Department for Education

• Contracts awarded586
• Period covered4 Sept 2025 to 6 Nov 2026
• Distinct suppliers470
• Contract valuesMedian £450k across the 437 awards that state a value
• Suppliers named370 of 586 awards

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• Microsoft Business Central Delivery and Support Partner

  Department for Education · £13m

  The Department for Education needs a Microsoft Solutions Partner to provide support, development, maintenance and consultancy for its Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central finance platform. The work includes 2nd and 3rd line support, incident management, code development, system enhancements, and support for related Microsoft technologies including SQL Server, Power Platform, and Azure Logic Apps.

What they buy

• Business & professional services 129 awards
• Education & training 125 awards
• Construction & building works 106 awards
• IT, software & telecoms 75 awards
• Research & development 59 awards
• Sport, culture & leisure 48 awards

Contracts awarded

• Call-off Contract for the November 2026 cohort of the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs)
  6 Nov 2026 · £27m · ends 31 Oct 2028
  Awarded to UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED, Best Practice Network, Teach First, Ambition Institute, LLSE, Church of Engand, School-Led Development Trust
• Delivering the Best Start in Life - Implementation Partner
  6 Nov 2026 · ends 9 Mar 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Tender for the PE and School Sport Partnership Network
  5 Nov 2026 · £1051m · ends 31 Mar 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Family Finding Programme Rollout
  5 Nov 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2028
  Awarded to FRG Limited (operating as Family Rights Group)
• Ukrainian GCSE
  4 Nov 2026 · £408k · ends 16 Nov 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Ossett Academy and Sixth Form
  4 Nov 2026 · £0 · ends 19 Apr 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Independent review into 2DP fire/structural safety
  3 Nov 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• UK6 - Social Work National Professional Development Offer LOT 1 & LOT 2: Call Off Order 1
  2 Nov 2026 · £3.3m · ends 31 Aug 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Thameside Primary School
  29 Oct 2026 · ends 7 Dec 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) Assessment Services 27-28
  27 Oct 2026 · £1.4m · ends 31 Oct 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Christ Church Academy
  27 Oct 2026 · £150k · ends 25 Apr 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Essex Alliance
  26 Oct 2026 · £1 · ends 31 Dec 2031
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Essex Alliance
  26 Oct 2026 · £1 · ends 31 Dec 2031
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Land Data Services - SearchLand (con_32060)
  23 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to SEARCHLAND LTD
• Exploring Skills Needs in England: A Qualitative Research Study (con_31878)
  23 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2026
  Awarded to National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
• Schools Property Flood Resilience: Regional Providers (Design and Build)
  23 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Aug 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Matrix Standard administration and management
  21 Oct 2026 · £3.6m · ends 31 Jan 2028
  Awarded to The Growth Company
• Inclusion Bases: exploring evidence of impact and models.
  19 Oct 2026 · £328k · ends 31 Oct 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Fostering - Lead Creative and Strategic Agency 2026
  16 Oct 2026 · £2.5m · ends 12 Nov 2028
  Awarded to ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITED
• Reception Early Language Monitoring and CSCOT Observation Programme
  15 Oct 2026 · £534k · ends 31 Mar 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• IT Research and Advisory Services II
  14 Oct 2026 · £296k · ends 6 Nov 2028
  Awarded to Info-Tech Research Group Ltd
• project_10572 - Speech and Language Therapists in education: a mixed methods research project
  14 Oct 2026 · £189k · ends 1 Oct 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• National Centre for Arts and Music Education
  13 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Aug 2029
  Awarded to Empowering Education International Limited
• Writer services for training content development (tranche 2)
  12 Oct 2026 · £96k · ends 28 Feb 2027
  Awarded to ACE: Advanced Consultancy in Education
• Writer services for training content development (tranche 2)
  12 Oct 2026 · £35k · ends 28 Feb 2027
  Awarded to Vocation Online Limited

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