Department for Culture, Media and Sport: tenders, contracts and bids
Department for Culture, Media and Sport has awarded 295 contracts since October 2023, usually worth about £64k over 24 months. Its earlier open tenders drew a median of 3.5 bids, which we call few bidders.
That is fewer bids than 71% of the 849 UK public buyers we can rate.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: key facts
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Contracts awarded since October 2023 | 295 |
| Usual contract value | £64k |
| Usual contract length | 24 months |
| Median bids on earlier open tenders | 3.5 (few bidders) |
| Open tenders now | 0 |
| Planned tenders coming soon | 0 |
| Contracts ending within 12 months | 8 |
What is Department for Culture, Media and Sport buying now?
No open tenders right now.
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Which of its contracts end soon?
8 contracts from this buyer end in the next 12 months and may be re-tendered.
| Contract | Ends | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Printing Services | 27 Dec 2026 | £200k |
| Million Hours Fund Phase 3 Evaluation | 31 Mar 2027 | £417k |
| Better Youth Spaces Fund Evaluation | 31 Mar 2027 | £340k |
| IBM Analyst Regression Tool and Qualtrics Survey Platform | 10 Apr 2027 | £101k |
| DDaT Hardware Software Supplier | 20 Apr 2027 | £1.2m |
| Correspondence Case Management Service | 15 May 2027 | £195k |
| Payroll Service | 30 May 2027 | £433k |
| DDaT Multidisciplinary Support Partner | 8 Sept 2027 | £3.3m |
Who wins its contracts?
| Supplier | Awards since Oct 2023 |
|---|---|
| Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd | 8 |
| Alma Economics Limited | 7 |
| Frontier Economics Limited | 6 |
How we work this out
Open tenders, planned tenders and awards come from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder (Open Government Licence v3.0). “Bids” is the median number of bids on the buyer's earlier open tenders (Find a Tender, 2025-26). It describes the buyer's history, not this tender, and is not a forecast. Contracts ending are from award notices and may be extended or re-tendered early or late. Always check the official notice. Updated 9 Oct 2026. Operated by OKII.
To cite this page: Department for Culture, Media and Sport tenders and bid counts, BidCount, https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/department-for-culture-media-and-sport, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (Open Government Licence v3.0), updated 9 Oct 2026.