# Government contracts url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/government-contracts/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Government contracts Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). In 2025-26, central government departments published award notices worth **£289.01bn** across 3,808 awards; the largest by value was the Department for Education at £171.04bn. These are values stated in the notices, not money paid. Source: Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. ## Key figures - £289.01bnAwarded value in departments’ notices £46.97bn in 2024-25; one framework notice can dominate a year 2025-26 - 3,808Award notices published ▼ 2025-26 - £171.04bnAwarded by the Department for Education, the largest 2025-26 - £43.75bnAwarded so far in 2026-27 181 of 182 days of notices read ## How much does each department award? **Value of contract awards published by each department, 2025-26** - 1. Department for Education £171bn 456 awards - 2. Ministry of Defence £69.8bn 949 awards - 3. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office £16.0bn 257 awards - 4. Ministry of Justice £10.2bn 584 awards - 5. Department for Work and Pensions £9.9bn 234 awards - 6. Home Office £7.9bn 315 awards - 7. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £1.8bn 490 awards - 8. HM Revenue and Customs £1.1bn 11 awards - 9. Department for Business and Trade £314m 147 awards - 10. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government £306m 41 awards - 11. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £199m 7 awards - 12. Cabinet Office £139m 136 awards Values stated in the notices, not money paid. One framework notice can carry the most that might ever be spent under it, so a single award can dominate a department’s year. Every department and year is in the table below. **Show as a table** | Name | Awarded value, 2025-26 | | --- | --- | | 1. Department for Education | £171bn | | 2. Ministry of Defence | £69.8bn | | 3. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | £16.0bn | | 4. Ministry of Justice | £10.2bn | | 5. Department for Work and Pensions | £9.9bn | | 6. Home Office | £7.9bn | | 7. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | £1.8bn | | 8. HM Revenue and Customs | £1.1bn | | 9. Department for Business and Trade | £314m | | 10. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | £306m | | 11. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | £199m | | 12. Cabinet Office | £139m | | 13. Department of Health and Social Care | £129m | | 14. Department for Transport | £61m | | 15. Department for Culture, Media and Sport | £45m | | 16. HM Treasury | £34m | | 17. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | £17m | | Department | 2026-27 | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cabinet OfficeDetails | £586.7m64 awards | £138.9m136 awards | £887.3m157 awards | | 2025-26£138.9m136 awards2024-25£887.3m157 awards | | | | | Department for Business and TradeDetails | £85.1m49 awards | £313.9m147 awards | £46.7m67 awards | | 2025-26£313.9m147 awards2024-25£46.7m67 awards | | | | | Department for Culture, Media and SportDetails | £17.7m33 awards | £45.0m76 awards | £23.5m92 awards | | 2025-26£45.0m76 awards2024-25£23.5m92 awards | | | | | Department for EducationDetails | £800.6m189 awards | £171.04bn456 awards | £3.17bn429 awards | | 2025-26£171.04bn456 awards2024-25£3.17bn429 awards | | | | | Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroDetails | — | £16.5m1 awards | £30.1m8 awards | | 2025-26£16.5m1 awards2024-25£30.1m8 awards | | | | | Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDetails | £720.2m140 awards | £1.81bn490 awards | £1.15bn540 awards | | 2025-26£1.81bn490 awards2024-25£1.15bn540 awards | | | | | Department for International TradeDetails | — | — | £270.2m215 awards | | 2025-26—2024-25£270.2m215 awards | | | | | Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyDetails | £2.35bn1 awards | £198.7m7 awards | £10.2m8 awards | | 2025-26£198.7m7 awards2024-25£10.2m8 awards | | | | | Department for TransportDetails | £446,0002 awards | £61.2m39 awards | — | | 2025-26£61.2m39 awards2024-25— | | | | | Department for Work and PensionsDetails | £4.35bn80 awards | £9.88bn234 awards | £15.87bn288 awards | | 2025-26£9.88bn234 awards2024-25£15.87bn288 awards | | | | | Department of Health and Social CareDetails | £17.4m31 awards | £128.8m28 awards | £54.2m109 awards | | 2025-26£128.8m28 awards2024-25£54.2m109 awards | | | | | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDetails | £2.39bn38 awards | £15.97bn257 awards | £1.54bn425 awards | | 2025-26£15.97bn257 awards2024-25£1.54bn425 awards | | | | | HM Revenue and CustomsDetails | £2.0m2 awards | £1.14bn11 awards | £864,1442 awards | | 2025-26£1.14bn11 awards2024-25£864,1442 awards | | | | | HM TreasuryDetails | £20.0m31 awards | £33.8m37 awards | £30.3m43 awards | | 2025-26£33.8m37 awards2024-25£30.3m43 awards | | | | | Home OfficeDetails | £2.52bn122 awards | £7.95bn315 awards | £4.75bn399 awards | | 2025-26£7.95bn315 awards2024-25£4.75bn399 awards | | | | | Ministry of DefenceDetails | £28.75bn233 awards | £69.83bn949 awards | £14.23bn1089 awards | | 2025-26£69.83bn949 awards2024-25£14.23bn1089 awards | | | | | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentDetails | £71.1m15 awards | £305.6m41 awards | £270.4m69 awards | | 2025-26£305.6m41 awards2024-25£270.4m69 awards | | | | | Ministry of JusticeDetails | £1.07bn293 awards | £10.15bn584 awards | £4.63bn508 awards | | 2025-26£10.15bn584 awards2024-25£4.63bn508 awards | | | | 2026-27: 181 of 182 days of notices read so far. 2025-26: 365 of 365 days of notices read. 2024-25: 365 of 365 days of notices read. Departments’ own names only: executive agencies and other public bodies publish under their own names and are not included. The value is the value stated in each notice. For a framework agreement that can be the most that might be spent under it by every buyer that uses it, so one notice can be far larger than what is actually spent. Source: [Cabinet Office (Contracts Finder, Find a Tender), Contracts Finder and Find a Tender award notices (OCDS)](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/), 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27. ## Which suppliers were awarded the most in 2026-27? | Supplier | Awarded value | Awards | | --- | --- | --- | | UK Docks Marine Services North LtdDetails | £7.14bn | 6 | | Awards6 | | | | Salterns Marina LtdDetails | £5.31bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | Griffon Marine LtdDetails | £4.04bn | 4 | | Awards4 | | | | Serco Ltd and 7 othersDetails | £2.58bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | Serco LtdDetails | £2.40bn | 2 | | Awards2 | | | | British Telecommunications plcDetails | £2.35bn | 4 | | Awards4 | | | | Devonport Royal Dockyard LtdDetails | £2.23bn | 3 | | Awards3 | | | | Pick EverardDetails | £2.08bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | Devonport Royal Dockyard LimitedDetails | £2.06bn | 2 | | Awards2 | | | | Raytheon Systems UKDetails | £1.95bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | Leonardo UK LtdDetails | £1.09bn | 2 | | Awards2 | | | | Mitie FM LtdDetails | £1.08bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | MTC Definitive LimitedDetails | £539.1m | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | MTC Definitive Limited and 2 othersDetails | £539.1m | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | BFBSDetails | £423.0m | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | BAE Systems Surface Ships LtdDetails | £405.8m | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | Deloitte LLPDetails | £338.7m | 10 | | Awards10 | | | | Ernst & Young LLPDetails | £239.0m | 2 | | Awards2 | | | | KPMG LLPDetails | £229.6m | 10 | | Awards10 | | | | Kellogg Brown & RootDetails | £188.0m | 1 | | Awards1 | | | Suppliers are named as each notice names them, so one company can appear under more than one name. The year is not complete. ## Which suppliers were awarded the most in 2025-26? | Supplier | Awarded value | Awards | | --- | --- | --- | | IBM United Kingdom LimitedDetails | £12.73bn | 11 | | Awards11 | | | | Kier ConstructionDetails | £7.34bn | 21 | | Awards21 | | | | Willmott Dixon Construction LtdDetails | £7.26bn | 17 | | Awards17 | | | | BAM Construction LtdDetails | £7.23bn | 13 | | Awards13 | | | | Galliford Try Building LimitedDetails | £7.08bn | 10 | | Awards10 | | | | Bouygues UKDetails | £7.05bn | 2 | | Awards2 | | | | Wates ConstructionDetails | £7.04bn | 6 | | Awards6 | | | | Henry Boot Construction LimitedDetails | £7.02bn | 3 | | Awards3 | | | | Mclaren Construction LimitedDetails | £7.01bn | 2 | | Awards2 | | | | Bowmer and Kirkland LtdDetails | £7.01bn | 2 | | Awards2 | | | | Geoffrey Osborne LimitedDetails | £7.00bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | GoldbeckDetails | £7.00bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | Henry Brothers LimitedDetails | £7.00bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | John Graham Construction LtdDetails | £7.00bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | Morgan Sindall Construction LimitedDetails | £7.00bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | Rayner Rowen Construction LtdDetails | £7.00bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | Skanska Construction UK LimitedDetails | £7.00bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | The McAvoy Group LimitedDetails | £7.00bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | Tilbury Douglas Construction LimitedDetails | £7.00bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | | VINCI Construction UK LimitedDetails | £7.00bn | 1 | | Awards1 | | | Suppliers are named as each notice names them, so one company can appear under more than one name. ## Related pages - [What happens when public money goes wrong?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/when-it-goes-wrong/) - [How are the government’s major projects doing?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/government-major-projects/) - [Can I download and reuse this data?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/data/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). 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