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Department for Education

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Department for Education

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Published identifier
GB-PPON PDZG-3487-DPVD
Address
London, UKI32, SW1P3BT, United Kingdom
First notice
10 Jan 2025
Latest notice
16 Oct 2026
Contracts FinderFind a Tender
All tenders334£5.2bnCombined published value
Open38£1.7bnCombined published value
Closed13£996.2mCombined published value
Awarded234£1.3bnCombined published value
Cancelled7£500.1mCombined published value
ISSUED TENDERS

334 tenders

All · 334Open · 38Closed · 13Awarded · 234Cancelled · 7

www.gov.uk/dfe

Department for Education · UK

This contract is issued under the DPS Contract with the reference number RM6322 for the provision of the Turing Scheme Year 6 Assessment Service.

Sources Find a TenderPublished 24 Feb 2026Reference 016668-2026Sector 79990000 — Miscellaneous business-related services
£468.7kContract value

What Works Centre for Children and Families

Department for Education · UKI32

This is a Competition Notice for 10 years of Grant Funding for a What Works Centre for Children and Families to start in April 2027. This funding will be provided under Section 14 Grant of the Education Act 2003 Terms and Conditions. This competition is not in scope of the Procurement Act 2023. There is also a Find a Grant noti

Sources Find a TenderPublished 20 Feb 2026Closes 18 May 2026Reference 015744-2026Sector 73110000 — Research services
£85mEstimated value

AI Tutoring Tools for Education

Department for Education · UKI32

Purpose of the Engagement The Department is engaging with the market to gather insight that will help shape thinking around the development of safe, curriculum‑aligned AI tutoring tools. This work follows the government’s commitment to explore how AI‑powered tutoring tools, co‑designed with teachers and aligned to the National C

Sources Find a TenderPublished 19 Feb 2026Reference 015370-2026Sector 72222300 — Information technology services
£1.5mEstimated value

Best Start Free Breakfast Clubs Enrichment Sponsorship Academic Year 26/27

Department for Education · UKI32

Best Start Free Breakfast Clubs: Enrichment Activities Partnership Market Engagement Notice This notice is not a call for competition. Could your organisation partner with the Department for Education’s (DfE) free breakfast club programme to help pupils start the day ready to learn? The free breakfast club programme supports

Sources Find a TenderPublished 18 Feb 2026Reference 014829-2026Sector 37000000 — Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
Value not statedNo published estimate

Best Start Free Breakfast Club Programme Food Partnership - Academic Year 26/27

Department for Education · UKI32

This notice is not a call for competition. Could your organisation partner with the Department for Education’s (DfE) Best Start free breakfast clubs programme to help pupils start the day ready to learn? The Best Start free breakfast clubs programme supports the government's aims of giving every pupil, regardless of their backgr

Sources Find a TenderPublished 4 Feb 2026Reference 009972-2026Sector 15894210 — School meals
Value not statedNo published estimate

Anti-Bullying & Behaviour Toolkit 2025/26

Department for Education · UKI32

THIS IS A CALL FOR COMPETITION The Department for Education (DfE) has published this Invitation to Tender (ITT) for a Behaviour and Anti-Bullying Best Practice Review and Toolkit. This notice is to announce the launch of procurement to conduct a best practice review and, informed by the findings of this review, create a new res

Sources Find a TenderPublished 30 Jan 2026Reference 008344-2026
£735kProposed award value · excl. VAT£882k incl. VAT

Generation 2 Wave 3 T Levels

Department for Education · UKI32

T Levels are an academic option for students aged 16-19, following the recommendation by the Independent Panel on Technical Education - the Sainsbury report. The Sainsbury report also recommended that a single body or consortium should deliver each qualification under an "exclusive license" that would be awarded for a fixed time

Sources Find a TenderPublished 28 Jan 2026Reference 007456-2026
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Tackling Antisemitism in Education Grant Innovation Fund

Department for Education · UKI32

The Department for Education is pleased to announce the launch of the Tackling Antisemitism in Education Innovation Fund, a new initiative designed to support innovative tools, resources and mechanisms that address modern forms of antisemitism, including online hate, misinformation and the impact of polarising global events. Ba

Sources Find a TenderPublished 27 Jan 2026Closes 9 Mar 2026Reference 007064-2026Sector 80500000 — Training services
£1mEstimated value

Executive Masters in Public Policy (EMPP)

Department for Education · UKI32

This Direct Award is to the London School of Economics for the delivery of the 2026-28 Cohort of the Executive Masters in Public Policy, and the final month of delivery for the 25-27 cohort. Designed in conjunction with the UK Civil Service the Executive Masters in Public Policy is an expert level course designed to equip senior

Sources Find a TenderPublished 22 Jan 2026Reference 005652-2026
£1.1mContract value · excl. VAT£1.1m incl. VAT

freelance policy advisor (con_29718)

Department for Education · UKI32

Contract for a freelance policy advisor for the Open Innovation Team

Sources Find a TenderPublished 17 Jan 2026Reference 004136-2026
£24.5kContract value · excl. VAT£29.4k incl. VAT

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