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Department for Work and Pensions: public contracts and tenders

Department for Work and Pensions awarded 373 public contracts worth €5.1bn where a value is stated since 2025-02-25; the postal and telecom services contract held by BT Group plc ends on 2026-10-30 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .

Contract awards373
Awarded value (stated)€5.1bn
Suppliers named176
Ending in 18 months112
Open calls now12
Calls for tender18
First award2025-02-25
Latest award2026-10-22

Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 363 of 373 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Buyer

FieldValue
NameDepartment for Work and Pensions
CountryUnited Kingdom
Buyer typeCentral government authority
CityLondon
SourcesUK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender

Top suppliers

SupplierRegistry numberWebsiteAwardsValue won alone
Capgemini UK plc9€177.3M
Computacenter (UK) Ltd8€30.6M
IBM United Kingdom Limited7€96.1M
Redesmere Limited6€27.5M
Cambridge Spark Limited5€3.7M
Layer 7 Limited5€10.1M
IBM United Kingdom Limited931482580 Brønnøysund Register Centre (NO)ibm.com4€38.1M
IFF Research Ltd00849983 Companies House (GB)iffresearch.com4€3.2M
Makers Academy Ltd4€4.6M
Perfect Circle JV Ltd4€35.8M
BPP Professional Education Limited01245304 Companies House (GB)bpp.com3€4.3M
Experian Limited00653331 Companies House (GB)experian.co.uk3€4.7M
INGEUS UK LTD04320853 Companies House (GB)ingeus.com3n/a
MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED09072343 Companies House (GB)maximusuk.co.uk3n/a
Oracle Corporation UK Ltd01782505 Companies House (GB)oracle.com3€58.9M

Suppliers named on Department for Work and Pensions's award notices (the top 15 of 176); 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

EndsContractCurrent holderValueEnd date basis
2026-10-30BT Business BroadbandBT Group plc€44,374end date stated
2026-10-31NCS MoG Level 4 Employability Practitioner Apprenticeship - ST0663€1,432end date stated
2026-11-08NCS MoG Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship - ST0118Multiverse Group Ltd€3,581end date stated
2026-11-10Content Creator Level 3 Apprenticeship ST0105JGA Limited€4,617end date stated
2026-11-30Coaching Level 5 Apprenticeship ST0809ioda Limited€2,437end date stated
2026-12-04Independent Review of Operational Contract Management (OCM)Bloom Procurement Services Ltd€256kend date stated
2026-12-27Supply Chain Catalyst€404kend date stated
2026-12-29Marketing and Comms Stock ImagesGETTY IMAGES (UK) LIMITED€17,621end date stated
2026-12-31Keep Britain Working Social Licence and Data SharingBloom Procurement Services Ltd€580kend date stated
2026-12-31Professional Services to Support the Timms Review - Awarded Contract€1.2Mend date stated
2026-12-31project_25783 - Device Support and Request Services 2023€26.9Mend date stated
2027-01-04Unified Identity Management€1.2Mend date stated
2027-01-12Digital Forensics Professional ServicesCCL Solutions Group Ltd.€240kend date stated
2027-01-12Digital Forensics Professional ServicesCCL Solutions Group Ltd.€241kend date stated
2027-01-21Senior Leader Level 7 Apprenticeship ST0480University of Lancashire€26,318end date stated
2027-01-25Lease Advisory ServicesJones Lang LaSalle Limited€138kend date stated
2027-01-28HSCN & PSN SDX CircuitsVirginMedia02 Business Ltd€113kend date stated
2027-01-28Universal Credit New Style service resourceAstraeus Consulting Limited€10.8Mend date stated
2027-02-01Synergy Banking Intermediary - Confirmation of PayeeBottomline Payment Services Ltd€16,124end date stated
2027-02-01Synergy Banking Intermediary - Electronic Payments SoftwareBottomline Technologies Ltd€69,102end date stated
2027-02-05British Social Attitudes Survey 2025€437kend date stated
2027-02-12Skills England Private Providers of Training : An Exploratory Study€96,851end date stated
2027-02-24Subscription Renewal, Support & Maintenance for Red Hat SoftwareCelerity Limited€3.6Mend date stated
2027-02-28Software Tester L4 ApprenticeshipMakers Academy Ltd€1.1Mend date stated
2027-03-03WCA & SBITs Escrow AgreementNCC Group Security Services Ltd€125kend 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 Work and Pensions 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. 112 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.

Open calls for tender

Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).

Spend by sector (CPV divisions)

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

PublishedContractWinnersValue
2026-10-21Rocket Cobol Support and Maintenance 26-29Akhter Computers Limited€3.3M
2026-10-21NCS MoG Level 6 Career Development Professional Apprenticeship - ST0694Always Consult Limited€54,394
2026-10-20NCS MoG Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship - ST0118Multiverse Group Ltd€3,581
2026-10-13Independent Validation of the HBAI StatisticsInstitute for Fiscal Studies€390k
2026-09-30DWP Asset DisposalComputacenter (UK) Ltd€524k
2026-09-23Digital Workplace AI SupportUBDS IT Consulting Limited€802k
2026-09-22Workplace Services - Security GuardingMitie FM Ltdn/a
2026-09-18Synergy Applicant Bulk Sifting ToolOleeo€1.1M
2026-09-18Solution Integration Services for Enterprise Productivity PlatformIBM United Kingdom Limited€3.0M
2026-09-08Laptop Device Call Off 2026CDW Limited UK€23.3M

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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, 3,756,546 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 Work and Pensions awarded?

Department for Work and Pensions published 373 contract award notices between 2025-02-25 and 2026-10-22; the 363 that state a value add up to €5.1bn (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).

Who are Department for Work and Pensions's biggest suppliers?

By contract awards: Capgemini UK plc (9), Computacenter (UK) Ltd (8) and IBM United Kingdom Limited (7) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.

Which Department for Work and Pensions contracts end soon?

112 contracts awarded by Department for Work and Pensions end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the postal and telecom services contract held by BT Group plc, ending on 2026-10-30 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).

Does Department for Work and Pensions have open tenders now?

Yes: 12 calls for tender from Department for Work and Pensions are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).

What does Department for Work and Pensions buy?

Most of Department for Work and Pensions's awards are in IT services (CPV 72) (111), Education and training (CPV 80) (61) and Software packages and information systems (CPV 48) (32) (as of 2026-10-27).

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Department for Work and Pensions tenders and contracts: 373 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.