Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 68 awards we have tracked from Department for Culture, Media and Sport, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
68
awards tracked
£43.2m
total contract value
£636k
average award size
33.8%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Youth Voice - Power and Consultation Contract
Awarded to Participation People Ltd on 29 Mar 2026 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
£49k
Occupational Health Services
Awarded to Health Partners Group Ltd on 29 Mar 2026 · Health and social work services
£100k
GESDAP Economist Level 6 Apprenticeship
Awarded to University of Kent on 23 Mar 2026 · Education and training services
£22k
GSS Data Analyst Level 4 Apprenticeship
Awarded to QA Limited on 19 Mar 2026 · Education and training services
£14k
Assurance of DCMS GovAssure Cyber Assessment Framework
Awarded to Amethyst Risk Management Limited on 13 Mar 2026 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
£16k
Office Stationery and Electronic Office Supplies
Awarded to BANNER GROUP LIMITED on 4 Mar 2026 · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
£40k
GAC Transport to and from Tunisia
Awarded to Momart Ltd on 26 Feb 2026 · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
£53k
BYS2 Legal Support
Awarded to Pinsent Masons LLP on 16 Feb 2026 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
£10k
GAC Framing
Awarded to Fletcher Gallery Services Ltd on 13 Feb 2026 · Repair and maintenance services
£50k
Town of Culture Digital Service - Discovery
Awarded to TPXimpact Limited on 6 Feb 2026 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
£206k
R&D Programme - Creative Content Exchange Research
Awarded to Frontier Economics Limited on 4 Feb 2026 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
£384k
Dormant Assets Scheme Quantum Review
Awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on 30 Jan 2026 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
£150k
Spend pattern
What Department for Culture, Media and Sport buys, and how the spend behaves
Department for Culture, Media and Sport has issued 68 tracked awards worth £43.2m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £636k. Spend skews towards Education and training services, Transport services (excl. Waste transport) and Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security. The largest single award we have on record went to Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd (AMS) for £19.5m, on a Workforce Solutions notice. SMBs are taking 33.8% of recorded awards, around the typical mid-band for UK public buyers. Activity is trending up versus the prior month.
Where Department for Culture, Media and Sport actually spends
Education and training services
3 awards · £215k
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
3 awards · £115k
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
21 awards · £27.3m
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
9 awards · £2.9m
Research and development services and related consultancy services
26 awards · £9.9m
Biggest single award
£19.5m
Workforce Solutions
Won by Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd (AMS) on 25 Jun 2025
Busiest month
Jan 26
13 awards published, totalling £2.6m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: trending up.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Frontier Economics Limited
5 awards · £1.4m total
OMD Group Ltd
2 awards · £4m total
RSM UK Consulting LLP
2 awards · £796k total
Alma Economics Ltd
2 awards · £444k total
Alma Economics
2 awards · £435k total
Softcat Plc
2 awards · £295k total
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
2 awards · £195k total
QA Limited
2 awards · £194k total
Related sectors
The categories where Department for Culture, Media and Sport concentrates its spend.
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