Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by Department for Business and Trade
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 121 awards we have tracked from Department for Business and Trade, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
121
awards tracked
£258.3m
total contract value
£2.1m
average award size
35.4%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Department for Business and Trade
Industry Portfolio Research Tool (IPRT)
Awarded to I.F.F Research Limited on 28 Sept 2026 · Research services
£750k
CR_5502 Evaluation of Strategic Sites Accelerator Programme
Awarded to Ipsos (Market Research) Ltt on 20 Sept 2026 · Research services
£1.8m
Security of Work and Dismissal Employee & Employer Surveys
Awarded to I.F.F Research Ltd on 6 Sept 2026 · Research services
£1.4m
Research into Work Stress, Burnout and Employment Outcomes
Awarded to IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD on 23 Aug 2026 · Research services
£200k
Research and Insights RM6126
Awarded to Ipsos MORI on 15 Jul 2026 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
£4m
Research and Insights RM6126
Awarded to Public Group International Ltd on 11 Jun 2026 · Research and development consultancy services
£155k
Research and Insights RM6126
Awarded to Frontier Economics on 3 Jun 2026 · Economic research services
£1.2m
project_5085 - Support Services Impact Survey
Awarded to IPSOS (Market Research Limited) on 26 Apr 2026 · Research services
£1.2m
One Platform, One Login (OPOL) Business Identity
Awarded to Deloitte LLP on 20 Apr 2026 · Software programming and consultancy services
£2.9m
Oracle Support Licence Renewal for SPIRE
Awarded to ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED on 19 Apr 2026 · Industry specific software package
£138k
pr_5086 National Survey of Businesses
Awarded to Ipsos (market research) Limited on 19 Apr 2026 · Market research services
£1.5m
Legal Services for Crown Dependencies & Overseas Territories
Awarded to Fieldfisher LLP on 13 Apr 2026 · Legal services
£750k
Spend pattern
What Department for Business and Trade buys, and how the spend behaves
Department for Business and Trade has issued 121 tracked awards worth £258.3m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £2.1m. Spend skews towards Research services, Adult and other education services and Legal services. The largest single award we have on record went to Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd (AMS) for £125m, on a Recruitment Services 2026 - 2031 notice. SMBs are taking 35.4% of recorded awards, around the typical mid-band for UK public buyers. Activity is accelerating sharply month on month.
Where Department for Business and Trade actually spends
Biggest single award
£125m
Recruitment Services 2026 - 2031
Won by Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd (AMS) on 17 Feb 2026
Busiest month
Nov 25
13 awards published, totalling £5.5m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply up.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Ipsos (market research) Limited
2 awards · £3.2m total
Deloitte LLP
2 awards · £3.2m total
Ashurst LLP
2 awards · £2m total
I.F.F Research Limited
2 awards · £905k total
Verian Group UK Limited
2 awards · £617k total
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
2 awards · £321k total
University of Kent
2 awards · £231k total
CENTRE FOR STRATEGY & EVALUATION SERVICES LLP
2 awards · £190k total
Related sectors
The categories where Department for Business and Trade concentrates its spend.
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