Sector · CPV division 79

Business services: UK public contracts

224 UK public business services contracts awarded in the last 12 months, worth £258m. See who is buying, who is winning, and 11% awarded without competition.

Covers CPV division 79, “Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security”. The busiest buyers recently were Innovate UK and UK Research & Innovation.

Contracts (last 12 months)
224
Published value
£258mwhere stated
Without competition
11%24 contracts
Won by SMEs
79%of 214 with size known
Contracts awarded per month
October 2024: 1 contracts, £215kOct 24November 2024: 0 contracts, £0December 2024: 0 contracts, £0January 2025: 0 contracts, £0Jan 25February 2025: 0 contracts, £0March 2025: 1 contracts, —April 2025: 0 contracts, £0Apr 25May 2025: 0 contracts, £0June 2025: 1 contracts, £225kJuly 2025: 0 contracts, £0Jul 25August 2025: 1 contracts, £83,628September 2025: 1 contracts, £274kOctober 2025: 0 contracts, £0Oct 25November 2025: 1 contracts, £160kDecember 2025: 1 contracts, £300kJanuary 2026: 2 contracts, £465kJan 26February 2026: 1 contracts, £40,000March 2026: 0 contracts, £0April 2026: 3 contracts, £779kApr 26May 2026: 1 contracts, £3,500June 2026: 6 contracts, £192kJuly 2026: 37 contracts, £21.7mJul 26August 2026: 105 contracts, £120mSeptember 2026: 66 contracts, £115m

Biggest buyers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Innovate UK 102 · £367k
  2. British Business Bank 7 · £922k
  3. Hull City Council 2 · £1.6m

Top suppliers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Phoenix Performance Solutions SME 9 · £41,930
  2. Five Points Digital Health Ltd SME 9 · £24,765
  3. Cited Limited SME 9 · £19,380
  4. Growthmesh Limited SME 7 · £47,375
  5. Promar International Ltd SME 7 · £32,245
  6. Braintomic Ltd SME 5 · £15,860
  7. GB Wellness Expert Limited SME 5 · £14,080
  8. TLT LLP 4 · £15.8m

By region

  1. South West 150 · £2.46m
  2. London 20 · £144m
  3. East of England 9 · £3.7m
  4. East Midlands 6 · £819k
  5. South East 5 · £4.43m
  6. North West 5 · £3.2m
  7. North East 4 · £90.3m
  8. Scotland 3 · £3.75m
  9. West Midlands 2 · £97,611
  10. Wales 1 · £1m

Latest contracts

Date Contract Buyer Supplier Value
10 Oct 2026 ITT for project 10198151 UK Research & Innovation Round Tower Consulting Limited SME £3,990
27 Sep 2026 ITT for projects 10184579, 10184926, 10184541, 10181841, 10184595, 10185296 UK Research & Innovation Merralls Consulting Limited SME £32,979
17 Sep 2026 CPU 6111 - Provision of delivering a Vendor Neutral Managed Service Provider (VNMSP) solution for the supply of temporary agency workers No competition Nottingham City Council Comensura Limited £90m
16 Sep 2026 SOW - Change Management support nuclear restoration limited Alexander Mann Solutions Limited £390k
16 Sep 2026 Media Workshop - AWARD Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council JK Essentials
16 Sep 2026 Fleet Asset-Sharing Optimisation Defra Deloitte LLP £476k
15 Sep 2026 Contingent labour contract No competition Metropolitan Police Service Evisa Solutions Limited SME £178k
15 Sep 2026 RTD - Project Controls Nuclear Restoration Services Limited Alexander Mann Solutions Limited £2.11m
14 Sep 2026 Contingent Labour - Multidisciplinary Temporary Healthcare NHS Blood and Transplant The Placement Group Healthcare Limited SME £40,000
14 Sep 2026 Contingent Labour - Multidisciplinary Temporary Healthcare NHS Blood and Transplant Pulse Healthcare Limited £122k
14 Sep 2026 SOW - TOM Full Operating Capability Nuclear Restoration Services Limited Alexander Mann Solutions Limited £299k
14 Sep 2026 SOW - Mission Control system Nuclear Restoration Services Limited Alexander Mann Solutions Limited £343k
11 Sep 2026 GB-Bristol: Services to support Organisation Design Office for Students PA Consulting Services Ltd £215k
11 Sep 2026 GB-Colchester: 0501-PA - KEQ Active Travel Bridge Proposal Colchester City Council Aecom Ltd SME £94,000
11 Sep 2026 P4104119B Legal Advisers for the DfTLA DfTc - Department for Transport Mills & Reeve LLP £750k
11 Sep 2026 P4104119A Legal Advisers for the DfTLA DfTc - Department for Transport TLT LLP £750k
11 Sep 2026 Property and General Legal Services for Cambridgeshire Constabulary The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire Weightmans LLP £49,080
10 Sep 2026 GB-Sheffield: Project Master British Patient Capital Limited Simmons & Simmons Llp £29,500
10 Sep 2026 HPFT - Construction Works and Associated Services Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust Borras Construction LTD. SME £233k
9 Sep 2026 Vehicle Hire The Pensions Regulator Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited £29,700
9 Sep 2026 US Company/UKRI partnership legal fees No competition UK Shared Business Services Limited Mills & Reeve LLP £20,000
9 Sep 2026 Research Services – Finance No competition Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency Gartner £260k
8 Sep 2026 ITT for project 10180336 UK Research & Innovation Promar International Ltd SME £5,980
8 Sep 2026 Development to the Langarth Garden Village Business Case Cornwall Council Ernst & Young LLP £295k
8 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10204737 Innovate UK Promar International Ltd SME £3,800
8 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10205165 Innovate UK Promar International Ltd SME £3,800
8 Sep 2026 PURCH2767 Provision of External Audit Services University of Glasgow Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP £1.76m
7 Sep 2026 ITT for project 10185238 UK Research & Innovation Merralls Consulting Limited SME £6,220
7 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10204115 Innovate UK Promar International Ltd SME £3,955
7 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10205568 Innovate UK Individual supplier £3,900
7 Sep 2026 UKSAC26_0061 NSpOC OBSERVE Legal Advice Dsit Addleshaw Goddard LLP £18,000
7 Sep 2026 External facilitation and consultancy support to develop the Neighbourhood Health model, with frailty as the priority pathway No competition Sunderland City Council Health Integration Partners Ltd SME £225k
6 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10200097 Innovate UK DGK Investment Holdings SME £2,950
6 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10202742 Innovate UK DGK Investment Holdings SME £2,840
6 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10204628 Innovate UK DGK Investment Holdings SME £3,942
6 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10204108 Innovate UK DGK Investment Holdings SME £2,975
4 Sep 2026 AE Fire Safety, AE Pressure Systems and AE Ventilation to the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trustc The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Drlc Ltd SME £161k
3 Sep 2026 Contingent Labour - Nursing Support for Blood Supply NHS Blood and Transplant Sanctuary Personnel £122k
3 Sep 2026 Qualitative and Quantitative Research Services for Making Tax Digital Under a Defined Term Agreement H M Revenue & Customs BMG Research Limited £3m
3 Sep 2026 ITT for 10180863, 10182273 UK Research & Innovation Spark Assessment Services Limited SME £7,930
3 Sep 2026 P4105013 Provision of Legal Advisers for Project Tara DfTc - Department for Transport Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP £45,000
3 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10205792 Innovate UK Promar International Ltd SME £4,090
3 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10203290 Innovate UK Promar International Ltd SME £4,220
3 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10204195 Innovate UK Mayflower Innovation SME £2,586
3 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10202620 Innovate UK A2F Associates Limited SME £3,420
3 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 83023858 Innovate UK Spark Assessment Services Limited SME £8,100
3 Sep 2026 Consumer Experience of Broadband Switching Ofcom Critical Research Ltd. SME £55,433
2 Sep 2026 ITT for project 10182886 UK Research & Innovation Reimaginebeta Limited SME £5,635
2 Sep 2026 ITT for project 10184667 UK Research & Innovation Individual supplier £5,160
2 Sep 2026 ITT For Project 10206093 Innovate UK Technologia Ltd SME £2,812