Tenders / Buyers / United Kingdom
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 .
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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Department for Work and Pensions |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capgemini UK plc | 9 | €177.3M | ||
| Computacenter (UK) Ltd | 8 | €30.6M | ||
| IBM United Kingdom Limited | 7 | €96.1M | ||
| Redesmere Limited | 6 | €27.5M | ||
| Cambridge Spark Limited | 5 | €3.7M | ||
| Layer 7 Limited | 5 | €10.1M | ||
| IBM United Kingdom Limited | 931482580 Brønnøysund Register Centre (NO) | ibm.com | 4 | €38.1M |
| IFF Research Ltd | 00849983 Companies House (GB) | iffresearch.com | 4 | €3.2M |
| Makers Academy Ltd | 4 | €4.6M | ||
| Perfect Circle JV Ltd | 4 | €35.8M | ||
| BPP Professional Education Limited | 01245304 Companies House (GB) | bpp.com | 3 | €4.3M |
| Experian Limited | 00653331 Companies House (GB) | experian.co.uk | 3 | €4.7M |
| INGEUS UK LTD | 04320853 Companies House (GB) | ingeus.com | 3 | n/a |
| MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED | 09072343 Companies House (GB) | maximusuk.co.uk | 3 | n/a |
| Oracle Corporation UK Ltd | 01782505 Companies House (GB) | oracle.com | 3 | €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
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)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT services | 72 | 111 | €785.4M |
| Education and training | 80 | 61 | €37.3M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 32 | €448.1M |
| Business services | 79 | 27 | €1.8bn |
| Research and development | 73 | 12 | €4.2M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 11 | €157.0M |
| Radio, TV and telecom equipment | 32 | 9 | €21.0M |
| Office and computing equipment | 30 | 7 | €45.9M |
| Health and social work services | 85 | 5 | €1.4bn |
| Security, fire-fighting and defence equipment | 35 | 3 | €28.7M |
| Laboratory and precision equipment | 38 | 3 | €977k |
| Postal and telecom services | 64 | 3 | €7.3M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | Rocket Cobol Support and Maintenance 26-29 | Akhter Computers Limited | €3.3M |
| 2026-10-21 | NCS MoG Level 6 Career Development Professional Apprenticeship - ST0694 | Always Consult Limited | €54,394 |
| 2026-10-20 | NCS MoG Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship - ST0118 | Multiverse Group Ltd | €3,581 |
| 2026-10-13 | Independent Validation of the HBAI Statistics | Institute for Fiscal Studies | €390k |
| 2026-09-30 | DWP Asset Disposal | Computacenter (UK) Ltd | €524k |
| 2026-09-23 | Digital Workplace AI Support | UBDS IT Consulting Limited | €802k |
| 2026-09-22 | Workplace Services - Security Guarding | Mitie FM Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-09-18 | Synergy Applicant Bulk Sifting Tool | Oleeo | €1.1M |
| 2026-09-18 | Solution Integration Services for Enterprise Productivity Platform | IBM United Kingdom Limited | €3.0M |
| 2026-09-08 | Laptop Device Call Off 2026 | CDW 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.