Department for Education tenders
Live opportunities and awarded contracts from Department for Education, aggregated from 600+ UK procurement sources and updated daily.
Department for Education currently has 11 live tenders open to suppliers. We hold 795 published contract awards from this buyer, so you can see who has won its work before, where the buyer named a supplier. It buys most often in Training & Education, Research & Consultancy and IT & Software. Set up a free alert to be told the next time it publishes something that matches what you do.
What Department for Education buys
Typical contract size
Based on 608 award notices with values recorded.
Procurement activity
Department for Education procurement over time
Monthly procurement notice count from this buyer (opportunity notices only, awards excluded). Seasonality is typical: many buyers pause tendering activity in August and December.
Live Department for Education tenders
Alternative Student Finance bank account
Advocacy Safety Net Service and Pilot Element
School Gigabit Broadband - central procurement of infrastructure providers
SEND CPD Framework
Modified Test Framework 2027/2031
Kinship Delivery Partner (P2P and Training)
Independent Review Mechanism (IRM)_ Re-procurement
Digital and Technical Skills Training
Recent awards by Department for Education
- P2G Contract Support LLP£5,0001 Dec 2026
P2G Contract Support PSBP PF Programme (con_32142)
- PEOPLE FOR RESEARCH LTD28 Sept 2026
User research participant
- Alma Economics25 Sept 2026
Free School Meals (FSM) Expansion Evaluation
- National Centre for Social Research£144,99023 Sept 2026
project_9776 - SEN Longitudinal Study
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER£16,550,00023 Sept 2026
Accredited learning programmes across the policy profession
- National Centre for Social Research£144,99023 Sept 2026
project_9776 - SEND Futures Longitudinal Study
Contracts expiring at Department for Education
Current contracts approaching expiry — likely to be re-tendered. Upgrade to Business to see the predicted re-tender date and track them on your pipeline.
- Early Years Access LA Delivery Support (con_32110)£20,000expires 26 Nov 2026Incumbent: Coram Family and Childcare · retender date (Business)
- Social Work National Professional Development Offer£108,000,000expires 31 Dec 2026Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
- NEPRO3 - Educate Against Hate - UCD Website Transformation Project£157,000expires 28 Mar 2027Incumbent: The Dextrous Web · retender date (Business)
- Developing a Digital and Data Skills Pathway£500,000expires 30 Mar 2027Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
- Best Start Free Breakfast Clubs Enrichment Sponsorship Academic Year 26/27expires 29 Jul 2027Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
- Developing a Digital and Data Skills Pathway£500,000expires 30 Aug 2027Incumbent: EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED · retender date (Business)
- Matrix Standard administration and management£3,000,000expires 29 Sept 2027Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
- Freelance Policy Advisor (con_29030)£24,500expires 2 Nov 2027Incumbent: Isobel Miller · retender date (Business)
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About Department for Education procurement
Department for Education is a central government body that publishes procurement notices through the UK public tender system. TenderSignal monitors Department for Education's contract notices, framework agreements, and open competitions across 600+ procurement portals and data sources, giving suppliers a single place to track the opportunities they publish. In total, we have recorded 1,121 procurement notices from Department for Education, including 795 awarded contracts. They issued 169 new notices in the past 12 months, with 11 tenders currently open for bids.
What Department for Education procures
Department for Education's procurement activity covers Training & Education, Research & Consultancy, IT & Software and several other categories. Suppliers in these markets will find a mix of invitations to tender (ITTs), requests for proposals (RFPs), restricted procedures, and framework call-off opportunities in the notices published. Based on 608 award notices with values recorded, the median contract value is £279k, with an average of £6m. Total awarded contract spend in the last 12 months reached £2.0bn.
How to find Department for Education tenders
TenderSignal aggregates Department for Education's tender opportunities continuously, surfacing new contract notices as soon as they are published. Their sourcing activity spans London, North East, United Kingdom, UK and other areas. Suppliers can register for a free account to receive weekly alerts for new opportunities from Department for Education and similar buyers, or daily on Pro. Pro subscribers also receive AI-scored relevance ratings, buyer contact details, and full access to the awarded contract history, making it straightforward to research the competition and assess which public procurement opportunities are worth pursuing.
Department for Education tenders: frequently asked questions
How do I find Department for Education tenders?
Every Department for Education notice we collect is listed on this page, gathered from the portals it publishes on. You can also set a free alert and be emailed when it publishes something new.
Does Department for Education have any contracts open now?
Yes. Department for Education has 11 live tenders accepting responses, listed above with their deadlines.
Who wins Department for Education contracts?
The awards on this page name the winning supplier where the buyer published it, along with the contract value and dates, so you can see who you would be bidding against.