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# Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Other · DSIT

GB

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live tenders

Published

45

since 19 May 2023

Typical value

£43,150,000

median of 37 stated values

Value range

£25k to £800m

lowest to highest

## Open opportunities

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has no open tenders right now.

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## How this buyer buys

5 of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's notices were call-offs from a framework, DPS or dynamic market, worth £4,370,218 in total. Only suppliers on the route can win that work.

- [RM1043.9 Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM1043.9) Framework No: framework closed until about 29 Jul 2027 It ends 29 Jul 2027, so a replacement is likely to be tendered before then. That is your chance to get on it. 1 call-off £335,947 last 4 May 2025
- [RM6195 Big Data and Analytics](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6195) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 1 call-off £3,434,271 last 28 Apr 2025
- [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 £200,000 last 8 Jul 2025
- Unnamed framework Framework The notice doesn't name the framework Ask the buyer which framework it used and when it reopens. 2 call-offs £400,000 last 9 Oct 2024

## Procurement contacts

People Department for Science, Innovation and Technology named as contact points in its own tender and award notices, newest first.

17 contacts published by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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 Science, Innovation and Technology names in its own published organogram, with procurement and commercial roles first, then digital and finance.

51 senior officials at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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

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## How contested Department for Science, Innovation and Technology'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 Science, Innovation and Technology, all contracts, awards 2022 to 2026

1.4 bids per award on average 18 of 26 awards had a single bid

82% of awarded value to the top 3 suppliers 26 suppliers, 38 valued contracts

14 of 28 contracts won by SMEs where the winner declared its size

19 of 30 contracts won by suppliers new to this buyer 63% new-entrant win rate

Business plans see the same figures for each of the 3 sectors this buyer awards in.

##  Recent contract awards

- [CityFibre Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/cityfibre)

    [Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme Regional Supplier Contract - Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-1601-71d8-989e-027b8d8d863d/gigabit-infrastructure-subsidy-programme-regional-supplier-contract-nottingham)

    £3,295,948

    22 May 2026
- [British Telecommunications plc CO8](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/british-telecommunications-co8)

    [Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 8](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-6f0f-7056-b8fe-a1ad491f429f/gigabit-infrastructure-subsidy-programme-cross-regional-supplier-call-off-8)

    £51,086,798

    26 Feb 2026
- [Avella Security Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/avella-security)

    [Provision of a Cyber security expert](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d13-dca6-72dc-9341-c17856ea059b/provision-of-a-cyber-security-expert)

    £98,736

    30 Oct 2025
- [BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP LIMITED (THE)](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/boston-consulting-group)

    [Provision of Strategic Consultancy for the Frontier AI Exemplar Programme](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfc-73e5-733a-b3ba-8874436a6dd6/provision-of-strategic-consultancy-for-the-frontier-ai-exemplar-programme)

    £200,000

    3 Jun 2025
- [British Telecommunications plc](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/british-telecommunications)

    [Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 6](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bca-fa30-72be-bafd-b0231ee7f61d/gigabit-infrastructure-subsidy-programme-cross-regional-supplier-call-off-6)

    £157,105,290

    15 Apr 2025
- [British Telecommunications plc](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/british-telecommunications)

    [Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 6](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bca-fa30-72be-bafd-b0231ee7f61d/gigabit-infrastructure-subsidy-programme-cross-regional-supplier-call-off-6)

    £175,561,598

    15 Apr 2025
- [Utility Information Services Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/utility-information-services)

    [Contract Extension - National Underground Asset Register - Utilities Data and Product Specialist](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d13-43f7-72c8-b7e0-084db4871aee/contract-extension-national-underground-asset-register-utilities-data-and-pr)

    £335,947

    1 Apr 2025
- [AtkinsRÃ©alis UK Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/atkinsra-alis)

    [Contract Extension for NUAR Transition Contract](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d11-03ae-720e-8567-dbf8130f389c/contract-extension-for-nuar-transition-contract)

    £3,434,271

    31 Mar 2025
- [Freedom Fibre Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/freedom-fibre)

    [Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Cheshire](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb1-af6e-72f8-b23e-66e813646dc8/gigabit-infrastructure-subsidy-programme-regional-supplier-contract-cheshire)

    Value not counted: looks like a keying error

    28 Feb 2025
- [Perspective Economics Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/perspective-economics)

    [prj\_4697 - AI Sector Study 2024](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d10-97de-7332-98eb-10b929530638/prj-4697-ai-sector-study-2024)

    £243,645

    15 Jan 2025
- [Frontier Economics Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/frontier-economics)

    [AISI Analysis Call-off Contract (Full Service)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d07-6b40-7221-8b0a-add96a667b22/aisi-analysis-call-off-contract-full-service)

    £3,000,000

    24 Dec 2024
- [Prolific Research USA Inc](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/prolific-research-usa)

    [PRJ\_4673 Platform and Recruitment Support](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d11-6ebc-71ca-a7ca-fa2c05e33d0d/prj-4673-platform-and-recruitment-support)

    £1,000,000

    19 Dec 2024

## Contracts coming up for renewal

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology'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.

- [AISI Analysis Call-off Contract (Full Service)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d07-6b40-7221-8b0a-add96a667b22/aisi-analysis-call-off-contract-full-service) [Frontier Economics Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/frontier-economics) · Award notice Ends 13 Jan 2027 £3,000,000

## Who they pay

£839,283,883 paid to 193 suppliers in the 12 months to 28 Nov 2025, from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's published spending over £500. This includes work bought without a tender, such as call-offs and direct awards.

- [Met Office](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/met-office)Mostly R & D Research And Development Expenditure

    £304,360,046

    53 payments
- [Npl Management Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/npl-management)Mostly R&D Laboratory Services

    £144,818,692

    143 payments
- [Ordnance Survey Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/ordnance-survey)Mostly R & D Other Professional Services

    £130,817,456

    8 payments
- [Government Property Agency](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/government-property-agency)Mostly R & D Uncapitalised Construction Costs

    £34,765,329

    16 payments
- [Oxford Nanopore Technologies Plc](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/oxford-nanopore-technologies)Mostly R & D Outsourced Other

    £16,500,000

    2 payments
- [Deloitte Llp](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/deloitte)Mostly Clearing Account - Cost - Information Technology

    £12,980,494

    61 payments
- Bind Research

    Mostly R & D Research And Development Expenditure

    £12,463,125

    1 payments
- Office of Communications (OFCOM)

    Mostly Research And Development Expenditure

    £12,192,413

    5 payments
- [Lgc Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/lgc)Mostly R&D Laboratory Services

    £12,000,669

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

    £10,762,222

    11 payments
- [Atkinsrealis Uk Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/atkinsrealis)Mostly Other It Consultancy

    £9,361,543

    70 payments
- [Tuv Sud Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/tuv-sud)Mostly R&D Laboratory Services

    £9,294,032

    27 payments
- Royal Mail Group Ltd T/A Royal Mail

    Mostly Other Programme Expenditure

    £8,118,586

    1 payments
- [Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency)Mostly On-Line Databases

    £6,995,627

    5 payments
- [TPXImpact Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/tpximpact)Mostly Technical Advice / Services & Support

    £6,065,590

    74 payments

## What they buy

- [Postal & telecoms services 24](https://tendernation.io/sectors/postal-telecoms-services)
- [Research & development 12](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development)
- [IT services 6](https://tendernation.io/sectors/it-services)
- [Business services 2](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services)
- [Telecoms & broadcasting equipment 1](https://tendernation.io/sectors/telecoms-broadcasting-equipment)

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