Public buyer

Desnz

Desnz has awarded 206 UK public contracts worth £715m since 21 Feb 2023. Suppliers include Verian Group UK Ltd, Technopolis Limited, Ricardo-AEA Limited.

South West Official websiteFirst contract 21 Feb 2023Latest contract 27 Oct 2026

Contracts: 206
Published value: £715mwhere stated
Without competition: 8%17 contracts
Won by SMEs: 32%of 206 with size known

Contracts awarded per month, last 24 months 179 contracts · busiest month January 2025

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Suppliers used most

Verian Group UK Ltd 10 contracts · £2.25m
Technopolis Limited SME 7 contracts · £3.8m
Ricardo-AEA Limited SME 6 contracts · £283m
Ove Arup & Partners Limited 6 contracts · £251m
WSP UK Ltd 5 contracts · £258m
ICF Consulting Services Limited SME 5 contracts · £253m
Baringa Partners LLP 5 contracts · £251m
Investigo Limited 5 contracts · £601k
Deloitte LLP 4 contracts · £267m
PA Consulting Services Ltd 4 contracts · £253m

What they buy

Research & development 79 contracts · £53.5m
Business services 31 contracts · £218m
Architecture & engineering 30 contracts · £280m
IT services 23 contracts · £16.7m
Fuel & energy 21 contracts · £7.16m
Financial & insurance services 6 contracts · £17.6m
Public administration & defence services 5 contracts · £87.3m
Education & training 4 contracts · £1.56m

All contracts awarded by Desnz

Contracts awarded by Desnz
Date	Contract	Supplier	Value
27 Oct 2026	Consumer-led Flexibility (CLF) Companion Specification Testing	Resillion UK Limited	£400k
19 Oct 2026	Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance (CHPQA) Programme 2026	Icf Consulting Limited SME	£1.09m
14 Sep 2026	PS26212 - Energy Sector Threat Sharing and Analysis Centre	Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd	£145k
2 Sep 2026	PS26210 - RAF 011/2627 -Understanding compliance and supporting sustainable enforcement of PRS domestic and non-domestic MEES	Verian Group UK Ltd	£213k
1 Sep 2026	PS26159 - RAF002/2627 - Carbon Markets Model - Methodological Review	NERA UK Limited SME	£29,631
24 Aug 2026	Delivery Partner 2 for Warm Homes	Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP	£45.5m
19 Aug 2026	Contratct awarded for an Independent Evaluation and Learning Partner to assess the NDC Support Programme	NIRAS Group (UK) SME	£853k
11 Aug 2026	DESNZ Heat Network Zoning Legal Services Contract	Burges Salmon LLP	£391k
30 Jul 2026	Legal Advisor to the DESNZ Advanced Nuclear Policy and Delivery team	Addleshaw Goddard LLP	£6.75m
10 Jul 2026	Evaluation of Electricity Transmission Network Infrastructure Bill Discount Scheme and Community Funds Guidance.	Verian Group UK Ltd	£614k
19 Jun 2026	DESNZ- Commercial Contingent Labour Support	Investigo Limited	£89,928
19 Jun 2026	DESNZ- Commercial Contingent Labour Support	Investigo Limited	£89,928
8 Jun 2026	Auditors for the Renewables Obligation (RO) Cost to Exchequer	Grant Thornton UK LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	£3m
8 Jun 2026	ICF Legal Services Contract Award Notice	TLT LLP SME	£800k
3 Jun 2026	Contract Award Notice - Landfill Gas to Electricity, Cost Commission No competition	WSP UK	£60,000
27 May 2026	Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) Financial Advisory Support	Deloitte LLP, Ernst & Young LLP	£15m
11 May 2026	PS26123 - RAF 003/2627 - Green home loan scheme and Solar research	Verian Group UK Ltd	£118k
11 May 2026	PS26016 - The Provision of Third Party Inspections	Actica Consulting Limited, SME	£800k
30 Apr 2026	AWARDED CONTRACT NOTICE: SMIP ICT Testing and Migration Services	Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited SME	£1.9m
29 Apr 2026	Landfill Gas - CfD Legal	Dentons UK and Middle East	£281k
13 Apr 2026	DESNZ- Commercial Contingent Labour Support	Investigo Limited	£71,136
13 Apr 2026	AWARDED - Smart Metering Implementation Programme (SMIP) - ICT Technical Architecture and Security	Avella Security Limited SME	£2.59m
1 Apr 2026	CSP25292 - Emergency Response, Capabilities and Operations (ERCO) Training and Exercising Contract	JOLTS Consulting Limited SME	£1.5m
25 Mar 2026	Awarded Contract: Provision of Regulatory Design Services to the Smart Metering Implementation Programme	Yellow Wood Energy Consulting Limited	£1.9m
17 Mar 2026	DESNZ Leading Together leadership change programe	Forward Institute,	£12,000
13 Mar 2026	Evaluation for HALEU Programme	RSK Environment Ltd	£1.41m
13 Mar 2026	Evaluation for HALEU Programme	RSK Environment Ltd	£1.41m
13 Mar 2026	Evaluation for GIGa HALEU Programme	RSK Environment Ltd, Technopolis SME +1 more	£1.41m
4 Mar 2026	CSP25449 - Executive Search Agency Recruitment GBE 2025	FWB Park Brown Limited SME	£75,000
2 Mar 2026	Support for Deep Water Wind Industry, Market and Technology Insight and Expertise	Buro Happold	£165k
16 Feb 2026	PS25193 - Electrification of Heat Programme Evaluation	ICF Consulting Services Limited SME	£999k
10 Feb 2026	PS25356 Impact of Inference at the Edge (RAF043/2526)	Edinburgh Innovations Ltd SME	£79,200
3 Feb 2026	Industrial Electrification Investment Decision Research - Awarded contract	PA Consulting Services Ltd	£140k
2 Feb 2026	Industrial Electrification Investment Decision Research - AWARDED CONTRACT	Ricardo	£100k
30 Jan 2026	Provision for Offshore Oil Spill Service (DESNZ - OPRED) No competition	The Nautical Institute SME	£22,455
29 Jan 2026	PS25282 - The Provision of IS Supply Chain Research	Barbour ABI	£96,280
27 Jan 2026	PS25354 - RAF040-2526 - Subsea Energy Infrastructure Resilience	PA Consulting Services Ltd	£149k
26 Jan 2026	RAF048/2526 Heating, Ventilation and Cooling (HVAC).	AECOM Ltd	£125k
26 Jan 2026	con_9230 - ARMS for HNTAS Data Pilots	Switch2 Energy Ltd SME	£29,250
26 Jan 2026	con_9228 - ARMS for HNTAS Data Pilots	Elevate Everywhere Ltd SME	£28,680
26 Jan 2026	con_9278 - ARMS for HNTAS Data Pilots	Armadillo Analytics Ltd SME	£22,000
26 Jan 2026	con_9229 - ARMS for HNTAS Data Pilots	Guru Systems Limited SME	£29,400
26 Jan 2026	con_9230 - ARMS for HNTAS Data Pilots	Sycous Ltd SME	£29,950
16 Jan 2026	PS25351 - Cyber Assessment Framework	Logiq Consulting Limited SME	£143k
15 Jan 2026	RAF 051/2526 Engaging generations in the transition to clean energy	Verian Group UK Ltd	£69,911
15 Jan 2026	PS25267 - Research for UK Solar Supply Chain Webtool	Optimat Limited SME	£28,613
7 Jan 2026	CSP25642 - Recruitment of 1x SCS2 Director	Gatenby Sanderson	£22,000
6 Jan 2026	RAF067/2324 PS24030 - Experiences of Community Benefit Funds	Verian Group UK Ltd	£49,881
30 Dec 2025	Methodologies for the monetisation of Social and community benefits	London Economics Ltd	£73,500
29 Dec 2025	PS25268 - Energy Sector Cyber Security Scoping - RAF032/2526	Arcanum Information Security Ltd SME	£175k