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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.

11
Live tenders
169
Tenders (12 mo)
795
Awarded contracts
1,121
Total notices
Procurement profile

What Department for Education buys

Training & Education38%
Research & Consultancy22%
IT & Software16%
Data & Digital Services12%
Construction & Works11%
Contract intelligence

Typical contract size

£279k
Median contract value
£6m
Average value
£2.0bn
Awarded (12 mo)

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.

Contract awards

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 LTD
    28 Sept 2026

    User research participant

  • Alma Economics
    25 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

Retender pipeline

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.

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.

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