Department for Education

• Contracts awarded581
• Period covered4 Sept 2025 to 27 Oct 2026
• Distinct suppliers466
• Contract valuesMedian £496k across the 436 awards that state a value
• Suppliers named369 of 581 awards

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• Framework

  Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework

  Department for Education · £625m · Closes 29 Oct 2026

  The Department for Education is establishing a framework agreement for the development and delivery of continuing professional development on special educational needs and inclusion. The framework covers five sub-lots targeting different education sectors, plus up to seven standalone two-year contracts.

• 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 128 awards
• Education & training 123 awards
• Construction & building works 105 awards
• IT, software & telecoms 75 awards
• Research & development 59 awards
• Sport, culture & leisure 48 awards

Contracts awarded

• 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
• Social Work National Professional Development Offer
  20 Oct 2026 · £45m · ends 31 Aug 2032
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• 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
• Writer services for training content development (tranche 2)
  12 Oct 2026 · £76k · ends 28 Feb 2027
  Awarded to E James Consultancy Ltd
• Writer services for training content development (tranche 2)
  12 Oct 2026 · £53k · ends 28 Feb 2027
  Awarded to Forge Academy
• Posit Connect licences and Support II
  12 Oct 2026 · £583k · ends 6 Oct 2028
  Awarded to Jumping Rivers Ltd
• Developing a Digital and Data Skills Pathway
  9 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027
  Awarded to EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED
• All Saints
  7 Oct 2026 · £1.1m · ends 7 Sept 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Pope Paul Catholic Primary School
  6 Oct 2026 · ends 29 May 2030
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Uffculme School
  6 Oct 2026 · £90k · ends 9 May 2031
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Delivering the Best Start in Life - Implementation Partner
  2 Oct 2026 · £2.6m · ends 9 Mar 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish

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