Buyers
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport awarded 117 contracts between 2 September 2025 and 27 October 2026, to 117 different suppliers. The most common categories were Business & professional services (27 awards), then Research & development (27), then IT, software & telecoms (26). Where a value was stated (74 awards), the median was £158k. 31 of those contracts are due to end in the next 12 months, and it has 2 tenders open to bid now.
Taken from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder contract award notices published between 2 Sept 2025 to 27 Oct 2026. Every row links to the original notice.
- Contracts awarded117
- Period covered2 Sept 2025 to 27 Oct 2026
- Distinct suppliers117
- Contract valuesMedian £158k across the 74 awards that state a value
- Suppliers named49 of 117 awards
Open to bid now
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Small-firm friendly
What works in AI Adoption within DCMS Sectors
DCMS wants research on how businesses in their sectors (culture, media, sport) are adopting AI, the problems they hit, and what policy support actually works. The work involves ethnographic observation of real AI use in workplaces and randomised control trials of policy interventions.
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Small-firm friendly
Media Consumption Pathways and Trust
DCMS wants a two-phase research project on how UK audiences find and consume media across different sources, and how they perceive trust and misinformation. The work will map user pathways and assess effects on viewer retention and information ecosystem integrity.
What they buy
- Business & professional services 27 awards
- Research & development 27 awards
- IT, software & telecoms 26 awards
- Furniture, equipment & supplies 19 awards
- Transport & vehicles 9 awards
- Sport, culture & leisure 3 awards
Contracts awarded
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Purchasing subscriptions for Lumapps
27 Oct 2026 · £624k · ends 31 Aug 2028Awarded to NETPREMACY LIMITED
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Measuring Growth and Productivity Impacts
13 Oct 2026 · £248k · ends 31 Mar 2026Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Cyber SOC Service
2 Oct 2026 · £920k · ends 19 Sept 2029Awarded to SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
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Ceremonial Event
11 Sept 2026 · £10m · ends 11 Sept 2026Awarded to IDENTITY EVENTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Young Futures Hubs and Transformation programme: Delivery partner
9 Sept 2026 · £9.1m · ends 31 Aug 2027Awarded to THE NATIONAL YOUTH AGENCY
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Event Management & Delivery Framework 1 (EMF1)
7 Sept 2026 · £0 · ends 1 Nov 2030Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Better Futures Fund Digital Discovery and Alpha
4 Sept 2026 · ends 12 Oct 2026Awarded to Vinmore Ltd
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Life Chances Fund Data Platform Maintenance Service
28 Aug 2026 · £12k · ends 7 Aug 2026Awarded to Xansium Consulting Ltd
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PSM Reform Research
26 Aug 2026 · £144k · ends 25 Sept 2026Awarded to Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates Limited
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Local News Fund Evaluation
26 Aug 2026 · £179k · ends 31 Mar 2027Awarded to Technopolis Limited
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Media Planning and Buying Service
26 Aug 2026 · ends 21 Jul 2028Awarded to Wavemaker Limited T/a WPP 650
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ALB Reform Consultancy
17 Aug 2026 · ends 30 Mar 2026Awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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GAC International Transportation and Installation (Constantine)
11 Aug 2026 · £300k · ends 2 Aug 2027Awarded to CONSTANTINE LIMITED
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GAC International Transportation and Installation (Momart)
11 Aug 2026 · £300k · ends 2 Aug 2027Awarded to MOMART LIMITED
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GAC International Transportation and Installation (Crozier)
11 Aug 2026 · £300k · ends 2 Aug 2027Awarded to Crozier Fine Arts
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IPTV Capacity Project
11 Aug 2026 · £119k · ends 14 Jan 2027Awarded to Frontier Economics Limited
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105042 - Transportation and Storage for Artworks Everywhere Programme
6 Aug 2026 · £180k · ends 31 Mar 2027Awarded to MOMART LIMITED
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National Lottery Research
24 Jul 2026 · £250k · ends 30 Sept 2026Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Legal Assistance for Arbitration
22 Jul 2026 · £500k · ends 19 Apr 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Cloud Migration and Managed Support
1 Jul 2026 · £131k · ends 31 Dec 2026Awarded to TPXimpact Limited
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BBC Charter Review Commercial Funding Options
1 Jul 2026 · £196k · ends 31 Aug 2026Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Interim Financial Services
1 Jul 2026 · £27k · ends 17 Jul 2026Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Trust Policy Interventions Research
29 Jun 2026 · £81k · ends 6 Nov 2026Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Procurement Software Solution
29 Jun 2026 · £300k · ends 12 Apr 2029Awarded to Atamis Limited
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Community Sports Facilities Innovative Facilities Fund Evaluation
29 Jun 2026 · £329k · ends 31 Mar 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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