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# Department for Business and Trade

Other · DBT

GB

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live tenders

Published

312

since 21 Apr 2023

Typical value

£225,000

median of 293 stated values

Value range

£1 to £125m

lowest to highest

## Open opportunities

Department for Business and Trade has no open tenders right now.

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## How this buyer buys

202 of Department for Business and Trade's notices were call-offs from a framework, DPS or dynamic market, worth £406,323,276 in total. Only suppliers on the route can win that work.

- [RM6094 Spark DPS](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6094) Open to join now Dynamic Purchasing System Yes: dynamic purchasing system open to applications Suppliers can apply to join at any time while it runs (until 15 Feb 2029). 3 call-offs £18,385,420 last 25 Aug 2026 [How to apply](https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6094)
- [RM6126 Research & Insights](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6126) Open to join now Dynamic Purchasing System Yes: dynamic purchasing system open to applications Suppliers can apply to join at any time while it runs (until 23 Feb 2029). 3 call-offs £1,200,499 last 12 Oct 2026 [How to apply](https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6126)
- [RM6182 Occupational Health, Employee Assistance Programmes and Eye Care Services](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6182) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 2 call-offs £940,000 last 14 Apr 2025
- [RM6309 Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4)](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6309) Framework No: framework closed until about 28 Jul 2027 It ends 28 Jul 2027, so a replacement is likely to be tendered before then. That is your chance to get on it. 1 call-off £200,000 last 9 Mar 2026
- [RM6269 Restructuring & Insolvency Services](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6269) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 1 call-off £25,000,000 last 11 Jun 2025
- RM6223 Framework We don't track RM6223 It is not a Government Commercial Agency agreement we hold. Check with the body that runs it. 1 call-off £18,235 last 8 Aug 2025
- [RM1557.15 G-Cloud 15](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM1557.15) Framework No: framework closed until about 5 Feb 2028 Only suppliers already on it can win call-offs. It runs until 5 Feb 2028; you can bid for its replacement then. 1 call-off £297,480 last 29 Sept 2026
- [RM6187 Management Consultancy Framework Three (MCF3)](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6187) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 1 call-off £1,800,000 last 5 Dec 2025
- [RM6179 Legal Services Panel](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6179) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 1 call-off £7,000,000 last 7 Nov 2025
- [RM6322 Fund Administration & Disbursement Services DPS (FAADS)](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6322) Open to join now Dynamic Purchasing System Yes: dynamic purchasing system open to applications Suppliers can apply to join at any time while it runs (until 27 Nov 2030). 1 call-off £1,000,000 last 21 Apr 2023 [How to apply](https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6322)
- [RM6116 Network Services 3](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6116) Framework No: framework closed until about 17 Jul 2027 It ends 17 Jul 2027, so a replacement is likely to be tendered before then. That is your chance to get on it. 1 call-off £322,687 last 22 Sept 2026
- Unnamed framework Framework The notice doesn't name the framework Ask the buyer which framework it used and when it reopens. 126 call-offs £315,934,858 last 15 Oct 2026
- Unnamed dynamic purchasing system Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 60 call-offs £34,224,097 last 23 Sept 2026

## Procurement contacts

People Department for Business and Trade named as contact points in its own tender and award notices, newest first.

38 contacts published by Department for Business and Trade

Names, emails and phone numbers exactly as the buyer published them in its notices. Included with Professional and Business.

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## Senior decision-makers

Senior people Department for Business and Trade names in its own published organogram, with procurement and commercial roles first, then digital and finance.

57 senior officials at Department for Business and Trade

Names, roles and any published contact details from Department for Business and Trade's own organogram, with commercial, procurement, digital and finance leaders first. Included with Professional and Business.

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## How contested Department for Business and Trade's contracts are

From the award notices we hold. Each figure shows how many contracts it's based on, and we hide figures with too few to say anything. A re-tender counts as kept when a supplier on the earlier contract also won its successor.

Department for Business and Trade, all contracts, awards 2022 to 2026

3 of 7 re-tendered contracts kept by the incumbent 43% retention

2.9 bids per award on average 11 of 22 awards had a single bid

38% of awarded value to the top 3 suppliers 200 suppliers, 271 valued contracts

6 of 23 contracts won by SMEs where the winner declared its size

190 of 267 contracts won by suppliers new to this buyer 71% new-entrant win rate

Business plans see the same figures for each of the 6 sectors this buyer awards in.

##  Recent contract awards

- [WHITEHALL TV SERVICES LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/whitehall-tv-services)

    [Parliamentary TV and Annunciator Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14066-463a-73d7-9439-373335d9f4dc/parliamentary-tv-and-annunciator-services)

    £74,910

    5 Oct 2026
- [I.F.F Research Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/iff-research)

    [Industry Portfolio Research Tool (IPRT)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b64-959f-73f6-b2bb-86b25bbbd876/industry-portfolio-research-tool-iprt)

    £900,000

    29 Sept 2026
- [I.F.F Research Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/iff-research)

    [Research into Work Stress, Burnout and Employment Outcomes](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-c569-72f4-918b-d67b4895d127/research-into-work-stress-burnout-and-employment-outcomes)

    £750,000

    29 Sept 2026
- [Orgvue Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/orgvue)

    [Human Resources Position Management, Organisation Design and Workforce Planning System](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d19-b25b-70e1-9a7e-979ff59e621d/human-resources-position-management-organisation-design-and-workforce-planning)

    £297,480

    25 Sept 2026
- [Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/ipsos-market-research)

    [CR\_5502 Evaluation of Strategic Sites Accelerator Programme](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d24-b2e1-71e8-a30f-a2967947dc22/cr-5502-evaluation-of-strategic-sites-accelerator-programme)

    £1,800,000

    21 Sept 2026
- [PwC LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/pwc)

    [Administrative Burden Reduction Red Teams](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1d-6e41-7308-a72a-3d2f2a05261b/administrative-burden-reduction-red-teams)

    £4,000,000

    9 Sept 2026
- [The Digital Accessibility Centre Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/digital-accessibility-centre)

    [DBT - DDaT Digital Accessibility Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d21-b9e3-7083-8c88-5527a0e8279d/dbt-ddat-digital-accessibility-services)

    £600,000

    7 Sept 2026
- [Ipsos MORI](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/ipsos-mori)

    [Advanced Manufacturing Research Call-Off Contract](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d17-9ac9-730a-93e9-924ff5cb8f1a/advanced-manufacturing-research-call-off-contract)

    £4,800,000

    2 Sept 2026
- [British Telecommunications PLC](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/british-telecommunications)

    [Provision of Genesys Cloud Contact Centre](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d17-a02b-703a-a7b5-fe0dde31d544/provision-of-genesys-cloud-contact-centre)

    £322,687

    26 Aug 2026
- [Ernest & Young LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/ernest-and-young)

    [Financial Review Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1c-dca0-7226-97be-5892c6943ad7/financial-review-services)

    £1,000,000

    7 Aug 2026
- [Through Technology](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/through-technology)

    [Fair Work Agency- Phase 2 Migration for National Minimum Wage](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d24-e73a-72f7-9847-37d94d9864b1/fair-work-agency-phase-2-migration-for-national-minimum-wage)

    £1,500,000

    17 Jul 2026
- [Hogan Lovells International LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/hogan-lovells-international)

    [Legal Services to support the Rolls-Royce Framework Agreement](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d16-803c-734f-b079-ecbd430d9e53/legal-services-to-support-the-rolls-royce-framework-agreement)

    £208,333

    13 Jul 2026

## Contracts coming up for renewal

Department for Business and Trade's contracts ending in the next two years, from award notices and its own contract register. Most go back out to tender, so this is the time to get to know the buyer.

- [Project- 4392 Provision of Financial Background Checking Tool](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfc-72a8-703c-b6db-8be8c443a59d/project-4392-provision-of-financial-background-checking-tool) [Dun&Bradstreet Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/dun-and-bradstreet) · Award notice Ends 23 Oct 2026 £88,600
- [Level 4, 5, and 6 CIPS Direct Award Request](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d25-1aa0-712e-8c68-fcc2a214663b/level-4-5-and-6-cips-direct-award-request) [Chartered Institute Of Procurement And Supply (CIPS)](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/chartered-institute-of-procurement-and-supply) · Award notice Ends 31 Oct 2026 £83,576
- [Non Executive Recruitment](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d17-f69b-73b2-accd-bf442eae85fc/non-executive-recruitment) [Russell Reynolds Associates](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/russell-reynolds-associates) · Award notice Ends 8 Dec 2026 £250,000
- [Modern Methods of Construction (Market and Supply Chains)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1a-c232-70c2-b179-347397b0e01b/modern-methods-of-construction-market-and-supply-chains) [Risk and Policy Analysts Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/risk-and-policy-analysts) · Award notice Ends 14 Dec 2026 £173,050
- [Tungsten West Offtake Contract](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d21-dea9-70b0-ac98-2277a3fe760f/tungsten-west-offtake-contract) [Addleshaw Goddard LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/addleshaw-goddard) · Award notice Ends 18 Dec 2026 £500,000
- [One Platform, One Login (OPOL) Business Identity](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d24-d8b4-71ac-97b4-4173fcbbd3b3/one-platform-one-login-opol-business-identity) [Deloitte LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/deloitte) · Award notice Ends 31 Dec 2026 £2,860,000
- [Legal Support - C19 Inquiry](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d09-1bd7-7038-b601-403a20006801/legal-support-c19-inquiry) [TLT LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/tlt) · Award notice Ends 31 Dec 2026 £10,000,000
- [Level 4 Data Analyst Northern Ireland](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d09-ad83-701a-9c34-f8b984cb59d1/level-4-data-analyst-northern-ireland) [QA Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/qa) · Award notice Ends 9 Jan 2027 £14,250
- [Slack Business Plus Licenses](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d24-5d88-71f0-b8c1-1f7d3e3df627/slack-business-plus-licenses) [Softcat PLC](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/softcat) · Award notice Ends 29 Jan 2027 £39,171
- [Evaluating the impact of imports on the UK Economy](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cff-76ac-7082-a93e-85408b9b98ec/evaluating-the-impact-of-imports-on-the-uk-economy) [University of Strathclyde](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/university-of-strathclyde) · Award notice Ends 2 Feb 2027 £119,879
- [Provision of a tool to manage the capability assessment, performance management and development of DDaT professionals](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d11-fd09-714f-80d5-5d3482aeed04/provision-of-a-tool-to-manage-the-capability-assessment-performance-management) [Comaea UK Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/comaea) · Award notice Ends 11 Feb 2027 £16,080
- [DBT requirement for Media Monitoring & Associated Services 24-25](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d02-ba87-71fc-96f3-9835d9326f76/dbt-requirement-for-media-monitoring-associated-services-24-25) [PRESS DATA LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/press-data) · Award notice Ends 18 Feb 2027 £100,000
- [Testing of Controlled Door Closing Devices](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d13-d072-7260-a6a2-2a942e610707/testing-of-controlled-door-closing-devices) [SGS United Kingdom Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/sgs-united-kingdom) · Award notice Ends 24 Feb 2027 £400,000
- [OPSS Testing of Controlled Door Closing Devices](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb2-4aa9-7111-85b8-54ec0c3bf6c7/opss-testing-of-controlled-door-closing-devices) [Northwest Laboratories Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/northwest-laboratories) · Award notice Ends 24 Feb 2027 £200,000
- [Provision of Global Trading Data - Awarded](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d10-91ce-7164-ae86-aacdf1dc0147/provision-of-global-trading-data-awarded) [Trade Data Monitor LLC](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/trade-data-monitor-llc) · Award notice Ends 2 Mar 2027 £38,000

## Who they pay

£445,612,157 paid to 198 suppliers in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026, from Department for Business and Trade's published spending over £500. This includes work bought without a tender, such as call-offs and direct awards.

- [Post Office Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/post-office)Mostly Subsidies To Public Corporations (PCs)

    £183,425,963

    28 payments
- [Government Legal Department](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/government-legal-department)Mostly Legal Costs

    £33,844,160

    43 payments
- [Companies House](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/companies-house)Mostly Outsourced Programme Management

    £30,338,749

    11 payments
- British Business Financial Services Ltd

    Mostly Other Programme Expenditure

    £27,762,547

    20 payments
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    Mostly Other Office Service Costs

    £22,545,857

    5 payments
- [Government Property Agency](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/government-property-agency)Mostly Accommodation & Building Management

    £18,194,491

    76 payments
- [Freeths LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/freeths)Mostly Legal Costs

    £14,217,918

    8 payments
- Omnicom Media Group UK Ltd T/A Manning Gottlieb OMD

    Mostly Marketing and Media

    £13,535,519

    114 payments
- [Bray Leino Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/bray-leino)Mostly Corporate Event Management and Marketing

    £8,269,452

    84 payments
- The Insolvency Service

    Mostly Financing of Departmental Agencies

    £6,030,987

    2 payments
- [Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/phoenix-software)Mostly IT Software Licences and Software Maintenance

    £5,314,192

    32 payments
- [CLYDE & CO LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/clyde-and)Mostly Utilisation of Provisions - Purchase of Goods & Services - Other

    £5,225,682

    33 payments
- [Made Tech Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/made-tech)Mostly Other ICT Costs

    £4,746,752

    81 payments
- [UK Shared Business Services Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/shared-business-services)Mostly UKSBS - Service Costs

    £3,808,287

    7 payments
- [ES GLOBAL LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/es-global)Mostly Corporate Event Management and Marketing

    £3,801,059

    8 payments

## What they buy

- [Business services 81](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services)
- [Research & development 55](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development)
- [IT services 51](https://tendernation.io/sectors/it-services)
- [Software packages & information systems 46](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems)
- [Education & training 33](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training)
- [Architecture, engineering & surveying 24](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying)

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