Sector · UK public sector

Tenders in Test and evaluation

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Test and evaluation. 9 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

9

awards tracked

£104.6m

total contract value

£11.6m

average award size

0%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Test and evaluation

  • SELT 2019 - UK (ISC) - Contract Extension 2026

    Awarded to IELTS SELT Consortium on 5 Mar 2026 · Home Office

    £4.8m

  • SELT 2019 - ROW (ISC) - Contract Extension 2026

    Awarded to IELTS SELT Consortium on 5 Mar 2026 · Home Office

    £61.8m

  • SELT 2019 - UK (PEL) - Contract Extension 2026

    Awarded to Pearson Education Ltd on 20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

    £2.8m

  • SELT 2019 - UK (TCL) - Contract Extension 2026

    Awarded to Trinity College London on 20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

    £24.2m

  • SELT 2019 - UK (PIL) - Contract Extension 2026

    Awarded to PeopleCert International Ltd on 20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

    £2.3m

  • SELT 2019 - ROW (PIL) - Contract Extension 2026

    Awarded to PeopleCert International on 20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

    £2.3m

  • SELT 2019 - ROW (PEL) - Contract Extension 2026

    Awarded to Pearson Education Ltd on 20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

    £4.5m

  • SELT 2019 - ROW (PSI) - Contract Extension 2026

    Awarded to PSI Services on 20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

    £1.6m

  • GB-Sheffield: NRIF Evaluation

    Awarded to SQW Limited on 20 May 2025 · British Business Bank

    £450k

Sector pulse

Who procures in Test and evaluation, and where the value sits

Test and evaluation accounts for 9 tracked awards worth £104.6m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £11.6m. Test and evaluation is procured mainly by Home Office and British Business Bank. The biggest spender is Home Office, with 8 awards totalling £104.2m. Geographically the work is weighted towards Any region. Only 0% of awards go to SMBs, so this category is dominated by larger suppliers. Volume is falling sharply versus the prior month.

Biggest single award

£61.8m

SELT 2019 - ROW (ISC) - Contract Extension 2026

Won by IELTS SELT Consortium on 5 Mar 2026

Busiest month

Feb 26

6 awards published, totalling £37.7m.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.

Where the awards land

  • Any region56%
  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland44%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

IELTS SELT Consortium

2 awards · £66.5m total

Pearson Education Ltd

2 awards · £7.3m total

Trinity College London

1 award · £24.2m total

PeopleCert International

1 award · £2.3m total

PeopleCert International Ltd

1 award · £2.3m total

PSI Services

1 award · £1.6m total

SQW Limited

1 award · £450k total

Related buyers

The buyers driving demand in Test and evaluation.

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