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Department for Work & Pensions: public contracts and tenders

Department for Work & Pensions awarded 195 public contracts worth €3.7bn where a value is stated since 2025-03-04; the education and training contract held by Information Security Forum ends on 2026-10-31 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .

Contract awards195
Awarded value (stated)€3.7bn
Suppliers named115
Ending in 18 months73
Open calls now0
Calls for tender15
First award2025-03-04
Latest award2026-10-19

Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 191 of 195 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Buyer

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

Top suppliers

SupplierRegistry numberWebsiteAwardsValue won alone
PROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT LTD7€231k
ERNST & YOUNG LLP5€103k
COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED08235199 Companies House (GB)college.police.uk4€140k
CIPD ENTERPRISES LTD4€202k
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL4€269k
THE AT WORK PARTNERSHIP LTD3€126k
Capita Business Services Ltd3€1.1bn
THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL AND DEVELOPMENT3€193k
CONTENT DESIGN LONDON LTD3€50,843
Copyright Licensing Agency3€391k
Ernst and Young LLP3€38.0M
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON3€66,168
OXFORD SAID BUSINESS SCHOOL LIMITED3€56,509
PSYSOFT LIMITED3€148k
SERCO LIMITED00242246 Companies House (GB)serco.com2€27,717

Suppliers named on Department for Work & Pensions's award notices (the top 15 of 115); 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
2026-10-31ISF MembershipInformation Security Forum€19,429end date stated
2026-11-01TLS & PKIPROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT LTD€20,840end date stated
2026-11-01The Work Health Conversation - and educational packageTHE AT WORK PARTNERSHIP LTD€43,700end date stated
2026-11-08Communications Data Investigations Single Point of Contact (CDI SPoC) training.COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED (Companies House (GB) 08235199)€21,885end date stated
2026-11-09ecm_11975 ( Now C4617) Managed Enforcement Services for the Child Maintenance Service€1.3Mend date stated
2026-11-10itSMF Conference November 2026Service Management Association Ltd€17,787end date stated
2026-11-12Leading Design Conference November 2026Clearleft Limited€29,403end date stated
2026-11-15The WorkHealth Conversation - an educational packageTHE AT WORK PARTNERSHIP LTD€41,781end date stated
2026-11-30Applying Metrics for PredictabilityProKanban€12,850end date stated
2026-11-30Pensions Commission Regional EngagementBritish Chamber of Commerce€25,637end date stated
2026-12-01Leading AI and Digital TransformationInstitut Europ Administ Affair€12,799end date stated
2026-12-01Applying Flow Metrics for ScrumProKanban€12,966end date stated
2026-12-10Hootsuite CVID 702946Hootsuite€42,449end date stated
2026-12-16EQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership AssessmentPSYSOFT LIMITED€82,368end date stated
2026-12-21NNSP - pre-select trainingPolice & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside€29,458end date stated
2026-12-21Executive Master in Public Policy - Level 3 of the Policy Profession Standards€17,705end date stated
2026-12-22JEGS TrainingBEAMANS LIMITED€43,667end date stated
2026-12-24CIPD EA UpgradeCIPD ENTERPRISES LTD€28,762end date stated
2026-12-31SAP Business Objects Maintenance (2026)SAP UK Ltd€740kend date stated
2026-12-31(HUCAMA) - Psychometric Assessment ToolPSYSOFT LIMITED€48,132end date stated
2027-01-09EQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership Assessment ProgrammePSYSOFT LIMITED€17,309end date stated
2027-01-14Level 2 Award in Advanced Driving and Riding Skills€95,500end date stated
2027-01-30Data Analytics Protective Monitoring and SIEMSoftcat Limited€6.8Mend date stated
2027-01-30MSC Artificial IntelligenceUNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL€127kend date stated
2027-01-31Postgraduate offerKING'S COLLEGE LONDON€12,934end 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 & 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. 73 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 Work & Pensions today.

Spend by sector (CPV divisions)

SectorCPVAwardsAwarded value
Education and training80110€24.3M
IT services7221€129.3M
Business services7921€487.2M
Research and development738€7.0M
Health and social work services856€2.9bn
Software packages and information systems483€16.8M
Repair and maintenance services503€1.3M
Administration and social security services753€19.5M
Financial and insurance services662€40.9M
Radio, TV and telecom equipment321€13,582
Industrial machinery421€391k
Architecture and engineering services711€46.6M

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
2026-10-19Enforcement Services for the Child Maintenance ServiceAdvantis Credit Limited€4.3M
2026-10-16EQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership AssessmentPSYSOFT LIMITED€82,368
2026-10-15The WorkHealth Conversation - an educational packageTHE AT WORK PARTNERSHIP LTD€41,781
2026-10-14Jobs and Career Services Call-Off ContractIFF Research Ltd€4.8M
2026-10-14Udemy for Business learning platform - 500 licences:Udemy Inc.€105k
2026-10-14Level 2 Award in Advanced Driving and Riding Skills€95,500
2026-10-14Lease and Landlord Management - Strategic Change ServicesEddisons Commercial Limited€10.7M
2026-10-13Foundation in Human-Centred Design (CPUX-F) - Training and CertificationTHIS IS GAIN LTD€15,459
2026-10-09EQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership Assessment ProgrammePSYSOFT LIMITED€17,309
2026-10-05Arctic Shores UNA Pro assessment platformARCTIC SHORES LIMITED€32,709

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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 Work & Pensions awarded?

Department for Work & Pensions published 195 contract award notices between 2025-03-04 and 2026-10-19; the 191 that state a value add up to €3.7bn (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).

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

By contract awards: PROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT LTD (7), ERNST & YOUNG LLP (5) and COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED (4) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.

Which Department for Work & Pensions contracts end soon?

73 contracts awarded by Department for Work & Pensions end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the education and training contract held by Information Security Forum, ending on 2026-10-31 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).

Does Department for Work & Pensions have open tenders now?

No call for tender from Department for Work & Pensions is open today in the official notices we read (as of 2026-10-27). Its 15 earlier calls are counted on this page.

What does Department for Work & Pensions buy?

Most of Department for Work & Pensions's awards are in Education and training (CPV 80) (110), IT services (CPV 72) (21) and Business services (CPV 79) (21) (as of 2026-10-27).

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Department for Work & Pensions tenders and contracts: 195 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/department-for-work-pensions-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.