Tenders / Buyers / United Kingdom
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 .
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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Department for Work & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT LTD | 7 | €231k | ||
| ERNST & YOUNG LLP | 5 | €103k | ||
| COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED | 08235199 Companies House (GB) | college.police.uk | 4 | €140k |
| CIPD ENTERPRISES LTD | 4 | €202k | ||
| UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL | 4 | €269k | ||
| THE AT WORK PARTNERSHIP LTD | 3 | €126k | ||
| Capita Business Services Ltd | 3 | €1.1bn | ||
| THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 | €193k | ||
| CONTENT DESIGN LONDON LTD | 3 | €50,843 | ||
| Copyright Licensing Agency | 3 | €391k | ||
| Ernst and Young LLP | 3 | €38.0M | ||
| KING'S COLLEGE LONDON | 3 | €66,168 | ||
| OXFORD SAID BUSINESS SCHOOL LIMITED | 3 | €56,509 | ||
| PSYSOFT LIMITED | 3 | €148k | ||
| SERCO LIMITED | 00242246 Companies House (GB) | serco.com | 2 | €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
| Ends | Contract | Current holder | Value | End date basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | ISF Membership | Information Security Forum | €19,429 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-01 | TLS & PKI | PROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT LTD | €20,840 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-01 | The Work Health Conversation - and educational package | THE AT WORK PARTNERSHIP LTD | €43,700 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-08 | Communications Data Investigations Single Point of Contact (CDI SPoC) training. | COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED (Companies House (GB) 08235199) | €21,885 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-09 | ecm_11975 ( Now C4617) Managed Enforcement Services for the Child Maintenance Service | €1.3M | end date stated | |
| 2026-11-10 | itSMF Conference November 2026 | Service Management Association Ltd | €17,787 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-12 | Leading Design Conference November 2026 | Clearleft Limited | €29,403 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-15 | The WorkHealth Conversation - an educational package | THE AT WORK PARTNERSHIP LTD | €41,781 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-30 | Applying Metrics for Predictability | ProKanban | €12,850 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-30 | Pensions Commission Regional Engagement | British Chamber of Commerce | €25,637 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-01 | Leading AI and Digital Transformation | Institut Europ Administ Affair | €12,799 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-01 | Applying Flow Metrics for Scrum | ProKanban | €12,966 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-10 | Hootsuite CVID 702946 | Hootsuite | €42,449 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-16 | EQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership Assessment | PSYSOFT LIMITED | €82,368 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-21 | NNSP - pre-select training | Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside | €29,458 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-21 | Executive Master in Public Policy - Level 3 of the Policy Profession Standards | €17,705 | end date stated | |
| 2026-12-22 | JEGS Training | BEAMANS LIMITED | €43,667 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-24 | CIPD EA Upgrade | CIPD ENTERPRISES LTD | €28,762 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | SAP Business Objects Maintenance (2026) | SAP UK Ltd | €740k | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | (HUCAMA) - Psychometric Assessment Tool | PSYSOFT LIMITED | €48,132 | end date stated |
| 2027-01-09 | EQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership Assessment Programme | PSYSOFT LIMITED | €17,309 | end date stated |
| 2027-01-14 | Level 2 Award in Advanced Driving and Riding Skills | €95,500 | end date stated | |
| 2027-01-30 | Data Analytics Protective Monitoring and SIEM | Softcat Limited | €6.8M | end date stated |
| 2027-01-30 | MSC Artificial Intelligence | UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL | €127k | end date stated |
| 2027-01-31 | Postgraduate offer | KING'S COLLEGE LONDON | €12,934 | 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 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)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and training | 80 | 110 | €24.3M |
| IT services | 72 | 21 | €129.3M |
| Business services | 79 | 21 | €487.2M |
| Research and development | 73 | 8 | €7.0M |
| Health and social work services | 85 | 6 | €2.9bn |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 3 | €16.8M |
| Repair and maintenance services | 50 | 3 | €1.3M |
| Administration and social security services | 75 | 3 | €19.5M |
| Financial and insurance services | 66 | 2 | €40.9M |
| Radio, TV and telecom equipment | 32 | 1 | €13,582 |
| Industrial machinery | 42 | 1 | €391k |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 1 | €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
| Published | Contract | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | Enforcement Services for the Child Maintenance Service | Advantis Credit Limited | €4.3M |
| 2026-10-16 | EQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership Assessment | PSYSOFT LIMITED | €82,368 |
| 2026-10-15 | The WorkHealth Conversation - an educational package | THE AT WORK PARTNERSHIP LTD | €41,781 |
| 2026-10-14 | Jobs and Career Services Call-Off Contract | IFF Research Ltd | €4.8M |
| 2026-10-14 | Udemy for Business learning platform - 500 licences: | Udemy Inc. | €105k |
| 2026-10-14 | Level 2 Award in Advanced Driving and Riding Skills | €95,500 | |
| 2026-10-14 | Lease and Landlord Management - Strategic Change Services | Eddisons Commercial Limited | €10.7M |
| 2026-10-13 | Foundation in Human-Centred Design (CPUX-F) - Training and Certification | THIS IS GAIN LTD | €15,459 |
| 2026-10-09 | EQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership Assessment Programme | PSYSOFT LIMITED | €17,309 |
| 2026-10-05 | Arctic Shores UNA Pro assessment platform | ARCTIC 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.