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UK SBS: public contracts and tenders

UK SBS awarded 48 public contracts worth €39.1M where a value is stated since 2025-03-25; the education and training contract held by Catalyst Consulting Ltd ends on 2026-11-16 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .

Contract awards48
Awarded value (stated)€39.1M
Suppliers named32
Ending in 18 months12
Open calls now1
Calls for tender5
First award2025-03-25
Latest award2026-09-16

Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 48 of 48 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Buyer

FieldValue
NameUK SBS
CountryUnited Kingdom
Buyer typeSub-central government authority
CitySwindon
SourcesUK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender

Top suppliers

SupplierRegistry numberWebsiteAwardsValue won alone
Know Consulting Ltd3€1.5M
CARBON TRUST ADVISORY LIMITED2€10.7M
Everest Recruitment and Services Ltd2€3.1M
FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LIMITED2€463k
Ordinal Space Ltd2€1.1M
Precise Media Monitoring Ltd (Trading as Onclusive Ltd)2€174k
RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED2€1.0M
Turner & Townsend Consulting Limited2€70,841
IFF Research Ltd00849983 Companies House (GB)iffresearch.com1€632k
Optima Health UK Ltd08544676 Companies House (GB)optimahealth.co.uk1€208k
Ramboll UK limited03659970 Companies House (GB)ramboll.co.uk1€82,873
YOUGOV PLC03607311 Companies House (GB)yougov.co.uk1€92,052
Avella Security Limited1€25,471
Calder Conferences Limited1€633k
Catalyst Consulting Ltd1€550k

Suppliers named on UK SBS's award notices (the top 15 of 32); 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
2026-11-16CSP25042 - Advanced CI Training and CertificationCatalyst Consulting Ltd€550kend date stated
2026-12-21PS25367 Analysis of English University Research CapabilitiesElsevier B.V.€75,666end date stated
2027-02-26PS26130 - Business Model Development for the Catapults - Future Portfolio OptimisationIfM Engage Ltd€230kend date stated
2027-04-30PS26114 - UKSAC26_0014 NSpOC Optical Sovereign Sensor Software (NSpOC OSSS)SPACEFLUX LTD€738kend date stated
2027-04-30PS25205 - Acas27410 - Evaluation of Acas Individual Conciliation Service€550kend date stated
2027-07-20PS25064 - Groceries Code Adjudicator Annual SurveyYOUGOV PLC (Companies House (GB) 03607311)€92,052end date stated
2027-08-31PS25117 - UKSAC25_0015 - Technical Assurance and R&D Support - Lot 2Space Professionals Partnership Ltd€336kend date stated
2027-08-31PS25117 - UKSAC25_0015 - Technical Assurance and R&D Support - Lot 1FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LIMITED€336kend date stated
2027-10-29PS25084 - Market Analysis - BatteriesLANE CLARK & PEACOCK LLP€326kend date stated
2027-11-02CSP25073 UKRI Media MonitoringPrecise Media Monitoring Ltd (Trading as Onclusive Ltd)€117kend date stated
2027-12-02Matrix Programme - Data, Testing and Delivery Support Servicesi10 Limited€9.6Mend date stated
2028-03-31PS25094 - Copernicus evaluation programmeKNOW. CONSULTING LIMITED€1.2Mend date stated

End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).

Award notices of UK SBS 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. 12 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.

Open calls for tender

Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-26 or later (not awarded yet).

Spend by sector (CPV divisions)

SectorCPVAwardsAwarded value
Research and development7330€20.1M
Business services794€4.7M
Printed matter222€174k
IT services722€9.6M
Software packages and information systems481€738k
Hotel, catering and retail services551€633k
Education and training801€550k
Health and social work services851€208k

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

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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, 3,611,641 official public procurement notices from EU TED and UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data APIs (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-26.

Questions

How many public contracts has UK SBS awarded?

UK SBS published 48 contract award notices between 2025-03-25 and 2026-09-16; the 48 that state a value add up to €39.1M (official notices, as of 2026-10-26).

Who are UK SBS's biggest suppliers?

By contract awards: Know Consulting Ltd (3), CARBON TRUST ADVISORY LIMITED (2) and Everest Recruitment and Services Ltd (2) (as of 2026-10-26). Winners that could be a private person are not named.

Which UK SBS contracts end soon?

12 contracts awarded by UK SBS end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the education and training contract held by Catalyst Consulting Ltd, ending on 2026-11-16 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-26).

Does UK SBS have open tenders now?

Yes: 1 calls for tender from UK SBS are open today (deadline 2026-10-26 or later) (as of 2026-10-26).

What does UK SBS buy?

Most of UK SBS's awards are in Research and development (CPV 73) (30), Business services (CPV 79) (4) and Printed matter (CPV 22) (2) (as of 2026-10-26).

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "UK SBS tenders and contracts: 48 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/uk-sbs-gb/, data as of 2026-10-26.