Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by Department for Work and Pensions
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 147 awards we have tracked from Department for Work and Pensions, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
147
awards tracked
£1687.3m
total contract value
£11.5m
average award size
19%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Department for Work and Pensions
Level 4 Applications Support Lead ST0949
Awarded to Velocity 1st Limited on 16 Apr 2026 · Staff training services
£170k
Level 3 Safety, Health and Environment Technician ST0550
Awarded to RHG Consult ltd on 9 Apr 2026 · Staff training services
£60k
Digital Security, Architectural and Health Check Services
Awarded to Cyber Security Specialists Limited on 6 Apr 2026 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£7.3m
Level 4 Policy Officer ST0526
Awarded to JGA Limited on 1 Apr 2026 · Staff training services
£6k
HHTP Strategy, Infrastructure DEM & Architecture Services
Awarded to Pixel Global on 1 Apr 2026 · Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
£2.9m
Accountancy or Taxation Professional Level 7 Apprenticeship ST0001
Awarded to Babington Business College on 31 Mar 2026 · Staff training services
£1k
Data Analyst Level 4 Apprenticeship ST0118
Awarded to Cambridge Spark Limited on 31 Mar 2026 · Staff training services
£10k
Business Analyst Level 4 Apprenticeship ST0117
Awarded to Cambridge Spark Limited on 31 Mar 2026 · Staff training services
£31k
Case Management Tool
Awarded to Netpremacy Limited on 31 Mar 2026 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£264k
DWP Jobs and Careers Service Estates Multi Disciplinary Services
Awarded to GLEEDS COST MANAGEMENT LIMITED on 30 Mar 2026 · Construction project management services
£50m
Secondary General Purpose Cloud Platform
Awarded to Softcat Limited on 29 Mar 2026 · Software package and information systems
£42m
Media and Social Media Monitoring Services
Awarded to Press Data Ltd on 29 Mar 2026 · Data analysis services
£622k
Spend pattern
What Department for Work and Pensions buys, and how the spend behaves
Department for Work and Pensions has issued 147 tracked awards worth £1.7bn across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £11.5m. Spend skews towards Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support and Staff training services. The largest single award we have on record went to Alexander Mann Solutions Limited for £872m, on a Workforce Solutions notice. Only 19% of awards have gone to SMBs, so smaller suppliers are under-represented relative to the wider market. Activity is falling sharply versus the prior month.
Where Department for Work and Pensions actually spends
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
8 awards · £20.8m
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
39 awards · £1069m
Staff training services
37 awards · £17.8m
Research services
8 awards · £4.3m
Software package and information systems
10 awards · £66.6m
Biggest single award
£872m
Workforce Solutions
Won by Alexander Mann Solutions Limited on 10 Jul 2025
Busiest month
Mar 26
33 awards published, totalling £143.8m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Deloitte LLP
7 awards · £26m total
IBM United Kingdom Limited
5 awards · £66m total
Computacenter (UK) Ltd
5 awards · £17.9m total
JGA Limited
4 awards · £93k total
MBKB Ltd
3 awards · £4.8m total
Northeastern University
3 awards · £94k total
Capgemini UK plc
2 awards · £50.8m total
Softcat Limited
2 awards · £48m total
Related sectors
The categories where Department for Work and Pensions concentrates its spend.
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