Ltd | 4 | €1.2M | ||
| Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd | 00948470 Companies House (GB) | ipsos.com | 3 | €867k |
| QA Limited | 02413137 Companies House (GB) | qa.com | 3 | €332k |
| Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd | 3 | €2.7M | ||
| Robertson Bell Ltd | 3 | €115k | ||
| Ecorys UK Limited | 01650169 Companies House (GB) | ecorys.com | 2 | €164k |
| Frontier Economics Limited | 03752719 Companies House (GB) | frontier-economics.com | 2 | €323k |
| Constantine Ltd | 2 | €384k | ||
| DARBYSHIRE LIMITED | 2 | €24,280 | ||
| Financial Times Limited | 2 | €47,759 | ||
| RSM UK Consulting LLP | 2 | €915k |
Suppliers named on Department for Culture, Media and Sport's award notices (the top 15 of 117); 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | Travel and accommodation services | Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited | €2.1M | end date stated |
| 2026-11-06 | Trust Policy Interventions Research | Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited | €93,758 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-13 | Mass Notification Service | Everbridge Europe Ltd | €27,864 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-13 | GAC Transport to and from Tunisia | Momart Ltd | €60,617 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-14 | Preservica Subscription | Preservica Ltd (Companies House (GB) 07998621) | €84,337 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-15 | Youth Voice - Power and Consultation Contract | Participation People Ltd | €55,876 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-20 | DDaT 2nd and 3rd Line Support | REPLY LIMITED (Companies House (GB) 03847202) | €1.5M | end date stated |
| 2026-12-27 | Parliamentary Printing Services | HH Associates Ltd | €234k | end date stated |
| 2026-12-30 | DDaT Software - ServiceNow + Additional OKTA | Softcat Plc (Companies House (GB) 02174990) | €233k | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | Cloud Migration and Managed Support | TPXimpact Limited | €153k | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | 104838 Highmeads Loop Insurance | Marsh Limited | €35,898 | end date stated |
| 2027-01-14 | IPTV Capacity Project | Frontier Economics Ltd (Companies House (GB) 03752719) | €139k | end date stated |
| 2027-01-14 | DDaT Software - Adobe and Atlassian Trello | Softcat Plc (Companies House (GB) 02174990) | €107k | end date stated |
| 2027-01-31 | 104878 Workplace Adjustment Assistive Software | Texthelp Ltd | €11,703 | end date stated |
| 2027-02-17 | 104896 Real-Time Industry & Sector Data | Data City Innovations Ltd | €20,682 | end date stated |
| 2027-02-28 | GAC Website Maintenance and Hosting | Thirty8 Digital Limited | €26,363 | end date stated |
| 2027-02-28 | Digital Hardware | XOS Group Ltd | €67,367 | end date stated |
| 2027-03-31 | Million Hours Fund Phase 3 Evaluation | RSM UK Consulting LLP | €478k | end date stated |
| 2027-03-31 | Local News Fund Evaluation | Technopolis Ltd | €209k | end date stated |
| 2027-03-31 | Better Youth Spaces Fund Evaluation | Ipsos (market research) Limited (Companies House (GB) 00948470) | €390k | end date stated |
| 2027-03-31 | Community Sports Facilities Innovative Facilities Fund Evaluation | Alma Economics Ltd | €381k | end date stated |
| 2027-03-31 | Data Improvement Platform | Made Tech Limited | €1.0M | end date stated |
| 2027-03-31 | BARB Audiences Subscription | Barb Audiences Limited | €39,886 | end date stated |
| 2027-03-31 | 105042 - Transportation and Storage for Artworks Everywhere Programme | Momart Ltd | €175k | end date stated |
| 2027-04-07 | Financial Times Subscription 26/27 | The Financial Times Limited | €26,387 | 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 Culture, Media and Sport 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. 41 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 Culture, Media and Sport today.
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business services | 79 | 44 | €56.1M |
| Research and development | 73 | 30 | €11.7M |
| IT services | 72 | 25 | €11.2M |
| Sport goods, toys and musical instruments | 37 | 7 | €185k |
| Transport services | 60 | 6 | €1.2M |
| Furniture and cleaning products | 39 | 5 | €177k |
| Education and training | 80 | 5 | €382k |
| Recreational, cultural and sporting services | 92 | 5 | €203k |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 4 | €774k |
| Postal and telecom services | 64 | 3 | €91,971 |
| Transport support and travel services | 63 | 2 | €2.2M |
| Financial and insurance services | 66 | 2 | €83,249 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | Measuring Growth and Productivity Impacts | Frontier Economics Ltd | €296k |
| 2026-10-02 | Cyber SOC Service | Sapphire Technologies Ltd | €1.1M |
| 2026-09-11 | Ceremonial Event | Identity Events Management Limited | €11.7M |
| 2026-09-07 | Event Management & Delivery Framework 1 (EMF1) | BBC Studios Productions Limited, Arcadis, Far and Beyond Events Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-09-04 | Better Futures Fund Digital Discovery and Alpha | Vinmore Ltd | €270k |
| 2026-08-28 | Life Chances Fund Data Platform Maintenance Service | Xansium Consulting Limited | €14,018 |
| 2026-08-26 | Local News Fund Evaluation | Technopolis Ltd | €209k |
| 2026-08-26 | PSM Reform Research | Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates Limited | €168k |
| 2026-08-26 | Media Planning and Buying Service | Wavemaker Limited T/a WPP 650 | €9.3M |
| 2026-08-17 | ALB Reform Consultancy | €54,903 |
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, 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 Culture, Media and Sport awarded?
Department for Culture, Media and Sport published 175 contract award notices between 2025-02-24 and 2026-10-13; the 174 that state a value add up to €90.5M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are Department for Culture, Media and Sport's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Softcat Plc (5), Fletcher Gallery Services Ltd (5) and Frontier Economics Limited (5) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which Department for Culture, Media and Sport contracts end soon?
41 contracts awarded by Department for Culture, Media and Sport end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the transport support and travel services contract held by Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited, ending on 2026-10-31 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).
Does Department for Culture, Media and Sport have open tenders now?
No call for tender from Department for Culture, Media and Sport 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 Culture, Media and Sport buy?
Most of Department for Culture, Media and Sport's awards are in Business services (CPV 79) (44), Research and development (CPV 73) (30) and IT services (CPV 72) (25) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Department for Culture, Media and Sport tenders and contracts: 175 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/department-for-culture-media-and-sport-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.