Sector · CPV division 79

Business services: UK public contracts

4,341 UK public business services contracts in the last 12 months, worth £18.5bn. Who is buying, who is winning, and 15% without competition.

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

Contracts (last 12 months)
4,341
Published value
£18.5bnwhere stated
Without competition
15%644 contracts
Won by SMEs
53%of 3,912 with size known
Contracts awarded per month 10,160 contracts · busiest month March 2025

Biggest buyers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. UK Research & Innovation 598 contracts · £9.2m
  2. Innovate UK 339 contracts · £1.62m
  3. Surrey County Council 170 contracts · £6.46bn
  4. UK Shared Business Services Limited 113 contracts · £8.13m
  5. Department for Education 72 contracts · £21.4m
  6. West Midlands Combined Authority 55 contracts · £12.7m
  7. Ministry of Defence 41 contracts · £1.86bn
  8. National Wealth Fund Limited 41 contracts · £19.2m
  9. Defra 39 contracts · £26.1m

Top suppliers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Promar International Limited SME 56 contracts · £346k
  2. Alexander Mann Solutions 55 contracts · £2.83bn
  3. Deloitte LLP 51 contracts · £661m
  4. Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited 47 contracts · £39.3m
  5. KPMG LLP 46 contracts · £790m
  6. Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd 42 contracts · £14.4m
  7. Browne Jacobson LLP 34 contracts · £417m
  8. TLT LLP 34 contracts · £264m
  9. Ashurst LLP 32 contracts · £11.6m
  10. Bevan Brittan LLP 30 contracts · £487m

By region

Latest contracts

Date Contract Buyer Supplier Value
2 Nov 2026 Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Bdo LLP £647k
2 Nov 2026 VisitScotland Phylum Forge Limited t/a Data Thistle SME £120k
1 Nov 2026
Waking Watch Services No competition
Moat Homes Limited Just Ask Estate Services Limited SME £600k
30 Oct 2026 Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd Alexander Mann Solutions Limited £1.56m
30 Oct 2026 Public Health Wales NHS Trust Latcham Direct SME £6m
29 Oct 2026 Dsit Hogan Lovells Cadwalader International LLP £15,000
28 Oct 2026 Warwickshire County Council Various £37,800
28 Oct 2026 UK Research & Innovation Carnall Farrar £750k
28 Oct 2026 Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP £1.3m
28 Oct 2026 Intellectual Property Office Pinsent Masons LLP £135k
26 Oct 2026 Warwickshire County Council Various £917k
23 Oct 2026 Citizen Housing Group Limited Menzies LLP £600k
23 Oct 2026 Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Verian Group UK Ltd £240k
23 Oct 2026 National Highways Limited The Supply Chain Consulting Group Limited £249k
22 Oct 2026 DfTc - Department for Transport Browne Jacobson LLP £1.2m
22 Oct 2026 North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College Kendra Energy Solutions Limited SME £92,198
22 Oct 2026 North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College Churches Fire Security Ltd SME £91,098
22 Oct 2026 Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Hunter Healthcare Resourcing Limited SME £30,989
22 Oct 2026 Chesterfield Borough Council Browne Jacobson LLP £40,000
21 Oct 2026 Historic Environment Scotland Ipsos (market research) Limited £40,000
21 Oct 2026 Yeovil College Mazars LLP £98,145
21 Oct 2026 The Pensions Regulator CIVIC Computing Limited SME £216k
21 Oct 2026 National Highways Limited Turner & Townsend Infrastructure Limited £500k
21 Oct 2026 Government Commercial Agency Board Excellence Limited SME £36,000
21 Oct 2026 Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office DAI Global (UK) Limited £90.1m
20 Oct 2026 Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd (trading as Steer) £87,580
20 Oct 2026 North East London NHS Foundation Trust Shared Service Nous Group UK Ltd SME £118k
20 Oct 2026 Department for Work & Pensions Institute for Employment Studies SME £2.3m
20 Oct 2026 Department for Work & Pensions Institute for Employment Studies SME £2.3m
19 Oct 2026 Home Office Burges Salmon £25,000
19 Oct 2026 FCDO Services Penna Plc SME £1m
19 Oct 2026 Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) Steer Davies Gleave £48,633
19 Oct 2026 Kent Police RSM UK Risk Assurance Services £241k
19 Oct 2026 Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company Limited Seymour John Public Services (Midlands) Limited SME £88,500
19 Oct 2026 Leicestershire County Council Reed Talent Solutions Limited (Consultancy +) £180k
19 Oct 2026 VisitBritain/VisitEngland Student Employment Services Limited SME £355k
16 Oct 2026 Wolverhampton City Council Wilks Head & Eve LLP SME £125k
16 Oct 2026 Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS FT Gowling WLG (UK) LLP £100k
16 Oct 2026 Information Commissioners Office LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company £230k
15 Oct 2026 West Midlands Combined Authority Constellia Public Limited SME £153k
15 Oct 2026 Innovate UK Starmed Consult Limited SME £3,250
15 Oct 2026 The Insolvency Service Ernst & young llp —
15 Oct 2026 Home Office ARK Group DMCC £1.63m
15 Oct 2026 Swansea Bay University Health Board Archus Limited SME £65,200
14 Oct 2026 UK Shared Business Services Limited Calder Conferences Limited £100k
14 Oct 2026 The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex D A Languages Limited SME —
14 Oct 2026 The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey D A Languages Limited SME —
14 Oct 2026 Innovate UK Olena Stiletska T/A SME £900
14 Oct 2026 Innovate UK Anthony Consulting Ltd. SME £7,000
14 Oct 2026 Innovate UK Island Retrofit Ltd SME £5,200